Archive for January, 2013
Message 25:7
There are those that doubt the message, and are discouraged, but if they will keep the commandments of the Lord, their reward is sure. There are those that are filled with traditions of men, and are deprived of many blessings. There are those that are a law unto themselves, they have no part in this work, for the Lord will not accept of them and their works.
To fully receive the blessing of the Lord we need to follow only his commandments. We cannot pick a chose which ones we want to follow. We have to believe all the words of God. This includes the Bible, the Word of the Lord, and the Record of the Nephites. Will you believe and follow the truth or will you be left in darkness?
Posted by Chris Laws on January 30, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Thought Of The Day, Truth
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Posted by Chris Laws on January 29, 2013 at 12:00 pm under 2013 Sermons, January 2013.
Tags: Edward Coffey, Phil Meihls, Terry Laws
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Micah 7:8
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
The Lord will never leave us. If we do lose our body, we will join him in spirit.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 29, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Light, Thought Of The Day
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Message 43:12
Read the words I send unto you by my messenger. Study them and obey my will fully, and eternity shall have place for you.
We have to follow all of God’s words, not just the ones that we want to. We cannot pick and chose the ones that we want. If you want to know if what you believe is of God just research it in the scriptures and ask God for his sprit to lead you. It takes both to find the truth.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 28, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Command, Thought Of The Day, Tradition
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Matthew 6:14-15
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
It is important for us to forgive the people in our lives that wrong us. It can be very hard to do this at times, but it is important. The act of forgiveness also helps us heal. We cannot fully heal from our past without forgiveness. If we expect Christ to forgive us of our shortcomings, we should do the same thing to others.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 25, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Forgiveness, Sin, Thought Of The Day
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Message 43:12
Read the words I send unto you by my messenger. Study them and obey my will fully, and eternity shall have place for you.
We have to follow all of God’s words, not just the ones that we want to. We cannot pick and chose the ones that we want. If you want to know if what you believe is of God just research it in the scriptures and ask God for his sprit to lead you. It takes both to find the truth.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 24, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Command, Thought Of The Day, Tradition
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Alma 26:8
Blessed be the name of our God; let us sing to his praise, yea, let us give thanks to his holy name, for he doth work righteousness forever.
Let us praise God in our lives every day. He will never forsake us or abandon us. Let us always remember him in our lives. Let us always praise him.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 23, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Praise, Thought Of The Day
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Message 48:15
Be ye comforted one and all; let not your hearts be troubled. The Lord is mindful and he knoweth the desires of each heart. He will bless you and cause that you may have great joy, all ye that obey his will, for in him is salvation.
Let the peace of the Lord fill your heart. No matter what is going on in your life, the Lord will give you what you need. The biggest gift that Christ gives us is our salvation. We might not be able to see it now, but in the end it will be worth it.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 22, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Gift, Salvation, Thought Of The Day
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Message 106:6-8
Now hear ye this message and be firmly established in obedience to the commandment of this baptism I bring to rid yourselves of sins and traditions of manmade doctrines wherein Satan has deceived and befuddled the work of God. Thus blindness has been in part. Now arise above it, bring it to pass of God’s great plan. Receive this baptism. Build yourselves in the circle of the Lord. Will it come to pass? Remember the Lord Jesus Christ is the truth, the way of life and salvation—deliverance from all sin. No other way can mankind be saved in the life of the flesh, this life of probation only. Thus mankind chooses this day what his destiny shall be in the hereafter—in the resurrection.
Will you listen to the truth? Will you change your ways to follow Christ’s? There is only one way to salvation, and that is Christ’s. I hope that everyone will listen and follow the truth.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 18, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Salvation, Thought Of The Day, Truth
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Posted by Chris Laws on January 17, 2013 at 12:22 pm under 2013 Sermons, December 2012, January 2013.
Tags: Bill Holden, Edward Coffey, Larry Gosier, Phil Meihls, Terry Laws
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Colossians 3:13-17
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
In everything that we do, we are supposed to have Christ be a part of it. This includes our daily lives and actions. We need to give God the glory with good things happen and ask for help when times are tough. If we do this, then the world cannot deny that we are Christ’s.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 17, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Love, Responsibility, Thought Of The Day
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Message 48:15
Be ye comforted one and all; let not your hearts be troubled. The Lord is mindful and he knoweth the desires of each heart. He will bless you and cause that you may have great joy, all ye that obey his will, for in him is salvation.
Let the peace of the Lord fill your heart. No matter what is going on in your life, the Lord will give you what you need. The biggest gift that Christ gives us is our salvation. We might not be able to see it now, but in the end it will be worth it.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 16, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Comfort, Giving, Thought Of The Day
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1 Timothy 4:1-5
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
Let us not get caught up in the ideas of man. We were warned that there will be people who try to create their own rules about how to follow God. We cannot follow these man made ideas. If we only follow the words of God we will be able to secure our place in heaven. Will you follow the truth or someone else’s ideas?
Posted by Chris Laws on January 15, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Love, Thought Of The Day
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2nd Nephi 26: 30-31
Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish. But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.
Love is the key to our work for the lord. If we try to serve God for the wrong reasons, it will be for naught. We have to serve God with love and not self interest
Posted by Chris Laws on January 14, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Love, Thought Of The Day
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Message 53:3
Give ear, Oh ye people of the earth. Hear the warning today. I speak the words and will of the Lord. Let all have faith. Turn to the Lord and obey his commands. Heed repentance and baptism that the way of the Lord shall be among men; his Kingdom shall fill the whole earth. The hands must be laid upon all that the greater light might come to them.
Repentance and baptism is the only way to be close to the Lord. There will be many people who listen and are bless, make sure that you are one of them. It is important that follow God’s plan.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 8, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: baptism, Repentence, Thought Of The Day
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Mosiah 26:30-32
“Yea, and as often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me. And ye shall also forgive one another your trespasses; for verily I say unto you, he that forgiveth not his neighbor’s trespasses when he saith that he repenteth, the same hath brought himself under condemnation. Now I say unto you, Go; and whosoever will not repent of his sins the same shall not be numbered among my people; and this shall be observed from this time forward.”
It is very reassuring to know that God loves us no matter what. No matter what we do or how many times we do it, if we honestly repent and try to change our ways God will forgive us over and over. However if we don’t repent honestly we will not be allowed into the Kingdom of God. Part of repentance toward God is to forgive the people in our lives. This includes the people that we know and the people that we don’t. We need to forgive everyone in our lives and let God judge their actions.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 7, 2013 at 4:58 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Love, Repentence, Thought Of The Day
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Colossians 3:13-17
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
In everything that we do, we are supposed to have Christ be a part of it. This includes our daily lives and actions. We need to give God the glory with good things happen and ask for help when times are tough. If we do this, then the world cannot deny that we are Christ’s.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 4, 2013 at 4:57 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Love, Responsibility, Thought Of The Day
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Alma 34:33-34
And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed. Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.
We never know when our time might come. Because of this we need to be ready all the time for the end times. Many people say that they will come to God right before the end, but what happens that if death happens so quickly that you don’t have time? If you never have been serious before, why all of a sudden do you think that you will want God? Now is the time to come to Christ and receive his salvation.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 3, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Death, Salvation, Thought Of The Day
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James 4:14-17
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Since we never know what is going to happen tomorrow we need to prepare ourselves today to meet God. As we learn about Christ and his teachings we need to start following them. To know about the teachings, and not follow them will only lead to our heartache. As we learn about Christ’s teachings we need to start following them today, not tomorrow.
Posted by Chris Laws on January 2, 2013 at 4:55 am under Uncategorized.
Tags: Actions, Thought Of The Day, Truth
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