Justyn Smith • A Heart For Revival

  CHOICES Created with Adobe Spark CHOICES  (FBC's Graduation Service - 5.25.18) People have asked for the details of last night's graduation message at Faith Baptist Church in Pekin, IL. Here they are, and may God continue to bless with the overflow and outpouring of God's Word! Question: Have you ever lived off the overflow of the blessings of God in some one else's life? They made good choices, and now you reap the benifits. This was what happened with Abram and Lot. Before I give the simple points to the message of the hour, please note the following statistic: We, as adults, make around 35,000 choices a day. Every choice should be important! As children, our choices are simple, maybe "M&M's or Skittles!" But, as we grow, we discover that the choices become a little more difficult and involved.  Ponder the following quotes: Zig Ziglar - Every choice you make as an end result. Thomas Watson – Religion is not a matter of chance, but of choice. Henry

  The Person Others Can't Live Without Photo Credit: Ammar Rizwan on Unsplash The Person Others Can't Live Without As I ponder all the goodness of God in my life, I'm reminded today that I'm so blessed because of the many people in my life who have the touch of God on  them. These are people that I can't live without. I want to be a person that others can't live without, and the reason why God blesses other people. Think deeply about the following verse: And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes,  tarry: for  I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.  Genesis 30:27 Isn't this statement amazing!? Laban did not want Jacob to leave his presence because he had experienced the LORD'S blessings in his life because of Jacob!  Jacob worked tirelessly for Laban's daughter.  Laban abused the hard labour of Jacob.  Jacob was tricked,  and he ended up working extra time to get who he desired from La

  Great Is Thy Faithfulness! Have you EVER MESSED UP? Maybe not you, but I know I have...and if you’re like me-it’s always much to my chagrin!  BUT... —> in God is faithfulness! —> in God is hope! —> in God is mercy! —> in God is compassion! —> in God is goodness! —> in God is salvation! Lamentations 3:20-26 [20] My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.  [21] This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.  [22] It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.  [23] They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.  [24] The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.  [25] The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.  [26] It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. We ALL mess up, and for all of our faults and failures - GOD is there!  Please take great joy and hope in the fact that God cares greatly abo