Rev. Ken Friesen – Pure in Heart Ministries

GOD’S WAY TO THE BLESSING – Part 2

Genesis 15:1-18; Acts 26:18 “And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” Gen. 15:6 (ESV) Satan and sin in the heart are two hindrances which keep us from believing God for His blessings. Knowing this, we determine to always take God’s way of faith. But when we determine to seekContinue reading “GOD’S WAY TO THE BLESSING – Part 2”

GOD’S WAY TO THE BLESSING – Part 1

Romans 4:18-24; Hebrews 10:35-11:6 “. . . but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.” Rom. 8:24-25 Faith pleases God. It is necessary for receiving all of God’s blessings.Continue reading “GOD’S WAY TO THE BLESSING – Part 1”

A HOLINESS PRAYER

Matthew 6:9-13 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed by your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” ThisContinue reading “A HOLINESS PRAYER”

BREAKING DOWN THE HEDGE IS SIN

Ecclesiastes 10:1-15 “Therefore, to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” James 4:17 Dr. Dennis Kinlaw interprets verse 8 of our reading: “The one who breaks through a wall to enrich himself illicitly, may find this a short-cut to destruction rather than a means to gain.” SimplyContinue reading “BREAKING DOWN THE HEDGE IS SIN”

WORK – Part 3

Work Is Witness 1 Thessalonians 4:11, 12; Philippians 2:14, 15; 1 Peter 2:12-19; 3:13-16 “. . . and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.” 1 Thess.Continue reading “WORK – Part 3”

WORK – Part 2

Work Is Worship Psalm 148; Ephesians 6:5-8 “Bondservants obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord . .Continue reading “WORK – Part 2”

WORK – Part 1

Work Is the Will of God Genesis 1:26-2:15; 3:23 “. . .therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.” Gen. 3:23“ Why do some people work at curing diseased and broken bodies through medicine? Why do some feed the world through farming? Continue reading “WORK – Part 1”

BEING HIS FRIEND

James 2:23; John 15:15 “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15 How wonderful to call Jesus, “Lord”! Isn’t it amazing toContinue reading “BEING HIS FRIEND”

“THIS IS AN EASY THING”

2 Kings 3:8-20; Ephesians 3:14-20 “This is an easy thing in the eyes of the LORD” 2 Kings 3:18a (NIV) A crisis was upon the armies of Israel, Judah, and Edom. Without water, they would never be able to win over Moab. Are you facing the crisis of knowing you can never have complete andContinue reading ““THIS IS AN EASY THING””

LOVE IS THE GREATEST

1 Corinthians 13 “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (v. 13) “You mean, I have to love THEM?” This was the response a person gave my wife after one of my sermons on “the love chapter.” “You mean, I have to have patience with theContinue reading “LOVE IS THE GREATEST”