Pressing Forward

Voices From The Past - Zeteo 3:16 Voices from the Past isn't just an encouraging daily devotional, it's a treasure trove of biblical gems from spiritual giants of the past.

Sunday last was a first for Bethany Baptist Church since its founding. There was no voice heard from the pulpit. This pulpit has proclaimed the gospel of Christ for over 50 years with no recess! This week it was silent. God’s people were still listening to God’s word and praying for this is not limited to a building. AND we were together in Spirit and heart! But silent was the sanctuary (except a few verses quoted to an empty building).

Empty Church — Pressing Forward Sunday last was a first for Bethany Baptist Church since its founding. There was no voice heard from the pulpit. This pulpit has proclaimed the gospel of Christ for over 50 years with no recess! This week it was silent. God’s people were still listening to God’s word and praying for this is not ...

I do not believe that Christians realize how much spiritual food is necessary each day to maintain their ‘spiritual’ metabolism. The Lord required the Israelites to collect their manna every day.

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/6/13/Y/hummingbirds-and-the-nectar-of-life

Hummingbirds and the Nectar of Life I do not believe that Christians realize how much spiritual food is necessary each day to maintain their ‘spiritual’ metabolism. The Lord required the Israelites to collect their manna every day.

Real participation includes personal experience and sacrifice. Ah, remember the sad instruction that Jesus taught? There would actually be people who will claim to have served him, and yet they never knew Him!

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/6/11/Y/ac-cobra

Personal experience and sacrifice Real participation includes personal experience and sacrifice. Ah, remember
the sad instruction that Jesus taught? There would actually be people who
will claim to have served him, and yet they never knew Him!

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Maneuvers must be recorded beforehand since you are moving, way-too fast. That is an interesting concept. The mind is limited by human frailty.

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/2014/9/13/f-22-raptor

F-22 Raptor In flying the F-22, there is no ‘flying by the seat of your pants’ – you are moving too fast! Maneuvers must be recorded beforehand since you are moving, way-too fast. That is an interesting concept. The mind is limited by human frailty.

"At times the desire to flee to a place of rest is all-consuming. The truth of the matter is that we are in the midst of a raging spiritual battle."

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/2014/3/24/spiritual-warfare

Spiritual Warfare Toward the end of the sermon, Mr. Marshall related that his response to the question, ‘Have you ever thought of resigning?’ was, ‘Yes, about once a month for twenty years.’ We find humor in this response, because it is so true. Most men in the ministry can identify with Peter’s fiery trials (1 Pet.…

"The Christian life is like sailing. We need to set our course in the right direction, according to the power of the Spirit."

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/2014/3/18/follow-the-direction-of-the-wind-part-1

Follow the Direction of the Wind (Part 1) San Francisco Bay is a sailor’s dream. It is famous for its crazy summer winds. Warm air moving in from the west cools as it hits the cold California current, and races in to replace the rising warm inland air. It races in through the infamous Slot, a 1.5-mile stretch from the Golden Gate into the b...

The power of a father's devotion to Christ!

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/2014/3/20/the-life-of-james-paton

The Life of James Paton In the delightful Autobiography of John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides, edited by his brother James Paton, we get a glimpse of a true hero in the beginning of the book, the boys father, James Paton Sr.

There are great benefits to "taking our heart for a heavenly spin."

Birds Are Meant to Fly This morning after I let Mr. Daisy out of his cage, air traffic was heavy and Daisy made a wrong turn and headed down the hall into our guest room. This was unfamiliar territory and so he landed on the blinds. I followed him into the room, and he flew down to the bed and started making all kinds of…

Old habits approach us at times with the ‘wild bird syndrome.’ http://ow.ly/sDmyP

Eddie and Fire in My Bones I am writing while a touch of fire is still in my bones! This afternoon my usually gentle Princess of Wales Parakeet gave me an extremely hard bite...