There is a particular blessing God has pronounced upon those of us who pray for Israel!

Psalm 122:6 … “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.”

I have complied a few Bible Verses to help us phrase our prayers to God on behalf of His “chosen Nation.”

Ask Him to “scatter” the enemies of Israel! An idea deriving from Numbers 10:35 … “And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.”

Many today have attacked Israel. A little Nation that God calls “the apple of Mine Eye.” If anyone seeks to harm Israel God threatens to “shake His Hand” upon them. That’s judgment!

Zechariah 2:8-9 … For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.

Also, I’m asking God to “make bare His Mighty Arm” on behalf of Israel these days. As in Isaiah 52:10 … “The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.”

Let Thy Strong Arm fight for that little Nation! Psalm 89:13 … “Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.”

He delivered Israel once (actually, many more times that that) from Egypt per Deuteronomy 26:8 … “And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders.” I believe we can pray, DO IT AGAIN, DEAR LORD!”

Lastly, this verse is powerful! It “works” for any Believer in our Lord. But is especially applicable for Israel at this crucial time. Isaiah 43:2 … “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”

Foolks, Jesus is coming soon!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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Back in 2015 I wrote a series of Lessons on Prayer. They are buried in here the archives and dated July 7, 2015 through August 31, 2015. (Look in the “date column” on the right of this Page.)

In those articles we look at the prayer lives of Abraham and Moses and Joshua! Then we continue by looking at Jabez, Samuel, David, Elijah and King Jehoshaphat! Plus, Hezekiah and Habakkuk as well as Jeremiah and Daniel. Nehemiah too!

Then I closed the series by looking at our dear Lord … Jesus’ Prayer Life!

Let me invite you to resurrect those old lessons and enjoy them (some of you for the first time)!

And do not forget to watch our video Bible Classes on the You Tube channel. (A new lesson every other evening!)

Stay in the “Word!”

That’s how we grow in the Lord.

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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Trivia is defined as ” details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value.”

The word’s etymology (the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history) clearly has a Greek background. Where “etumos” is one of their words for “truth.” In my opinion a word’s “etymology” probably gives its “true” meaning, in its beginning at least.

Well, here is a bit of trivia I just discovered.

Only one State in the United States is pronounced with just one syllable! Can you guess it?

It is (way up in the northeast) MAINE!

We know some precious missionaries there. In Maine, Brother John Wilson and his family. (Field of Grace Baptist Church in Brownfield.) They are doing a great work for our Lord, too.

All that to say this.

Leaving tomorrow morning, we will be driving to next week’s Revival. In a three-syllable State! Beginning Sunday morning through Wednesday night I will be preaching at the First Baptist Church in Meredosia, ILLINOIS!

Could we ask you to pray for us, please?

For safety on the highways, liberty preaching, and God’s Word to be honored! For fruit to be borne to the Glory of our dear Lord.

Yes!

Pray for the Wilsons in MAINE!

And the Bagwells in ILLINOIS!

Thank you in advance.

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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Back in 2015 I did a verse-by-verse study focusing on Psalm 28. But that material is “buried” here on our Website.

Go back to June 29, 2015 then continue until July 7, 2015. There you will be able to read 9 Lessons on this little jewel, Psalm 28.

Psalm 28, King James Version …

(A Psalm of David)

1 Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert. 5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. 6 Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. 8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

There are literally hundreds of such Bible Lessons over the past few years. And I mean lessons NOT on the old “Bible Study Pages Archive.”

Help yourself …

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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We are being told today that Mark’s Gospel actually ended at verse 8 of his last chapter, his 16th chapter. They say that the “two most ancient” manuscripts end with verse 8 there. (I own commentaries on Mark that stop their discussion of the Book at verse 8! Not a shred of explanation after that point!)

I guess this is on my mind because next week I feel led of the Lord to preach Mark 16 in our Revival Meeting. And I mean every verse of Mark 16, up to and including verse 20!

Yes, I reject the very idea that my Bible has “extra” material! And I am certainly not going to “add to” or “take away” from Scripture. From my King James Bible.

Delete Mark 16:9-20 and you have lost so much! Including some of the post -resurrection appearances of Jesus! Including Mark’s account of the great commission! Including the Ascension of Jesus as well!

Dear readers, be careful of so-called “new” Bibles that alter the Text! That’s a form of criticism (or worse) from which I wish to disassociate myself. Mark (pun intended) me down as a Preacher who believes ALL the Bible!

This Promise (or maybe Threat) applies to all Scripture, Genesis through Revelation … “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” Revelation 22:18-19

Amen!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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