Monday, November 30, 2015

I Thessalonians 5:17 - "Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine."

One of the things we take for granted is that we have a man of God here who works extremely hard at helping us fulfill God's will for our lives. Let's tell the Lord how thankful we are for our pastor.  Let's show our pastor how thankful we are by putting into practice the things he gives us from God's Word. - Jason Myers

Sunday, November 29, 2015

1 John 3:22 - "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight." Psalm 66:18 - "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me." If we have an unforgiving heart, bitterness, or any unconfessed sin, then our prayers fall on deaf ears. But if we are living a life that is pleasing to God and do what He says, He will grant us anything that we ask for. Keep in mind that whatever we are praying for should also be pleasing to God. - Garrett Longest

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Philippians 4:6-7 - “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” We are to come to Christ by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving for all our cares whether small or large. I Peter 5: 7 states, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” Verse 6 reminds us to bring all our requests to God with thanksgiving.  We all have much to thank Christ Jesus starting with our salvation, family, and church. - Clifford Myers

Friday, November 27, 2015

John 14:13,14 - "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it." As fathers, we want to provide the best for our children even if they don't ask.  How does God want to provide for us?  Jesus tells us twice in a row...ask in his name and he will do it.  There's no limit if we ask with the right heart. -Phil Dann

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Psalm 100:4 - "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name." - I would encourage everyone to read this short psalm today as we remember His great blessing and provision. Sunday Evening was such a blessing seeing how God has been good to us this year.  Let's not just remember God's goodness, but share it with others today. - Matt Stephens

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

1 Corinthians 10:13 - "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man..."  Hebrews 4:15, "...but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."  One of the devil's attacks is to accuse you for being tempted. Remember, all temptations are shared by your fellows, and what's more, were presented to Christ during His life on earth. Just as He said no to every temptation, there is no wicked thought or deed that we can't refuse. - Daniel Holser

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Psalm 65:2,4 -  O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah." These are some awesome facts about what is to come, that are stated as exactly that in Psalms, facts.  There is no question that every man on this earth will sing the praise and glory of His name. I am so thankful that as Christians, we get to sing praise from grateful hearts and not by force as many will before they are cast into hell. Let's not forget to sing those praises for all His goodness in this busy time of the year. - Brian Boots

Monday, November 23, 2015

Psalm 119:9 - "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word." Do you have trouble with sin? Not sure how to overcome it? God gave us the perfect answer, His Word.  The verse says we must heed His Word, which means we have to be in it, to know it. Daily studying His Word will fill the gaps that sin has made and remake your wall to keep sin out. Don't take your reading lightly. - Joshua Gross

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Philippians 4:11-12 - "Not that I speak in respect of want for I have  learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound every where and in all things I am instructed both to be hungry both to abound and to suffer need." A long time ago a good friend shared this verse with me and it helped me through a tough time...thought I would share it in case someone is having a tough time. Lean on Jesus and your Christian brothers! - Wes Smith

Saturday, November 21, 2015

John 20:22 - "Jesus saith unto him if I will that he tarry till I come what is that to thee? Follow thou Me." Keep your focus on Christ.  What are all the things going on in this world to you, to me? Follow thou Christ. - Jason Brothers 

Friday, November 20, 2015

Acts 1:8 - “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you..." Are you filled with the power of the Holy Spirit to the point that if the Holy Spirit were taken from this world right now, would your life continue on unchanged, or would it feel as if you had lost everything? - Steve Boots

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Proverbs 18:12 - "Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility." God give us a humble spirit today as we work and take care of our families. - John Mark Brothers 

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Psalm 18:2-3a - "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.  I will call upon the Lord..."  He's exactly what you need for whatever you face today! - Jason Barrett 

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Proverbs 20:6 - "Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?" Be encouraged, that in our church, we can find many faithful men. You, as well as other men, are an encouragement to me through your faithfulness.  I am glad that my boys have faithful men as examples here at Gill Grove. - Jason Myers

Monday, November 16, 2015

2 Samuel 22:47 - "The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation." This word "rock" in other verses corresponds to "mountain". Our faith and salvation have an immovable foundation. No other religion can say that, as they all have a sandy foundation. God is the one and only way, truth, and life, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Blessed be the name of the Lord. - Garrett Longest

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Colossians 4:5-6 - “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.  Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” Our daily walk as Christians in the home, workplace, and other daily activities requires much wisdom.  Whether as a boss, worker, young or old, it is imperative that we ask Christ daily for wisdom.  Proverbs 4: 7 states “Wisdom is the principal thing therefore get wisdom…”.  In James 1 we are told that GOD will give wisdom to all men liberally if we ask. - Clifford Myers

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Luke 4:8 - "And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan:  for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."  With the increasing temptations of the day, this verse will shield us from Satan's firey darts if all we do is call on God. - Phil Dann

Friday, November 13, 2015

Proverbs 11:20b - "...but such as are upright in their way are His delight."  In a day of so much wickedness and evil it is comforting to know that God has given us the ability to live for Him. "Upright" is referenced back to Psa. 119:1 which tells us that uprightness comes from walking after God's Word. When we live after God's Word not only are we living right we are also God's delight. It is amazing that God in Heaven would delight in us! - Matt Stephens

Thursday, November 12, 2015

2 Samuel 7:14a - "I will be his father, and he shall be my son." Psalm 27:10 - "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up." The failures of earthly fathers can be healed, and all our needs for fathering met by our true Father, God. His love and strength can altogether fill that void. It's an amazing offer to the deepest needs of our hearts. - Daniel Holser

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Psalm 53:2-3 - "God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one." It should be our prayer that God would never have to look down on us to see if we are still seeking Him, and have to say no, we have gone back and become filthy. A good motivator to continue seeking Him, is to continually look back at the cross. - Brian Boots

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Ezekiel 33:6 – “But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand."  We are His watchmen, and it is our job to blow the trumpet now.  It is not that we have not seen the "sword come," it is that we are not doing anything about it.  And the Bible is clear in stating that if we do nothing, then their blood will be "required at the watchman's hand." Don't forget that those who you come into contact today may be their last day, and you are the last watchman to warn them.  Don't get to heaven with bloody hands. - Joshua Gross

Monday, November 9, 2015

Proverbs 20:29 - "The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head." We have all the above and some in between on here so don't forget our roles that God gave us, including working hard and providing guidance to the younger men.

- Wes Smith

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Matthew 26:75 - "And Peter remembered the word of Jesus which said unto him Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me twice.  And he went out and wept bitterly." Peter's failures before the crucifixion allowed him to be the help God wanted him to be at Pentecost and throughout the rest of his life.  God has a way of humbling us so that we depend solely on Him.  You can choose to humble yourself or God will choose to do so. If we will learn from it like Peter, the positive is that it will make us better Christians and a help to those in need. - Jason Brothers

Saturday, November 7, 2015

2 Corinthians 10:5 - "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every though to the obedience of Christ." Every thought...EVERY thought. If we could accomplish this in our lives, there is no limit to how God could use us. - Steve Boots

I Samuel 7:5 - "And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord."  I am so thankful for all those that pray for my family.  God does so much through our intercessory prayer. - John Mark Brothers 

Thursday, November 5, 2015

I Timothy 1:12 - "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;"  It's humbling the grace God shows us through salvation and how He allows us to be a witness for Him. - Jason Barrett 

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Psalm 111:10 - "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: His praise endureth for ever." There is a progression of growth that we should see in our Christian lives.   We begin to gain wisdom as we think of God's great power and our great weakness. We then begin to understand more as we obey God's Word and see God working through us. As we see the LORD bless, it should cause us to constantly praise Him for His wisdom that He has given us to follow. - Jason Myers

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Joshua 22:20 - "Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity." If we have sin in our lives that we are holding on to, our family and even our church can suffer for it. Achan's sin cost him his life, his family, and "all that he had." In chapters 7 and 8, we see that once that sin was removed the nation of Israel was able to defeat the enemy. After we put away that sin, then we will prosper. - Garrett Longest

Monday, November 2, 2015

Psalms 143:8 - “Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the

morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should

walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.” We should strive to take time each morning to ask CHRIST for wisdom and guidance regarding the issues and problems of that day. - Clifford Myers

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Luke 21:27,28 - "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.  And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." The 2 verses leading up to today's verse could have well been written today, concerning signs of the times.  Let's eagerly await our Lord's coming, and be found faithful regardless of the pressures of the world we live in. - Phil Dann