For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ (Jude 4 ESV) One of Satan’s most devastating attacks against the Church in these last is summarized in the first Read More
The Flourishing Christian Life
Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof (Romans 13:14 KJV) Paul exhorts the Roman Christians to put on the Lord Jesus Christ. He uses the metaphor of putting on your clothes and exhorts the believers to put on the Lord as they Read More
Three ways God will visit you
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people (Luke 7:16 KJV) We began a mini-series yesterday on divine visitations. Let me conclude that series with some of the ways God visits us. I will mention Read More
Fan into flame the gift of God
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands (2 Timothy 1:6 ESV) Paul told Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God, which was given to him through the laying on of his hands. The phrase “fan Read More
What does it mean to conform to the world?
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2 KJV) The Lord gives us a straight and direct commandment to “be not conformed to this world”. What does this mean? Read More
Jesus dared to call God His Father
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God (John 5:18 KJV) Jesus called God His Father. The Jews could not handle the situation and sought to kill Him. It implies they understood the Read More
God has made me to laugh
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me (Genesis 21:6, KJV) When Sarah gave birth to Isaac at the age of 91 after being barren her entire life and now about 45 to 50 years into menopause, she said “God hath made me to laugh, Read More
Yield your members as instruments of righteousness
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God (Romans 6:13, KJV) Let me quickly review a critical element of our daily walk with the Lord after receiving Him as Lord Read More