There has always been talk about dinosaurs, and we know they lived because we have their bones in museums. In the beginning, God created all creatures that fly, swim, walk, crawl and breath (Genesis 1:20-26). With a statement like that, we know that dinosaurs were included. So the dinosaurs are like lost cities of old—they are all extinct. But the work of God’s hands can still be seem in gators, lizards, flying mammals like bats or strange looking sea creatures, etc.

Extinction is nothing new, and it takes nothing away from the fact that God created the heavens and earth and all creatures big and small.
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Pearl Harbor day comes every December 7th, and its observance reminds us of what happen on that fateful day in 1944. It is good for the country to remember those who lost their lives and how they fought for our freedoms. However, there are other things that we also need to remember.
The rainbow is not just a freak act of nature; it is a reminder of God’s pledge not to destroy the earth with a flood as He did during Noah’s day (Genesis 9:8-17). The next time that this earth will face destruction is on Judgment Day, when God shall destroy the earth and its works with fire (2 Peter 3:10-13).

In church on Sunday, the communion is the act created by Jesus so that we can remember His death on the cross for the sins of all mankind. By eating the bread and drinking the cup, in memory of His sacrifice, we honor Him (Luke 22:13-20; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 11:23-29).
And last but not least, all young people need to remember that while they are young, that it is the best time to serve their Creator (Ecclesiastes 12:1). Their minds and bodies are fresh, and that is when they can do the most for God. An older person can serve God, but God can get so much more out of a younger person who accepts Him.
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So let us remember these things along with Pearl Harbor. Hope to hear from you or see you at the services.

Did you hear about the fella who was discussing his recent visit to a church service? Someone asked him, ‘What did the preacher preach about?” To which he replied, “I don’t know. He didn’t say!” There could be at least a couple of reasons why a person could attend a religious meeting and come away without having received a meaningful message.

First, it might be that the listener didn’t do his job well. Perhaps he was distracted by other thoughts, and he daydreamed away the time while the preacher was trying to make his points. If this is the case, then more effort needs to be made to listen carefully, and to follow along with the sermon. It sometimes helps to take notes, and it certainly is helpful to look up Scripture references in your own Bible. Concentration is the key—and this is up to each individual hearer. Try to emulate the noble Bereans who “received the word with all readiness of mind” (Acts 17:11).

More often than not, the problem of a person not understanding the message lies with the speaker. It is the task of every preacher to work hard, prepare, plan, practice, and perform his duty in such a way to make his lesson plain and understandable. Paul, though discussing the miraculous manifestation of tongue speaking, made a point that is applicable here. He asked: “If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” (1 Cor. 14:8). If the preacher doesn’t make his points clearly, and if people leave the assembly with doubts as to what was said or meant, then he has failed in his work.

The Jews who were returning from the captivity provide a great example for all of us (Neh. 8:1-8). “Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding . . . and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law . . . (Ezra) read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.”
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We all must do our part in the important process of teaching and learning the Word of God.

“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others” (Philippians 2:4). Responsibility means that the buck stops here or the cause lies with me. Every man must accept accountability for his own actions, and men must make sure that their actions don’t cause trouble for others. Last week a woman sleeping in her bed, was shot by a bullet coming in from the street, and several days later that woman died. Someone fired the fatal shot, and the action of this person brought grief to the family of the deceased. The shooter got up that morning the same as we all do. The shooter went though his day performing actions the same as we all do. But the firing of guns in the streets was an action which was not done in the best interest of fellow human beings. The shooter was not looking on the things of others, but was looking after his personal interest.

We must be careful with our actions, we need to ask ourselves, will my actions harm or help? Let us resolve to be the kind of person who does nothing to destroy another, and let us use our actions to help make other people better.
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Being politically correct is something that people who stand for truth do not need. Standing for the truth will be hard at times because man has the tendency to lean toward things that are contrary to truth. Now all of us should want to be loved by our fellow citizens, but none of us should sacrifice truth to appease wrong-doing. And just in case we may have forgotten, our nation has Bibles and it claims to be the word of God. If a person believes that the Bible is the word of God, he must stand for what it teaches and not be swayed by the campaigns of men.

Political correctness is telling us to accept the doctrine of Islam, gay marriage, abortion rights, Hollywood influences, etc. And with the recent shooting at Fort Hood, we see an example of how political correctness can blind men’s eyes because this guy was raising all kinds of red flags and the military never caught on to him. Political correctness belongs in the trash can, and those following the Bible cannot accept it. As for the supporters of political correctness, they need to understand that some of us have reasons for rejecting what they are promoting (Numbers 22:18, 38).
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The late Michael Jackson had a statement that he would say when fans spoke of their love toward him. Jackson would reply, “I love you more.” And if we think seriously about the power of that statement, we can see just how awesome it is. For men to return more love than they experience is what the writer in 1 John 4:7-12 had in mind.

For the scripture said, “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.”

Jesus also said, “this is my commandment that ye love one another as I have loved you, no greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”John 15:12-13.

So let us “love others more” (Matthew 5:46-48; John 3:16).

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A decade ago, a famous NBA player, frustrated by the news media, blurted out “I'm a 90's N**!!#*!!.” (racial epithet) This NBA player should have handled that situation better, but he was saying that he lives life according to the times. When one is hipped to the times, he is probably doing wrong because the ways of men aren’t the ways of God (Isaiah 55:8-9).

In the 90's there was ignorance and apathy toward God. Schools accepted evolution over creationism and encouraged sex by providing condoms to students (Genesis 1:1). Homosexuality rose to a higher level and 20-year-old virgins were considered weird (1 Corinthians 6:18). Parents were told not to discipline their children (Proverbs 29:15). Making money and material things were top priority (Mark 9:36-37). Women laughed at and spoke out against the Bible command to submit to their husbands’ loving-wise rule (Ephesians 5:23). Profane movie stars, athletes, musicians, etc, were considered role models, and some said a good economy was more important than Presidential character (Proverbs 14:34; Psalm 33:12; Prov. 4:10-27).

So to be a 90’s person was to be a follower of these things. However, the word of God will last longer than the Earth (Matthew 24:35). That being true, it is good enough to govern men in any century. So let us be God-fearing people and not people of the times (Acts 10:34-35).
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The word of God teaches something about divorce that a huge segment of the population does not know. The reason people don’t know this is, they lack the knowledge of the Bible, and the reason why they lack Bible knowledge is, they have no interest in the Bible. There lies the problem, and that is why people are destroyed because of the lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6).

Divorce as permitted by God, is an innocent spouse deciding to put away a cheating spouse for adultery (Matthew 5:32, 19:9; Mark 10:11-12; Luke 16:18).

That’s it, and no other reason is permitted and all other problems are to be solved by the spouses because marriage is a lock for life (Romans 7:1-3). But what do we see today? We see people getting divorced for any reason. Yes, you name it, they divorce for it. And this places people into sinful marriages in which they must get out of (Matt. 14:4).

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The church of Jesus Christ exists on earth for one purpose, and that is to save men from their sins (Romans 1:16). With that being the case, it is easy to see that the church has no earthly mission (John 18:36, 17:16; 1 Timothy 3:15). Many people believe that the church is supposed to be involved in everything, and when I say everything, I mean just that. For example, some put the church into politics, some put the church into recreation, some put the church into supporting human institutions. Just look at some of the church buildings out there, they have gyms, kitchens, youth centers, ball fields, college fund raisers, spa’s, etc. etc. Are people going to church or a vacation club?

The only thing a church needs to provide are rooms in which to teach the gospel and buy equipment that helps the church perform that work (Ephesians 3:10; Acts 20:28; Hebrews 10:25).

Man needs to let the church be the church, and if he wants recreation, meals, politics, etc; let him do that on his time and leave the Lord’s house out of it (Romans 14:17; 1 Corinthians 11:34).

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I want you to read this phrase and consider it with the religious people that you meet.

“Let us speak where the Bible speaks, let us remain silent where the Bible is silent. Let us call things by Bible names and to do things in Bible ways.”

This is the way every God-fearing person is supposed to be. So the next time you attend a church service, tell your host what you have learn here and ask them for Bible authority for they what do (Matthew 21:23; Acts 17:11; 1 John 4:1; Revelation 2:2).

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