Shiloh Cowboy Church

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Stand Strong

1 Corinthians 10: 12, “Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall."

Let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
The Israelites, the chosen people of God, experienced God’s greatness — the glory cloud, the Red Sea parting. But how many miracles have we seen? How many displays of God's greatness and glory have we been witness to?

They were tired. They had been out there sleeping in tents for over two years at the time of this writing. They were essentially camping in the desert. Some people’s idea of camping today is to rent a motel or a big RV. These people had been camping out for a long time. But they could have been going straight to the promised land if they had just been faithful. God had them languish in the desert for the next 38 years because they wouldn’t stop complaining. They had seen too many miracles and wonders to count but they still lacked that kind of faith that could sustain them. (Oh, this is too hard. Let us go back to Egypt. We’ll be living in slavery but at least we’ll have a firm roof over our heads.)

Sometimes you have to go through the hard stuff to get to the good stuff. But the race has to be run faithfully. We have heard about the parable of the soils. All the weeks that we spent in preparing the garden and planting, and watering and weeding and gathering were all worth it when we sat down to that plate of butterbeans and fresh tomatoes and squash.

As you think about the life that you will live, think back to the children of Israel, God’s chosen people. What did a lack of faith cost them?

Be strong in your faith.

(Brother Ron) Please share!

08/25/2026

Treat Fellow Believers with Love and Respect

Romans 14:1 “As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but do not quarrel over opinions.”

One problem in the Roman church was that some believers ate the meat that had been offered as pagan sacrifices. When there was meat left over from the sacrifice to the pagan deity, the excess would be sold in the market. The Gentile believers had strong enough faith that they believed that they could eat this meat, and it would not affect their relationship with the Lord. The Jewish believers felt that eating this meat was an act of idolatry.

Paul told those strong believers that they were to treat the weak believers with love. Weak believers are just immature Christians. Showing them love and respect and not initiating arguments with them, allows them to grow in their spiritual maturity.

And also, those immature Christians should not be judgmental of the strong Christians. In verse 3 and 4 Paul addresses these immature Christians. Romans 14: 3-4 “Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.”

Treat each other with dignity and respect with love in our hearts.

(Brother Ron) Please share!

08/24/2026

Use Your Spiritual Gifts

Romans 12:6 “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them...”

There are seven spiritual gifts mentioned in Romans 12. They are prophecy, service, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership and mercy.

A prophet was God’s messenger. The prophet received direct revelation from God and was able to speak with authority when delivering the prophecy.

Those in service work to assist believers. There are church offices or committees put there specifically to help believers when they need assistance. They may be financial counselors; they may work in the nursery; they may do church maintenance. There are any number of tasks around the church that require someone with a servant spirit.

Those who are blessed with the spiritual gift of teaching, help members to understand the bible better. They become Sunday School teachers or they lead bible study groups. They help people to learn how to do various tasks within the church. There is a process to setting up everything for Communion. Someone needs to teach people how to do that. Preparing the Baptistry before a baptism is a process. People need to be trained to do those tasks associated with that job.

Those who are gifted in exhortation help to encourage people to live as they should. They encourage people to answer the call that God has made on their lives.

Those who are gifted in giving should give liberally. They should give with the right spirit and heart. They must be willing to help others financially when needed.

The one gifted with leadership should make sure that they are good leaders. The must be diligent in answering the call and be effective in their position.

The person gifted with mercy shows sympathy, empathy and kindness to others that are suffering.
Using the spiritual gifts that God has shared with you is all part of offering ourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. You cannot remain in God’s perfect will if you have been granted a spiritual gift from God and you are not willing to use the gift in his service. And being in God’s perfect will should always be our desire.

(Brother Ron) Please share!