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 […]
Introduction – Read Luke 13:10-14 What we are seeing this morning? 1. It took place just a few months before our Lord Jesus Christ went to the cross! 2. As a matter of fact: -It is one of the last miracles Jesus did before ascending to the Father in Heaven. And what a miracle it […]
Introduction – Read Luke 7:1-10 -Jesus Christ had delivered His Sermon on the Mount: 1. He was returning to Capernaum, which had become His home! 2. He had moved from Nazareth, and lives now by the Sea of Galilee! 3. And the people: -Press in around Him now, to hear and see this Jesus! -And, […]
It is more than significant that followers of Christ in the Bible are called CHRISTIANS, but they are not called CROSSTIANS. In other words, they are identified by the PERSON OF CHRIST and not by the CROSS OF CHRIST. Or again, CHRISTIANS PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, but they DO NOT PRAY IN […]
The verbiage that flies at us today from so-called Christian television and radio programming is redefining the Bible and the Christian faith. There has never been a time in history when Christianity is being so corrupted and falsified, while the masses, churched, and unchurched, lap it up like thirsty panting dogs drink water on a […]
Introduction This picture was my concept of the church as a child. That is, until I met the Holy Spirit and the Apostle Paul. From this incredible Spirit-filled man of God I learned I learned the following truth that set my spirit on fire: “CHRISTIANITY IF CONFINED TO THE CHURCH IS NOT SO MUCH EMBRACED […]
Introduction From PHILIPPI, where THE JAILOR’S FAMILY had all turned to Jesus as their Lord and Savior, Paul and Silas in Acts 17 go to Thessalonica, a Greek city! In fact, it is the second largest city in modern Greece. The Apostle Paul preached in the synagogue there, as was their custom wherever possible! So […]
Jesus really died for us, for our sin. And Jesus really jumped back to life again, just like He predicted (Jesus refers to Himself as ‘the Son of Man’ in the following passage): “He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the […]
Introduction Turn to I Corinthians 15 The ending of a story is the most important thing. It is what the story is all about. The same is true of a musical, it is the finale that brings the conclusion. So let me ask a question this morning, “What is the CONCLUSION to the gospel? When […]