VIII - "You shall not steal" (Exodus 20:15). Why do people steal? According to God's Word and His law, there are only two right ways by which you can come into possession of anything. The first is by a free gift—or an inheritance—from another person, or from God Himself. The second is by honest labor, …
Author: Rev Fred Flatten
I was born and raised in Northern Wisconsin about 80 miles from the Canadian border; and, yes it gets very cold there! At the young age of 32 I began to feel called into ministry. One night at a church dinner, My wife Judy and I sat at a table next to our district superintendent. In the course of conversation, he said that he had a small church that needed someone to supply the pulpit until he could appoint a new pastor. My pastor suggested that maybe I could do that. I agreed, and two Sundays later, my wife and I drove to that small rural church. Little did we know that I would fill the pulpit in that church for thirteen years! I have now been in the ministry for 35 years after also serving churches in Virginia and Maryland. I am currently retired...well, sort of. In my retirement I also work full time at my local Home Depot. I began writing books about seven years ago, and still enjoy speaking and teaching when I can. Judy and I have three married boys and are the proud grandparents of nine grandchildren. As I said, I am a published author and I have eleven books which include: "In It For Life" Tate Publishing;“By His Hand” Crossbooks Publishing; “Show and Tell”; “The Promised Gift”; “Jars of Clay”; “The Kingdom of God”; “From the Pastor’s Desk”; “More From the Pastor’s Desk”; "T.E.A.M."; "Let Earth Receive Her King"; and my latest book "Therefore" all Life Ministries Publishing. I am currently working on book number twelve yet to be published titled "Principles from Proverbs". Thank you for checking out my blog and I hope that you will also check my book site at http://revfred-initforlife.blogspot.com/
God’s Top Ten VII
Because of the importance of the content, this one is rather lengthy, but please read to the end… VII - Thou shall not commit adultery. It’s the Difference That Makes the Difference Matthew 5:27- “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery. But I tell you that anyone who looks at …
God’s Top Ten VI
VI - “Thou Shalt Not Kill” A Sunday School teacher was discussing the 10 commandments with her 5 & 6 year olds. After explaining the commandment to “honor your father and mother,” she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?” Quickly, one of the kids answered, “Thou …
God’s Top Ten
What ARE the Ten Commandments? Do you know? Are they law... like we think of law? They don’t give any punishments… other than that we are blessed if we follow them and cursed if we do not. They seem to be more like rules of conduct that we are supposed to abide by, or better …
“Honor your Parents”
Ten Commandments V - “Honor your father and mother, that it may go well with you” Parents of teenagers point to this commandment often. A father of four teens said, “There’s nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning with them won’t aggravate.” Another said, “Insanity is contagious. You catch it from your kids.” The fifth commandment …
God’s Top Ten IV
IV “Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.” A preacher rode by one Sunday morning to see a farmer and church member at work harvesting. “Brother,” the minister lectured him, “don’t you know that the Creator made the world in six days and rested on the seventh?” “Yes,” said the farmer, “I know all …
God’s Top Ten III
God’s Top Ten III "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” Exodus 20:7 This Commandment is about our talk, but it is curious to me that it does not say: “Thou shalt not …
God’s Top Ten – 2
Ten Commandments II - Thou shalt not make any graven image. Exodus 20:4-6 There was a statistic that I read not long ago that 83% of Christians worldwide live above the poverty level of their particular country. I believe there is a reason for that. It also said that 70% of Hindu’s live …
“TheTop Ten” I
Ten Commandments - Part 1 “Thou Shalt have no other gods before me” One thing we need to understand about the 10 Commandments is that they are rooted in a relationship; Look at Exodus 19:4 – 6 “You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to …
“The Top Ten” Intro
For the next few weeks we will be looking at the Ten Commandments. I received an e-mail a while back, that contained the cowboy’s version of the Ten Commandments as they appear at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie, Texas: (1) Just one God. (2) Honor yer Ma &Pa. (3) No telling tales or gossipin’. (4) …
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