Into All The World | Travis & Teri Snode

Recently, I was emailed by a young man asking me to give him some advice on how to find the will of God for his life.  Below are a few thoughts that I wrote down and emailed to him: Read the revealed will of God in the Word of God every day and seek to [...]

Ezra 7:10 “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.” Ezra 7:25 “And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are [...]

1 Kings 12:7 “And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.” Young Rehoboam was faced with a crucial decisions.  The people were tired of Solomon’s [...]

This article was written by my pastor, Austin Gardner, several years ago.  As a church-planting missionary, this article has some very important truths for me and other missionaries to consider.   God greatly used my pastor when He went to Peru as a missionary, and I think that following this method had a lot to [...]

1 Samuel 18:5 “And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.” One poor leadership trend is the tendency toward sloppiness and carelessness.  Those [...]

Gideon was an ordinary guy chosen by God to do an extraordinary job.  God was ready to deliver them from the crushing hand of the Midianites, and Gideon was the chosen leader. The only problem was Gideon’s insecurity and fear.  He was full of doubt and fear (much like we are). God commanded him to [...]

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” Deuteronomy 6:20-23 “And [...]

Numbers 16:1-3 “Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, [...]

  1 Peter 1:3 “Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.” Peter is exhorting the elders/pastors in the church.  He challenges them to do several things: Feed the flock of God with God’s Word. Take the oversight of the flock not by constraint (force) but willingly, not for filthy [...]

Romans 2:21 “Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? Thou that makest thy boast of the la, through breaking the law [...]