U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
The Chaplain's Corner

March 10, 2010

When the day comes, and it will, it will feel like your world is falling in around you, there is hope. Our Lord God , creator of all things is there to help, just for the asking. It was true in Moses' time, in Joshua's time, Paul's time, and it's true in your time.

Hebrews 13:5-6
    5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
    6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

My prayer is, We will listen to God's answer when we pray for guidance and follow him.            Bobby Moore

March 3, 2010

Are you a constant worrier? If we get our priorities straight there is no need of worry.

Matthew 6:33-34
    33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all things shall be added unto you.
    34 Take therefore no thought for tomorrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

My prayer is, we line out our priorities correctly.            Bobby Moore

February 24, 2010

Have you ever wandered why God isn't answering my prayer. There could be a real reason, you forgot your intercessor.

John 16:23-24
    23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
    24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

My prayer is, we never forget to ask in Jesus' name; But we remember also our time table of days may not be the same as God's time, but if what we ask, we need in his eyes, He will answer.            Bobby Moore

February 17, 2010

Do you think you have slide back to far from the time you excepted Jesus Christ as your savour? I'm going to show you that this is bad thinking. Your still His, you still belong to Him. But there is something you have to do to regain your blessings.

John 10:28
    28 And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Philippians 1:6
    6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:37-39
    37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
    38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
    39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Proverbs 28:13
    13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
1 John 1:9
    9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

My prayer is; we will turn from our sinful ways and confess our sins that we may be restored.            Bobby Moore

February 3, 2010

As we look farther into the sure signs of Jesus' return, the bible speaks of earthquakes and other catastrophes. Not only are the quakes stronger and more frequently, they come in various places. With the quakes and destruction also come diseases. Mountains will be moved and people will flee to the mountains. We see this happening here in California, quakes, mud slides, and people moving to Arizona

Zechariah 14:4-5
    4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and towards the west, and there shall be a great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
    5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountain; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

We also see large wild fires, the nation blanketed with storms of rain, ice and snow.

Isaiah 29:6
    6 Thou shall be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.

Along with this comes pestilences. There has been fire ants, mad cow disease, crop diseases, rust in corn and in soybeans.

2 Samuel 24:15
    15 So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.

The Lord does not change, sense He does not change there is still hope.

Malachi 3:6-7
    6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
    7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said Wherein shall we return?

My prayer is, we as a nation we will return to a closer walk with our Lord.            Bobby Moore

January 27, 2010

Let us look at some more happenings before Jesus' return. Drought and Famine, maybe not everywhere, yet. But it will come.Some may wander why all these things will happen. Because of our disobedience to God. He controls the weather, and this is one way he has of correcting us. He is our Father, and Fathers correct their children, that is if they love them,and He loves us. As He makes these corrections, some will come to know and understand Him better.

1 Kings 8:35-36
    35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
    36 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sins of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
Hebrews 10:30-31
    30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge His people.
    31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Matthew 24:7-13
    7 For nation shall raise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
    8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
    9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
    10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
    11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
    12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
    13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

My prayer is; All will endure to the end.            Bobby Moore

January 20, 2010

For years I've encouraged you to be ready, the Lord is on his way back. Every day we are closer to that time. For years there have been wars, even WW I was supposed to be the last war. The bible tells of things to come. We could very well be at the time the bible speaks of. We have wars between nations, we have gangs and tribes warring, we have families at war with themselves. Times certainly is looking as though it is close.

Matthew 24:6-8; 22; 12
    6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
    7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, earthquakes, in divers places.
    8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
    1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
    2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
    3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
    4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
    5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

My prayer is; We will be prepared and turn away from such things.            Bobby Moore

January 13, 2010

Ever have someone ask, how can you believe what is written in the bible? There are several scriptures, written by different writers, shows this is the true word of God, given to the writers by the Holy Spirit.

2 Peter 1:20-21 Peter writing to the persecuted Christians
    20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
    21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
John 16:13 Jesus talking to his disciples.
    13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
2 Timothy 3:16 Paul writing Timothy
    16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

My prayer is we understand the Holy Bible, is the inspired word of God.            Bobby Moore

January 5, 2010

Over the Christmas holidays a lot of folks have had life changing experiences, made new year's resolutions. This is all good, but just because you now have the Lord in your heart and life, doesn't mean the devil has gone to sleep. It just means he has to work harder. The harder the devil works, the more important it is, you do your part in keeping him out of your life. Jesus warns us of this and gives us a way to cope with the temptations.

Luke 21:34-36
    34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
    35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
    36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

My prayer is, as we pray we don't forget to listen and follow up on what God tells us to do.            Bobby Moore

December 30, 2009

The longer I live and the more I hear people talk, I find, there are a lot of smart people in this world; But they are not smart in what really matters. One of the best examples of this is where a certain lawyer, smart enough to quote the old testament, still needed to know how to inherit eternal life, and to top that off, he didn't understand who is his neighbor.
Luke 10:25-37
    25 And , behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
    26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
    27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
    28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
    29 But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
    30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
    31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
    32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
    33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him.
    34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and sat him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
    35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
    36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
    37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

My prayer is, we follow Jesus' command, Go, and do thou likewise.            Bobby Moore

December 23, 2009

Have you ever thought much about the birth of Jesus Christ and the prophecies of old. Six hundred to seven hundred years before Jesus' birth it was prophesied by Isaiah of just such a birth, not only his birth but his life and death and after death. This verse says so much.
Isaiah 9:6
    6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

The following scriptures point out the truths of this prophecy.

Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Judges 13:18 And the angle of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us.

My prayer is; Even though we hear all kinds of rumors, this is not Jesus' real birth date, I ask this question; Does it really matter, the date?, But that we understand that it happened.            Bobby Moore

December 16, 2009

As we are fast approaching Christmas Holidays, we should never forget, as we hussle here and there buying gifts, the most precious gift ever given was, God's gift of his Son, Jesus Christ, to save our souls from everlasting damnation.

John 3:14 - 18
    14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up.
    15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
    16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
    17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
    18 He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 5:24
    24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hereth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
John 6:40; 47
    40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
    47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
My prayer is we never forget the most important gift ever given, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.            Bobby Moore

December 2, 2009

I know this is to be a joyous time of year; But I'm not joyous when I look at our nation. I ask each of you to pray for our nation, to repent and return to God, our creator and sustainer of the world, that we can continue to serve and praise Him, following His commands. If you would please read these scriptures and compare these to our times, not only our nation but our own lives.

Proverbs 22:7
    The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Leviticus 26:14-16
    14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
    15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
    16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart:and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Luke 21:36
    Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

My prayer is we lift up our nation in prayer, believing, we will overcome our troubles and return to God.            Bobby Moore