Whole Truth Helps – Pastoral Resources

You Only Go Around Once

ne-plus-ultra We are living in a generation of the defiance of God with unparalleled boldness and confidence. The United States Supreme Court Justices, supreme only in their own estimate, have recently shaken their fists in God’s face, as they espoused and legalized perverted same-sex marriage across the United States. Inconceivable in the one nation under God! It all makes Sodom and Gomorrah look benign in comparison. They are hell-bent on advancing Satan’s kingdom as the bold blasphemers they are. Once again – IN YOUR FACE GOD! Read More

Saved From – Saved For

anohter-gospel The Holy Spirit warns again and again about FALSE GOSPELS, if you will, OTHER GOSPELS than the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. He does so in Galatians 1:6-9 KJV where we read,
“I marvel that ye are so removed from Him that called you into the grace of God unto ANOTHER GOSPEL:
“Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the GOSPEL OF CHRIST.”
“But though we, or an angel from Heaven, preach ANOTHER GOSPEL unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed (damned).
“As we said before, so say I now again, ‘If any man preach ANY OTHER GOSPEL than that ye received from us, let him be accursed.’” Read More

Justice Is Driven Back

We read in Isaiah 59:14-15 that which is a description of not only the world today, but of the United States of America. Isaiah writes in words that truly read like modern headlines today. Is this Pat Robertson’s commentary on modern events, or is this the Prophet Isaiah of the Old Testament speaking to Israel? You cannot get any more up-to-date than what now follows:

“And justice is turned back, and righteousness stands

far away; for truth has stumbled in the street, and

uprightness cannot enter.”

“Yes, truth is lacking, and he who turns aside from

evil makes himself a prey.” Read More

No More Sin Confession, Just OOPS!

Recently in the wide world of sports, the University of Arkansas’s head football coach Bobbi Petrino was fired for having an adulterous affair and lying about it to university authorities. When it was being reported on by Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic on ESPN’s Mike And Mike In The Morning, Mike Golic said in essence,

“Bobbi Petrino made a mistake, and everyone

makes mistakes.”

When Magic Johnson announced that he was retiring from the NBA because he had contracted the Aids Virus, he too said that he had made a mistake. Read More

Oh My God – The Inner Witness

INTRODUCTION

Have you noticed in these last days of WORLD HISTORY, when people either THRILL TO or AGONIZE OVER what is happening TO THEM or AROUND THEM or IN THEM, they will exclaim with a loud emphatic:

“OH MY GOD!”

Have you heard it? If you haven’t, get an appointment with an ear-nose-throat doctor. How could you not hear it? It is incessant! It is pervasive. People would be hard pressed any more to communicate at all without their “OH MY GOD.”

“OH MY GOD” even tops “WHATEVER,” which I believe is one of the LEAD EVIL SPIRITS LET LOOSE ON HUMANITY IN THE END DAYS! (SITUATION ETHICS – MORAL RELATIVISM – NO ABSOLUTES – WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON – IF IT FEELS GOOD DO IT – WHATEVER)

And “OH MY GOD” now covers every situation imaginable!: Read More

Be Not Deceived – God Is Not Mocked

I believe you will find the disarming facts in this teaching both historically most revealing and even shocking.

History, now get this, doesn’t unfold casually or chancefully without Divine blessing, Divine intervention, and Divine judgment, as the Deist believes.

There are many good church-going people who are in fact practicing Deists. Many Deists are behind pulpits as well as behind the lecterns of college and seminary classrooms. They don’t recognize God acting in history even if they tripped over Him. At best for them, God will only come back one day to clean up the mess man has made. Until then we are on our own as the clock winds down. Lots of luck to one and all! Read More

Why Are Christians So Fiercely Hated?

We read in Revelation 6:9-10,

“And when He broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar
the souls of those who had been slain
because of the Word of God,
and because of the testimony which they had maintained;”
“and they cried out with a loud voice, saying,
‘How long, O Lord, holy and true,
wilt Thou refrain from judging and avenging our blood
on those who dwell on the earth?” Read More

Hope – Faith At Its Best

Main Scripture – Hebrews 11:1
Introduction:

-First of all by way of introduction, a certain Dr. Hendrikson has authored a book entitled “DISCIPLES ARE MADE, NOT BORN.”
-Remember:
1. Discipleship is a MAKING PROCESS, not an INSTANTANEOUS BIRTH!
2. Jesus Christ spent 31 years MAKING DISCIPLES OUT OF 12 MEN!
3. Jesus Christ ATE, SLEPT, WALKED, TALKED, SHARED, and LIVED WITH THESE MEN!
4. Discipleship is a MOLDING, MELTING, MAKING, PROCESS! Read More

Victorious In Death

Scripture: II Timothy 1:10 plus others!

Introduction: When I see the gruesome picture of the Japanese Christian being beheaded by Isis, I think of a poem by Jason McBride:

“The morning air thickens with lilac and I am like this fly who strains against its net prison. The web, strung taut between waxy leaves, catches sunlight in dew drop prism pockets—a beautiful death.

With a thousand eyes he marvels at the finely wrought tapestry — even while he trembles at his certain end — to be devoured this early hour of his life-span: a day. Read More

The Empty Egg

Jeremy was born with a twisted body and a slow mind. At the age of 12 he was still in second grade, seemingly unable to learn. His teacher, Doris Miller, often became exasperated with him. He would squirm in his seat, drool, and make grunting noises. At other times, he spoke clearly and distinctly, as if a spot of light had penetrated the darkness of his brain. Most of the time, however, Jeremy just irritated his teacher. Read More

Speak O Lord

The Canadian Tenors: Always There

Casting Crowns: Who Am I?

Something in the Water

You Raise Me Up