The time cometh and now is, when one, and only one, sin is recognized and defined from many pulpits: the failure to win souls. The blinding pride of church growth is the besetting sin of this generation. Perceived a hindrance, preaching outward holiness and separation ceases; closely followed by rejecting the new birth message. It’s […]
Month: January 2019
The Root Of The Matter
There is something amazing about Chinese bamboo and the way it grows. Once you plant it, you need to water it, nurture it, and fertilize it every day. But nothing happens the first year. You do the same thing the next year, and still nothing happens. That’s right, you see no results for 4 long […]
WHAT DOES DELIVERANCE LOOK LIKE?
EXODUS 14: 15-31 WHAT DOES DELIVERANCE LOOK LIKE? I. DELIVERANCE SOMETIMES MEANS GOING THE LONG WAY A. God chooses the long way; 1. Exodus 13: 17 – 18: When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, If […]
Jesus – Jehovah Saviour! “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God […]
The Control Freak Who Lost Control
Matthew 2:1-12 Jesus Christ—God manifest in the flesh—the Babe of Bethlehem’s manger. King Herod, the King of Judea, the Great Herod, had no clue as to Who this male infant really was. However, Herod felt threatened by this infant. Matthew says that when Herod heard about the Baby from the Wise Men, he was greatly […]
PRE… WHAT? Destination or Knowledge?
The Jews used their own limited understanding as they tried to reason among themselves how it was possible that Jesus could read—“having never learned” letters. This episode was, of course, stated in John 7:12-15, “And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; […]
The Dividing Line…
The incense of the Tabernacle was to be burned within the confines of the Tabernacle on the Golden Altar and only the priesthood could offer it. The Golden Altar which sat next to the veil in a position as close to the Ark of the Covenant as a priest could attain except on the Day […]
Nature Or Nurture?
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will […]
It’s in Your Head
One of the most stunning ideas that infects Christendom, sometimes more than others but especially right now, is the notion that Doctrine and ministry which brings personal benefits to needy people are separable and even unrelated. To see how crazy this idea really is it is necessary to examine what doctrine is. Perhaps this is […]