Louie MonteithMar 18, 20203 minTHE THRILL OF GOD'S WILL(Psa 16:11) You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore....
Louie MonteithDec 18, 20192 minGOD'S PSYCHOLOGY(Gen 25:22) . . . why am I like this?" . . . Have you ever tried to figure yourself out? Do you ever ask yourself why you act in a...
Louie MonteithDec 12, 20192 minI'M DREAMING OF A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS“. . . nor will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God with that which costs me nothing." (2 Sam 24:24) Ever heard of Christmas in...
Louie MonteithDec 12, 20192 minATTITUDE OF GRATITUDEAnd let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; AND BE THANKFUL. (Col 3:15) Thanksgiving is a...
Louie MonteithDec 6, 20193 minNoah's Ark(Gen 6:13-14) And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and...
Louie MonteithJul 17, 20193 minMY STORYI was born in Newport Beach, California, the youngest of three boys. My parents were USC grads and had high hopes for us kids. We...
Louie MonteithOct 17, 20183 minTHE HOLOCAUST(Gen 12:3) I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you . . . Today (April 11, 2010) is Holocaust Remembrance...
Louie MonteithOct 12, 20182 minANSWERING ATHEISM(Rom 1:20) For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,...
Louie MonteithOct 12, 20182 minTHE FAVOR OF GODAnd having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!" (Luke 1:28)...
Louie MonteithOct 11, 20182 minTHE TRINITYTHE TRINITY DEFINITION OF THE TRINITY - The word Trinity (Trinitas) was first employed by Tertullian (2d century). The Trinity is the...
Louie MonteithAug 24, 20182 minFASTING FOR GUIDANCE(Acts 13:2) As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20182 minARE YOU AN ANT OR A SLUGGARD?(Pro 6:6) Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, (Pro 30:25) The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20182 minTHE MATTER OF MATERIALISMOur world is craving luxury items and isn’t satisfied until it has more and more things. But is that the way God wants us to live? Can we...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20183 minCONTENTMENTHow many people are happy with their lot in life? How many are really satisfied with what they have? Why is it so many are disappointed...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20182 minPROGRESSIVE REVELATION(Gen 21:2) For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. Do you remember as...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20183 minTHE WHAT IFS(Gen 50:15) When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “WHAT IF Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20183 minREDIRECTION (BUMPER CARS!)(1 Kings 17:7) And it happened after a while that the brook dried up . . . I love bumper cars. You hop in, strap down and petal to the...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20183 minINQUIRING OF THE LORDSometimes you really need answers in life. An important issue has come up and a lot is on the line, and it is essential you make the...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20183 minTHE LORD DIRECTS(Gen 24:27) . . . As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren." Life is kind of like being in your...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20183 minI WILL GO BEFORE YOU(Deu 1:30) The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you . . . When you’ve never been to a certain destination, you can...
Louie MonteithAug 18, 20182 minLET’S GO FORWARD(Exo 14:15) And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. The direction of the Christian...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minLETS’ GO DEEPER(Eze 47:5) Again he measured . . . and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim ....
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20183 minLAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP(Luke 5:4) . . . “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” Have you ever felt there was more to your existence than...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minAFFIRMATION FROM CONFIRMATIONS(Mark 16:20) And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20183 minARE FLEECES FOR TODAY?Some Christians wonder if setting a fleece out for the Lord is a method of guidance God can use in modern times. Remember the story of...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minDREAMS AND VISIONS(Joel 2:28) “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20183 minCONFIRMATION THROUGH THE BODY OF CHRIST(Mat 18:16) . . . ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ One way that God confirms His will for our...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minTHE GIFT OF PROPHECY(1 Cor 14:3) But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. When we think of the gift of prophesy, we...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20183 minOPEN AND CLOSED DOORS(Rev 3:7-8) "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, 'These things says He who is holy, He who is true, "He who has the key...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minTHE PEACE OF GOD(Col 3:15) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts . . . Before I met Christ, my life was filled with strife and turmoil. But when...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minA WORD FROM THE WORD(Psa 119:105) Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. The Bible gives light and direction to our lives. When we don’t know...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minKEEPING IN STEP WITH GOD(Psa 32:8-9) I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. 9 Do not be like the horse or like...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minTHE FOLLY OF ASSUMPTION(Acts 7:25) For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand....
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minTHE SIN OF PRESUMPTION(Psa 19:13) Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20182 minPROMPTING(Psa 123:2) Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters . . . So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He has...
Louie MonteithAug 17, 20183 minHOW TO HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD(John 10:27) My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. Is it possible to hear the voice of God? And how does this...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20182 minTHE CURSE OF COMFORT(Psa 55:19) . . . Because they do not change, therefore they do not fear God. Ask yourself honestly . . . are you in a rut? Are you doing...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20182 minTHE LORD’S PRAYER (Mat 6:9-13)Let’s break down this noted prayer into sections for study and keep in mind the phrases in this prayer provide a template, or outline, on...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20183 minRENEWED STRENGTH FOR LIFE’S DEMANDSDo you ever get tired of the pace you are keeping? Have you been wearying of all the hassles and stresses of life? Are you getting...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20183 minRESOLUTION(Eccl 3:11) He has made everything beautiful in its time . . . I don’t mind problems. As long as you can solve them! But what do you do...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20183 minTHE CENSUS(2 Sam 24:10) And David’s heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20183 minHOSANNA(Mark 11:9) Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20182 minECLIPSE OF THE SON(Exo 20:3) “You shall have no other gods before Me. There is so much excitement about a solar eclipse. It doesn’t happen that often, but...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20183 minSHAKE IT OFF(Acts 28:5) But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. Sometimes our problems can cling to us like a viper...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20182 minSHORT-TERM MISSIONS(Acts 8:26) Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20182 minA FRUITFUL NEW YEAR(John 15:2, 5) . . . fruit . . . 5 more fruit . . . much fruit I love to work out in the yard. I not only enjoy the maintenance but just...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20183 minTHE IMPERFECT MANGER SCENE (Rev 12:4-5) . . . And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20182 minHAPPY HANUKKAH(Dan 11:31-32) And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary . . . then they shall take away the daily...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20182 minHOW TO PREPARE FOR THE MISSION FIELD(Mat 4:19-20) Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed...
Louie MonteithAug 16, 20182 minTHE STRIPPING OF GOD(Job 19:9) He has stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head. Job had it all. He was the richest man in the East with a...