Pastoral

It is certainly true that Christ Himself must be the object of our faith (Acts 16:31), but Paul makes it abundantly clear that we must believe something ABOUT Christ in order to be saved. That is, faith in Christ includes believing correctly about His PERSON and His WORK. And to believe means: that upon which a man or woman is prepared to act. Or to put it more simply: believe is to accept as true, to accept as real!

Pay attention, Children of God, members of the Body of Christ, do NOT fight evil spirits DIRECTLY but fight them INDIRECTLY by focusing on The LORD Jesus Christ who has the power to directly confront them. God, through his angels has the power to directly confront evil spirits in all their set-up places: occult world, spirit world, strong holds, and territories. Thus victory comes by fulfilling our expected indirect responsibilities, and not by our direct confrontation with evil spirits. Indirect confrontation is our responsibility. Direct confrontation is God’s. Children of God, members of the Body of Christ are not, in THIS life in the flesh, entitled to rule over fallen angels and demons in their various ranks. Read this message in full at https://www.lionandlambministry.com/index.php?option=com_contentid=732

Understanding the boundaries of our given spiritual authority is a very important matter...otherwise we risk going outside of those boundaries and face regretful counter-attacks that could have been avoided. Read this message in full at https://www.lionandlambministry.com/index.php?option=com_contentid=731

Always keep in mind, Satan puts out his own dis-information on how to conduct yourself in supernatural combat against HIM! That’s right. Satan, (and his "associates"), wants to be “fought” how he wants to be fought. This way he knows that YOU, as a member of the Body of Christ, will lose these battles each and every time. The supernatural combat teaching of direct confrontation with Satan IS the dis-information I am speaking of. Read this message in full at https://www.lionandlambministry.com/index.php?option=com_contentid=730

Pastor Doug points out from our 1 Peter scripture reading that suffering is part of life and that as Christians we should expect it.

This message was preached by Dr. Earl Johnson, Jr. at Grace Bible Baptist Church. We are located at 1518 N. Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228 (410-788-6132). Everyone is welcome to attend all services and events. We also invite you to view our weekly television program, The Everliving Story, Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. on Channel 54 and Cable Channel 14. For more information, log on to www.GraceBibleBaptist.org.

It's the Word of God in the Cloud that covers us in our day & night time seasons in life.

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This in a nutshell is how Saint Peter urges us all to live. As a sheep in God's flock...be humble...be watchful...and expect God's help.

SIH Daily Devotional 08/04/2014

Hello and welcome to Salem UMC!!!
This week marks the 1st week of June...
Anyone else wondering where this year has gone???
The scripture lesson comes from Luke 24:44-53.
Enjoy.

In Romans 14 we are commanded to overcome evil. Encouraging words from Paul to the church at Rome and to us as well
John Bauschatz, May 2012

Exploring the connection between Malachi and Mark 5
John Bauschatz, Jun 2012

From Luke 4 and 1 John 2:15-17, Pastor James' explains how Jesus' temptations and the temptations we face today are the same.

From Luke 2, Pastor James describes why we often leave Jesus behind.

Using the text from Luke 22, Pastor James explains how Jesus is interceding to the Father for His children.

Here we take a look at the Revelation Epistles to Thyatira, Sardis, and Philadelphia, and how they are linked to the Kings of Israel. This is episode 11 of The Book of Revelation Video Series, Section 1: The Seven Churches. Watch the complete film here: https://www.lionandlambministry.com/index.php/ambassadors-for-christ-tv/player/16/58

Here we go into what APPEARS like a change of relationship for The Body of Christ and that is made clear from the contrast between the Pauline Epistles and the Revelation Epistles of Revelation chapters 2-3. This is episode 8 of The Book of Revelation Video Series, Section 1: The Seven Churches. Watch the complete film here: https://www.lionandlambministry.com/index.php/ambassadors-for-christ-tv/player/16/58

This message was preached by Dr. Earl Johnson, Jr. at Grace Bible Baptist Church. We are located at 1518 N. Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228 (410-788-6132). Everyone is welcome to attend all services and events. We also invite you to view our weekly television program, The Everliving Story, Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. on Channel 54 and Cable Channel 14. For more information, log on to www.GraceBibleBaptist.org.

On this Good Shepherd Sunday, Peter describes the Christian's journey through this life as a kind of pilgrimage. We need a guide for that journey and our Good Shepherd is the one who will lead us. One reality that we struggle to make sense of is the suffering that goes on in the world...and when it is encountered, we have to remember that suffering is an "example" that God provides us so that we remember Christ's suffering for our sins and dying on the cross. There will be times when we lose our way and we WILL sin- so we will suffer the consequences of our sins and continue following our Shepherd because he will lead, guide, and keep us in line until we are safely home with our Heavenly Father.