Church Of The Lost Sheep

" Evil plans are an abomination to Jehovah, But pleasant words are pure." Proverbs 15:26 in the Recovery Version [This is the  11th lesson of  this series ] The old book of Proverbs (part of the Jewish Scriptures ) is a treasure chest for God's (Jehovah's) wisdom. It is 31 chapters long, and each one can be read in one sitting, just right for daily readings. In fact, we can read one chapter a day easily if we will just decide to do so. Many wise sayings out there has its origins in Scriptures , so why not go to the source. We might be surprised that many of the things we say or hear are in fact iterations of sayings which were taken from Scriptures. Series on Proverbs -  God's Wisdom Series Anyway, in Proverbs 18, it says: Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. And like real fruit, the fruits of our words are both sweet and bitter. Well it can be sour as well. But eventually once our words go out, it is ha

"Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone." -The Apostle Paul writing to the first believers in the City of Rome, 1st century Romans 12:14-18 [ 4th message of the  Why I Don't Believe Series ] In the first three messages of this series we talked about how people who reject Christianity do so because they either cannot accept an inconvenient biblical teaching, or they have taken a hard stance against it and is standing their ground, immovable, unshakeable.  Human Nature As we discussed, this is understandable as all of us do not want anyone to tell us what to do or what to believe in. The bib