Pastor H. Gene Allen

~ Good Morning and Happy Saturday!

Today, our devotion, and Bible verses, come to us from…

• Ecclesiastes‬ ‭4:9-12 •

“You are better having a friend than to be all alone, because then you will get more enjoyment out of what you earn. (10)If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble. (11)If you sleep alone, you won’t have anyone to keep you warm on a cold night. (12)Someone might be able to beat up one of you, but not both of you. As the saying goes, “A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break.””‭ (CEV‬‬)

✝️ In verses 9-12, we have what is still a relevant proverb. The author speaks to us about the importance of companionship.

V. 9: “You are better having a friend than to be all alone.”

• WHY IS THIS❓

• V. 9: Because when you are working with someone, you will have more fun and experience more joy.

• V. 10: If you fall, you will have a friend to help you up.

• V. 11: If you have a companion with you on a cold night, you can huddle up and stay warm. (This doesn’t refer to a husband and wife; it is referring to friends, or comrades.)

• V. 12: Two can fight and defend themselves better than one can. — “A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break.”

‼️ IT PAYS TO BE A FRIEND‼️

Many Blessings to You and Yours!

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning!

Below are some very powerful verses of scripture that I came across in my devotions this morning. I strongly encourage you to read them. It will help you live the blessed life.

• James‬ ‭3:13-18 •

“Are any of you wise or sensible? Then show it by living right and by being humble and wise in everything you do. (14)But if your heart is full of bitter jealousy and selfishness, don’t brag or lie to cover up the truth. (15)This kind of wisdom doesn’t come from above. It is earthly and selfish and comes from the devil himself. (16)Whenever people are jealous or selfish, they cause trouble and do all sorts of cruel things. (17)But the wisdom that comes from above leads us to be pure, friendly, gentle, sensible, kind, helpful, genuine, and sincere. (18)When peacemakers plant seeds of peace, they will harvest justice.” (CEV‬)

Make Jesus First Today!

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com

“Obedience is the Evidence of Faith in Jesus.”

Think about this!

Are you living with Faith in Jesus?

Are you trusting Him with everything in your life?

Are you putting Him first in your life? — Matthew 6:33

“But without faith it’s impossible to please God.” — Hebrews 11:6

🎚Serve Jesus, Obey Jesus, Trust Jesus, Share Jesus🎚

• He will meet your needs — Philippians 4:19

• He will give you the desires of your heart. — Psalms 37:4

‼️ I Love Living the Faith Life, and I Highly Recommend it ‼️

— Pastor Gene

~ Good Morning!

Today, our Bible verse, and devotion, is from Philippians 2:12.

“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,” (ESV‬)

✝️ Philippians 2:12: “as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence,”

• Paul is saying here; You always obeyed while I was with you, now it’s even more important that you obey the Lord, and His Word, while I’m away.

• Obedience is the evidence of faith in God.

• Paul encourages each of us to continue to obey the Lord, which means to adopt the attitude of Christ in our relationships with one another.

✝️ Philippians 2:12b: “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,”

• To “work out” emphasizes that obedience is intentional and purposeful.

• To “work out your own salvation” doesn’t mean to reason it out, but literally means to work it out. Once we receive salvation, we must “work it out” by putting It into practice. We do this by obeying Jesus, by living for Jesus, by serving Jesus and by sharing Jesus with others.

• To “work out your own salvation” means to do all that we can do, in serving the Lord, and to persevere faithfully, with Him, until the very end of our lives.

✝️ Philippians 2:12c: “with fear and trembling.”

• To “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” refers to having complete reverence and awe before God.

• Matthew Henry said, “fear and trembling, (means) with great care and circumspection: Trembling for fear lest you miscarry and come short. Be careful to do, every thing in religion, in the best manner, and fear, lest under all your advantages you should so much as seem to come short. Fear is a great guard and preservative from evil.”

Obey, serve and share the Lord Jesus. Work hard at it, persevering until you leave this world for Heaven.

I pray many blessings on you all!

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning!

I want you to read, and remember, the following two verses of scripture. They include a Command and a two Promises.

“The Lord gives perfect peace to those whose faith is firm. So always trust the Lord because He is forever our mighty rock.” — ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭26:3-4‬ ‭(CEV‬)

PROMISE: “The Lord gives perfect
peace to those whose faith is firm.”

• Notice, to get this “perfect
peace,” you must firmly, and
securely, place all your faith, and
trust, in the Lord Jesus.

COMMAND: “Always trust the Lord”

• Depend on, and trust in the Lord, then believe, without any doubt, that His Word is true and that He will do what He says that He will do.

PROMISE: “He is forever our mighty rock.”

• Usually, when the Old Testament
speaks of the Lord being a “rock,”
it means that the Lord is a place of protection, like a strong tower, that we can run to, hide in and be safe.

Never forget, that Jesus is your
place of protection, and all you
have to do is run to Him through
prayer, and His Word.

I’m believing great things for you today, and praying that you have opportunities to speak up for Jesus.

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning!

The Bible gives us great instruction when it says, in Hebrews 10:25, to not give “up the habit of meeting for worship” together.

“Some people have given up the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord’s coming is getting closer.” — Hebrews‬ ‭10:25‬ ‭(CEV‬‬)

🎚 Some people have stopped
attending Church services.

🎚 But we must stop that!

🎚 We all must keep on attending
Church services, and
encouraging one another,
especially since we know that
the Lord is coming very soon.

• Are you being faithful to attend
Church?!

• To worship the Lord with like
believers?!

• To hear the Lord’s Word?!

• To be encouraged by Christian
brothers and sisters?!

• To pray together with others?!

If you’re not currently attending church faithfully, each week, may I encourage you to reconsider that?

Whether you realize it, or not, you really need fellowship with Christian believers. You need their encouragement, you need the Word of the Lord and you need the prayers of other faithful believers.

Find a Bible believing, Bible preaching/teaching church to belong to, and be faithful to that fellowship. Remember, the Lord, in Hebrews 10:25, tells us to do this.

Have a Great SUNDAY!

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com

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7:00 PM — Wednesday

~ Good Morning!

Today, our Bible verse comes to us from…

• Matthew 6:33 •

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” ‭(ESV‬)

This verse is pretty self explanatory, but the bottom line is…

✝️ Seek out Jesus, accept Him and
place Him first and foremost in
your life.

✝️ Live a righteousness life. Do
what is right. Be faithful to
Jesus. Live by the Word of God
(Bible). Treat others right,
preferring them before yourself.

✝️ If you place Jesus first and
foremost in your life. If you Live
right and follow the Word of
God. If you treat others better
than yourself — Through Jesus,
all the things you need, and seek
after, will be added to your life.

This is my life verse. I stand on this promise everyday of my life. I do my best to place Jesus first in my life, I do my best to live by His Word and I do my best to treat others right.

Doing this, I can now trust Jesus to meet all my needs (Philippians 4:19) and give me the desires of my heart (Psalms 37:4).

Remember, you can never go wrong by loving, and serving Jesus and living by His Word.

May the Lord’s greatest blessings be poured into your life, as you faithfully serve Him.

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning!

Here is the Word of the Lord for you today.

Paul in Romans..

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” — Romans‬ ‭12:12‬ ‭(ESV‬)

Paul in 1 Thessalonians…

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” — 1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:16-18‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Not just great advice, but life altering biblical commands that we are to follow.

Be blessed!

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning!

Our Bible verses today are from Psalms, chapter 34.

• Psalms 34:17, 19 •

(17) “When His people pray for help, He listens and rescues them from their troubles.”

(19) “The Lord’s people may suffer a lot, but He will always bring them safely through.”‬ ‭(CEV‬)

✝️ Verse 17a: “When His people”

• Those who have an ongoing relationship with Jesus;

✝️ Verse 17b: “pray for help”

• Calls on the Lord Jesus in their time of need,

✝️ Verse 17c: “He listens and
rescues them from their
troubles.”

• The Lord hears your prayers and answers them according to His will.

✝️ Verse 19a: “The Lord’s people
may suffer a lot”

• Various problems, trials & troubles, etc.

✝️ Verse 19b: “but He will always
bring them safely through.”

• When we pray and trust Jesus, He either gives us the power, and ability, to walk through our suffering, or He completely delivers us from them.

Key Point:

You are never alone when you’re living for, and walking with, Jesus. He is always a prayer away and assures us that He will help us in our time of need.

‼️ TRUST JESUS ‼️

❓Do you have an ongoing relationship with Jesus?

❓Are you praying, and trusting Him, for His guidance, protection and His divine will for your life?

❗️If you can answer the above questions with a resounding YES, then you can always count on Jesus to meet your needs (Philippians 4:19) and give you the desires of your heart (Psalms 37:4).

May the Lord’s greatest blessings be given to you!

His Servant and Yours,

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning and Happy SUNDAY!

It’s Sunday; the Lord’s day.

• Obey the Word,
• Please the Lord,
• Make your Pastor happy …

‼️ ATTEND CHURCH TODAY ‼️

Our scripture and devotion comes to us, today, from…

• Psalm‬ ‭119:114‬-117 •

“You are my hiding place and my Shield; I hope in Your Word. (115)Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God. (116)Uphold me according to Your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope! (117)Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for Your statutes continually!” (ESV‬)

✝️ V. 114: The phrases, “my hiding place,” and “my shield,” are common images of protection in the Psalms.

✝️ V. 115: The psalmist, here, addresses all of his opponents, telling them to leave him alone because he wants to follow God’s directions without any hindrance.

✝️ Vv. 116-117: The psalmist asks God to help him remain loyal to His Word and directions.

Though the psalmist wants life (v. 116), he also wants God to enable him to continue to remain faithful to Him throughout his life, staying true to God’s Word and keeping all of God’s commands (v. 117).

How long has it been since you prayed these two prayers:

🙏 “Lord keep me pure.”

🙏 “Lord, keep me faithful.”

Today would be a great day to reaffirm your faith in the Lord, and pray the above prayers.

May the Lord richly bless you all.

— Pastor Gene
FamilyChurchAG.com