Galax Friends Meeting

Galax Friends Meeting Sunday Morning Worship at 11:00 We believe in the absolute accuracy of The Holy Bible. We welcome all to come worship with us.

We believe in The Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and accept Jesus as Lord recognizing that there is Salvation in none other. We believe in The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit of God as stated in The Holy Bible.

09/06/2026

Rom 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
(Some were worried about eating certain things and some were worried about their freedom not to eat certain things. The Jewish Christian against the Gentile Christian. That is what Paul was dealing with. Quite frankly, not a lot has changed since Paul’s day. Don’t believers sometimes still judge other believers and get angry with other believers over all sorts of things. Maybe others don't worship quite the way we do. Maybe we get caught up in division over church affiliation. Maybe there is discord that has developed in our own church midst for over some petty issue that Biblically has no basis. Sometimes, we even see those that challenge whether or not someone they disagree with is saved. Let me say this, we all need the forgiveness and mercy of Jesus Christ. The fact is that we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. With that realization, shouldn't we spend less time judging our brother and more time concerned about what we will say on that day that we stand before The Lord Jesus?)

08/30/2026

1Sa 27:1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
(David is pondering things in his own mind. He is thinking about his circumstances and what that he can do. David is leaving God out of the equation. David is trying to figure this out on his own. Before, he trusted God to sustain him. Before, he believed the promise of God that he would one day be the king of Israel. David has forgotten his past experiences. Saul had tried to kill him before, but God didn’t let that happen. God was protecting David. Now, David’s mind is going in all sorts of directions. Now, David is trying to figure it out for himself and loses his faith in what God will do. David somehow believes that Saul will now be able to kill him. David decides to leave Israel. David decides to go and live among the idol-worshiping Philistines. In David’s mind, this was his refuge. In David’s mind, there was nothing better for him than to quickly escape to these idol worshiping enemies of Israel. Think about this scenario, What if Saul had told David, “You must leave the people of God and go to live among the Philistines,”. Would David had done that? Of course, not. David would never have agreed to do that. This idea for David to go live among the Philistines was so far -fetched that either King Saul never thought about it or never mentioned it. When David begins to trust in himself here instead of God, this will drive him to a place that King Saul couldn’t have. David is a greater danger to himself than King Saul could ever hope to be. David is discouraged. David is trusting in himself and not God for direction. David is going down a bad road and making some terrible decisions. What that David is doing now will hurt innocent people. David accomplished his immediate goal. King Saul has stopped pursuing him. The problem is now David is in a place of compromise. David’s pathway will lead him to sin. This sad story in David’s life begins with something “David said in his heart”. Our thoughts go a long way to shaping our actions and sometimes even our destiny. David will do things that he would have not done if he had inquired of God. Let us be aware that if it can happen to David, it can happen to any of us. Our thoughts are prone to lead us in all sorts of directions. We all need God, and His guidance in our lives.)

08/23/2026

, 1Sa 26:17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
1Sa 26:18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
1Sa 26:19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
1Sa 26:20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
(Notice how that David answered King Saul. “It is my voice, my lord, O king”. David continues to speak to King Saul with great humility. David addresses King Saul showing him honor and respect. David asked Saul to consider the facts and to clearly think about what that he had actually done or not done. David had not committed any crime and was not planning too. King Saul was chasing after David as one would a criminal. David had given King Saul no reason to seek his death. King Saul was seeking to kill David, but David was not seeking to kill King Saul. David warns King Saul not to attempt to spill his innocent blood. David is giving King Saul a reminder that God will judge. David is no more harmful to King Saul than a flea or a partridge. Since David will not avenge himself, God will avenge. All is done before “before the face of the LORD”, which is something that King Saul may want to remember. In fact, that may be something that all of us want to remember. God is all knowing and God is all seeing. One can make all the excuses that they please, but all is done before the face of the Lord. David could have made excuses. The temptation to take Saul’s life would have been strong. If David had done it, he would sin against God. David resisted the temptation, and trusted God. God will judge Saul and promote David when that He is ready to do so. God will mete out judgement and hand out reward in due time.)

08/16/2026

1Sa 26:1 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
1Sa 26:2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
(Back in 1st Samuel ch. 24 King Saul had been in the cave and David spared him. King Saul then appeared to be sorrowful and make amends with David. It looked like King Saul would not seek David’s life after that, but here we are. King Saul goes into the wilderness of Ziph with 3000 men to seek out David. Once again, King Saul has in mind killing David. This reminds me how that Satan continues to attack God’s people when the opportunity arises. This also reminds me of the need for a continued dedication of us as believers to God’s Will. David will once again be presented with an opportunity of doing what is right in the sight of the Lord and or doing what is wrong in the sight of the Lord. As believers, we face those decisions every day. While most of the decisions we face are not on the same scale as David’s, that does not take away from the importance of doing what is right and in line with God’s Will. As Christians, we can expect spiritual attacks from Satan’s camp. With God’s help and a firm dedication, we can weather those spiritual attacks and come out on the other side with our testimony intact.)

08/09/2026

1Sa 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
1Sa 25:37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
1Sa 25:38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
(Abigail has just returned from her important mission to pay David for services rendered and appeal to him not to kill Nabal and all of the males in his household. If not for Abigail’s speed, generosity, and humility, David would have killed no only Nabel, but innocent people. Abigail prevented bloodshed at the hands of David. Nabal lived up to his name, he is full of folly and full of foolishness. His life had been in great danger. His wife and his servants all knew that David would retaliate his insults and thievery. He eats and gets drunk as if all were fine. Nabel is partying and doesn’t have a care in the world. Had Nabel invited David and his men to this feast to begin with, David may not have been enraged so. Had Nabel invited David and his men to this feast, Abigail would not have needed to do all of the things that she did. Instead, Nabel is carrying on and has no concern regarding just how much that he had insulted David and David’s men. Once the partying was over the morning came. In the morning, Abigail was able to tell Nabel everything. The Bible says that “his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.” He cannot say or do anything. He just lay and can do nothing. The general consensus is that he had a stroke. While we do not know for sure, we will go with that general thought. Ten days lapsed by. After those ten days, the Lord smote Nabel. The Lord ended the life of Nabel, possibly by a second stroke, possibly by some other natural means. The point is the Lord ended the life of Nabel. The Lord avenged David. Abigail’s wise action saved Nabal from slaughter at the hands of David. More importantly, Abigail’s actions saved David from himself and being guilty before God of such a terrible sin. No one could save Nabel from God’s judgment. Nabal was never out of God’s reach. Just like Nabel, many think that sin has no consequences. Today, many think that either there is no God or that God will not judge their sin. Understand that God is Holy and Righteous. God will judge in a manner that is his true to His nature. The only hope any of us have is repentance of our sins and trusting in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Forgiveness and mercy found through Jesus is the only means that any of us have of escaping God’s eternal judgement for sin.)

08/02/2026

1Sa 25:26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
1Sa 25:27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
1Sa 25:28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
(Abigail had went to David to intervene on behalf of her husband Nabel. What David was preparing to do would be something later that he would regret. This would be one of those things that would be a dark point in the legacy of David. So far, David had revengeful intentions. The Lord stopped what would have happened. Abigail is right. Abigail suggests that the Lord divinely stopping David from shedding blood. The Lord has kept David from avenging himself. Everything regarding Abigail’s involvement and actions suggest the Lord’s intervention. Even down to Abigail being in the same pathway as David suggests the Lord is involved in stopping David’s revenge. Abigail points out that David will “have a sure house”, so at some point he is destined to rule the kingdom. The Lord will place David on the throne and sustain him. Abigail also points to the fact that David fights the battles of the Lord. She speaks highly of David’s character and says that evil was not found in David. Most of the time, that statement is true. Had David proceeded with his plans for Nabel, they would have definitely been characterized as evil. Through Abigail, God is reminding David to look past his current circumstance and look to the promise of God.)

07/26/2026

1Sa 25:9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
1Sa 25:10 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
1Sa 25:11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
1Sa 25:12 So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
1Sa 25:13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
(David made a request because he performed a valuable service for Nabal. David and his men helped to protect the flocks of Nabel from wild beast and possible raids from the Philistines or other tribes. David and his men had performed a worthy, valuable service for Nabal and expected to be compensated. Nabel was not expected to pay an exuberant amount, just what he thought was fair. Nabel’s response was “who is the son of Jesse?” It can’t be that Nabal did not know who David was. David was famous throughout all Israel. Nabel knows who David is. Nabel is insulting David. He refuses to recognize David. It is sort of like us saying “Who does he think he is?”. Nabel continues his insult “there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.” He considers David and all of his men just a bunch of fugitives. Nabel in effect is saying that David is simply a rebellious servant to King Saul. Nabel is saying that he regards David as no more than a runaway servant. Nabel refuses the humble and cordial request that has been asked to him. Without the aid of David and his men, Nabel’s fortune would be considerably less, yet he responds the way that he does. David’s messengers relayed Nabel’s message to him. The issue is not merely the refusal to pay, but the gravity of the insult. David took the insult exactly the way that Nabel meant for him to. This is not a light thing to David. He intends to avenge this. David puts on his sword and orders 400 men to put on their sword. David is not going to ask for anything; he is totally going to take it all. David plans to kill Nabel and any who defend him in the process. There is no way this will even be a contest. David and 400 men are going to the defeat the house of Nabel in a way that will make a clear example. Nabel and all of his house will be wiped off the face of this earth. To say that David is upset would be an understatement. Rightfully so, David is beyond furious. David takes 2 thirds of his men to respond to this greedy and selfish rich man Nabel.

Unfortunately, we see the wrath of David ready to be unleashed. David is determined to utterly destroy Nabal, and all that belonged to him. Though we understand his plans, we cannot excuse them. This is not one of the high points of David’s life. God is kind even to the evil and unthankful. David is getting ready to respond in a way contrary to how that the Lord would have him to. Although it doesn’t seem to come natural at times, responding to insults with love and kindness is the best option. As a matter of fact, loving one’s enemies and doing good to them would be something that Jesus would later teach.)

07/19/2026

1Sa 24:12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
(David will not kill King Saul even though King Saul sought to kill David. When David had the chance to easily harm King Saul, he did not. If the same circumstance presents itself again, David is determined not to harm King Saul. David leaves any repayment of evil done to him by King Saul to the Lord. David will not take retribution and attempt to not harm King Saul. David would not attempt to judge King Saul, but he does trust the Lord to do it. David knows that if wrong is done to him by Saul, the Lord will judge appropriately. This is a principle that any follower of God can hold on to. If men wrong us, God will make things right. God will hand out judgment, if not now, it will be on that great judgment day. We can learn much from David’s example here. Trusting the Lord, we know that we can leave any necessary judgment or retribution to Him.)

07/12/2026

Mat 26:7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
(This alabaster box with ointment was indeed quite valuable. The Gospel of Mark mentions a value of more than 300 pence. I would imagine that in many cases, this was the most valuable thing that a Jewish woman owned. That being the case, using this ointment was not done carelessly. We are told in another Scripture that the woman was Mary. As Jesus is eating, Mary pours this ointment on His head. Mary demonstrates her love and affection for her Lord. This is not something that she was commanded to do. This is not something that everybody expects her to do. This is not something that fits in as being normal. Some are going to think that she is being too extravagant using this ointment in this way. This doesn’t appear to even be something that was planned. Mary may have been quite rich and could have easily afforded this gift. Whether or not that is the case is irrelevant. I think Mary looked at the alabaster box of ointment and then looked at Jesus. I think that Mary just reacted. Whatever that she had previously been saving the ointment for was secondary. It didn’t matter. What mattered most to her was Jesus is Her Lord. Some may have thought Mary’s actions were odd. Some may have thought Mary’s actions were wasteful. I think that Mary just loved Jesus. Of all of them there at the meal, Mary was the one who showed that nothing was too good for Jesus. With her actions, she showed us just how strong that our love and devotion needs to for Jesus our Lord. While the ointment may have been quite valuable, it in no way compares to her great love for Jesus Christ.)

07/05/2026

John 8:36 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
(Our freedom comes at a cost. The freedoms we enjoy today started in 1776. We became a nation because of the real men and true patriots that who originally made it possible. Our country has endured through the years because of brave men and women sacrifice to keep our country free. Dedicated heroes have been committed to this concept we call freedom. Salvation also came at a cost. Our eternal life in heaven came with a cost. It cost Jesus Christ His life. Our eternal freedom meant that much to Jesus Christ. 250 years ago, brave patriots fought the Revolutionary War and they won our freedom from England. Two thousand years ago, Jesus died on the Cross and won our redemption. Jesus gives salvation to any and all that will accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Jesus won the war over sin, death, hell, and the grave. We have much to be thankful for and celebrate.)

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