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Timothy Guess and Bobby Poe | Collierville, Tennessee
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 Collierville Primitive Baptist Church April Newsletter Editorial Elder Bobby Poe
2 Chronicles 12:14; “and he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord. Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, who reigned after his father, had spoken evil to Israel about the burdens he would place upon them. This verse says, “He did evil”. It is rather amazing that so many of the leaders of Israel led Israel to do evil, being evil themselves. It seems that Rehoboam would have walked with God, having been brought up to see all the wonderful things God did for Israel during his father’s (Solomon) day, and hearing all the things God did during his grandfather’s (David) day. We might ask ourselves the question why he did not. The scripture says; “The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord” (Proverbs 16:1). First the heart must be made good by God, and it is His sovereign work alone. For the scripture says the heart in natural man is evil. “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9). Before man can begin to prepare his heart to serve God, his heart must be made good by God. After it is made good then man must begin the work of preparing his heart for the work. It is said of Rehoboam that “he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord”. The first thing a person must do if he would serve God is to prepare his heart. How does a man prepare his heart? David says in Psalm 119:11; “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” There must first be a receiving of the word of God. There is no other way to prepare the heart. If a person does not accept the Scriptures as the Word of God, he has no standard by which he can determine what is acceptable service to God. If the Bible is not the standard, then one man’s opinion is as good as another. Rehoboam accepted the advice of men whose lives were not based on the Word of God. Therefore, they did evil. By what standard are you living? Do you know the Bible well enough to be sure that you are living by the Word of God and not by the opinions of men? Sometimes when the scripture addresses an area of our lives that needs change, we can rationalize it away and not make the necessary change. If this happens, it reduces the effectiveness of our service to God. May God help each of us to receive the Word of God in our heart and to let it guide and control our life! |
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March Newsletter By: Timothy Guess Just last week, I noticed two articles on Foxnews.com that highlighted the persecution of Christians. One dealt with the continual crackdown of the Chinese government of churches that are not state-sanctioned....[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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February Newsletter Elder Bobby Poe The covenant of grace is an everlasting covenant that was made in eternity between the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) before the world was created. In 2 Samuel 23:5 we read; “Although my...[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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Collierville PBC Newsletter October 1, 2012 Elder Bobby Poe God’s purpose in creating was to give expression to his glory. “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy...[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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Collerville Primitive Baptist Church June 1, 2012 By: Elder Bobby Poe John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.” John 16:33 “These things I have spoken unto you, that...[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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Collierville Primitive Baptist Church-Collierville, Tennessee January 1, 2012 By: Elder Timothy Guess David Brainerd, a preacher to American Indians in the 1700s, was 29 when he died. Long-time member of this church, George Emmett Rushing, was...[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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Collierville Primitive Baptist Church-December 1, 2011 By: Elder Bobby Poe I Corinthians 3:21-23 “Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things...[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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Collierville Primitive Baptist Church Newsletter September 1, 2011 By: Timothy Guess “Read the Bible, study God’s word!” You hear preachers talking about this all the time. We do it because it is so essential in our walk with...[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:16 Last month, I celebrated another birthday. 28 years old. God gave me some good thoughts that day as I woke up. I thanked him for the life He had given me and for His...[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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Collierville Primtive Baptist Church Collierville, Tennessee May 2, 2011 I recently had a talk with a couple of young men present in our congregation concerning the difference between our position on baptism and those who baptize infants. It is...[ abbreviated | read entire ] |
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