No Respect of Persons

Pastor Tommy L LyonsWords of Encouragement

David, the sweet psalmist of Israel, penned the following words in Psalm 44:1-3: “We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the …

The Good Shepherd 2

Pastor Tommy L LyonsWords of Encouragement

In Psalm 23:2 David penned the following words: “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.”  As a shepherd himself, David related his personal life to the provisions of the almighty God.  The shepherd …

Dealing with Fear

Pastor Tommy L LyonsWords of Encouragement

David, the sweet psalmist of Israel penned the following words in Psalm 27:  The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom …

Standing Alone with God

Pastor Tommy L LyonsWords of Encouragement

Book of 1 Samuel chapter 30, verses three through six reads as follows: “So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, …

The Soldier

Pastor Tommy L LyonsWords of Encouragement

The Apostle Peter wrote the following words in I Peter 5:8, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”  In this verse we …

Enduring Temptation

Pastor Tommy L LyonsWords of Encouragement

St. Matthew gives his account of the birth of Jesus Christ in the book of St. Matthew 1:18-19 as follows: (“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary …