Introduction In preaching on Mark’s version of the Parable of the Sower, Tom Long claimed that Jesus preached in these confusing parables in order to make people deeper thinkers about what the gospel is all about. Jesus did not want to have people grab the gospel too quickly because such a quick grab almost always […]
When the Holy Spirit is truly moving in the hearts and minds of men, not only do they find their sins to be INTOLERABLE, but they also find the memory of them to be UNBEARABLE. Out of that necessary misery comes the true marvel of salvation in Jesus Christ. God’s promises never assure us what […]
As it is with any river, even so infinitely more with the River of God (Psalm 46:4), the flow was relentless. God’s Spirit was granting us little breathing time. In fact, He was taking our breath away. No sooner was one miracle manifested, but another one quickly began. It was a flow of supernatural blessing […]
By all accounts, Harold was a bright child. He grew up in America. He went to school and had a bright future ahead of him. Harold’s full life was cut short in a violent moment. While few people had ever heard of Harold before his death, many did afterwards. And in death, something shocking happened. […]
A minister passing through his churchIn the middle of the day,Decided to pause by the altarTo see who came to pray. Just then the back door opened,And a man came down the aisle,The minister frowned as he saw the manHadn’t shaved in a while.
Writes journalist Jodi Swan, “At a press conference on Thursday (August 14, 2013), Obama took a break from the golf course to make a statement on the situation in Iraq, as well as the chaos going on in Ferguson, Missouri. As usual, he sided with the black community, going so far as to say that […]
Introduction: -There are many professors these days TEACHING AT HEATHEN UNIVERSITY AND AT PAGAN STATE: 1. Who have written off the entire book of Jonah as ALLEGORY, SYMBOLISM, or as A FICTIONAL but FUN KIND OF STORY! 2. And they do that, because basically they have trouble with anything SUPERNATURAL! -And because the supernatural always […]
Introduction: 1. The Bible, and life itself, teach us about the INEVITABILITY OF STORMS IN LIFE: -Jesus Christ teaches us about two fellas who built HOUSES – LIVES. We can read about that in Matthew 7 and Luke 6. -And the identical same STORMS AND WINDS OF ADVERSITY beat upon BOTH OF THEIR HOUSES – […]
That which bears the name of God isn’t always God’s friend. Those who bear the name of Christ aren’t presumably pro-Christ these days. It seems astonishing that such statements would have to be made, but there they are in all of their shocking reality. Today there are many foxes in the hen house both ecclesiastically […]
The Bible alerts us to the enemy’s strategies in our lives in great detail, if we have Holy Spirit eyes to see them. Satan’s “SET UPS” are as crafty as his “BRING DOWNS” are powerful. If you will, Satan “SOFTENS US” before he “SNARES US.” What we are talking about here are the enemy’s strategies […]