John 10:2-5 The stranger according to our text passage is the voice of the enemy. It is the voice of deception. It is the voice of the wicked one. John 8:44 An enemy is not an individual who wishes you well, your enemy is the one who wants to steal, kill, and destroy in your life. Satan is your enemy and he has a voice. John 10:10 His voice is in the earth today. You will find his voice in every sector of life- religion, philosophies, music, social media, mass media, new age beliefs, literature, traditions and customs. I John 5:19 Be careful who you listen to, be careful who you take advise from and be careful which advise you take. You can hear the right voice. Isaiah 30:21 There are many voices in the earth today, many of them won't lead you into God's best and plan for your life. Proverbs 14:12 Just as he deceived Eve of old, his tricks and gimmicks remain the same. 2 Corinthians 11:3 People who get deceived heard and believed the wrong voice. In the same way it is possible...

 Matthew 10:39 One of life's great tragedies is living on this earth and departing from this earth never discovering who you are. You owe it to yourself and those your life is meant to be a blessing to, to find out who you are. You owe it to yourself and those your life is meant to be a blessing to, to find out who you are. There are many people who don't know who they are. Luke 9:55 People who don't know who they are do things anyhow, and end up anyhow. This is why you need to find yourself! Knowing who you are will positively affect your outlook to life, your choices, decisions, and associations. If you know who you are it will be very hard for you to waste your life. Knowing who you are means you know who God created you to be. Who you are is who God says you are. Matthew 16:18 You find yourself by discovering what God's word says about you. As you believe what God's word says about you, you will begin to act it out and live it out. The Bible contains promises, r...

  2 Kings 5:1-15 Our text passage is an interesting and enlightening one. It is from the story of Naaman the Syrian commander and Elijah the Israeli prophet of God. Naaman was a great man who received his miracle through God's prophet- Elisha. Namaan served the king of Aram (which is part of modern day Syria) faithfully, he seemed a good man at heart going by what is gleaned from Biblical accounts but He didn't know or serve the true God. He also had leprosy. God in His mercy to Namaan connected Naaman to a true prophet of His, a prophet who had the instruction for Namaan's creative miracle. This connection came about through an unlikely vessel. Namaan journeyed from Aram (Syria) to Samaria (a central region of the land of Israel) where the prophet Elisha was with the hope of finding his cure, hoping for a miracle. To receive our miracle we sometimes need to journey to where it can happen for us. It may involve a physical movement but it will definitely involve a spiritual ...

  Hebrews 13:2 Our text passage encourages us to be good to people, for some have entertained angels as they showed hospitality to strangers, these strangers were angels unaware. When angels come to the earth they often come in unexpected ways and forms, sometimes angels walk among us in human form, our text passage confirms this. These messengers of God come as unlikely vessels. Treat people well, especially strangers. You never know, you just might entertain an angel one day. You are blessed if you end up showing kindness to angels of God. Jesus came to the earth as the Savior unaware to many people, He was an unlikely vessel. He didn't come to the earth the way the Jews thought their Messiah would come or should come. The Jews want and expect their Messiah to come from an aristocratic noble home, they didn't expect or want a savior born in a manger, they imagined a powerful and political savior who would rise, show leadership, probably lead the nation into battles and wars a...