http://pastorbetzersblog.com The personal blog of Pastor Dan Betzer. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:23:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Luke 8:11      Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Jesus used parables to communicate.  Basically, a parable is a story about ordinary life that contains eternal truths.  Jesus was the Master Storyteller!  In fact, Scripture informs us that Jesus rarely spoke without the use of telling ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=104 John 1:14     And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Recently a book was released titled The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived, written by Allan Lazar.  Catch ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=102 Matthew 5:11 12 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. [12] Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: You may remember the late, ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=118 John 11:44 Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. It would have done Lazarus little good to have been resurrected had he been forced to stay in those awful grave bindings. Jesus made sure that living nightmare would not occur by commanding, “Loose him, and let ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=116 Over the past half-century of ministry, I have been blessed by powerful and profound spiritual mentors.  A half dozen or so, more than others, have been even more influential than the rest.  Of that half dozen, two shine forth the brightest:  Leonard Ravenhill, author of Why Revival Tarries and Oswald ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=97 Psalm 139:1 4     O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. [2] Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. [3] Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. [4] For there is not a word in ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=95 Acts 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. As a small boy, growing up in the huge town of Climbing Hill, Iowa, my best buddy was a kid named Denny.  We were both four years old as this little story opens.  Denny and his ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=90 For many years now, First Assembly has used daily television as a part of our outreach ministry. When we first started, our equipment was quite primitive - a hand-held camcorder and release on public access TV. Then Bob D'Andrea, founder of the Christian Televison Network, ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=115 1 Thessalonians 5:27        I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. Did you ever stop to consider how blessed you are if you have the ability to read?  Books open up the universe to us.  What a gift! For 47 years, the pastor of ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=87 2 Cor. 4:9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Let’s think about committees for a moment. Although I am on more committees than I can probably name off the top of my head, I view them all with suspicion. ... http://pastorbetzersblog.com/?p=85