As the years go by and I am approaching 31 years serving as a pastor and evangelist, I must confess, not much shocks me anymore. We live in a fallen world. People sin. Don’t ever succumb to the temptation to point fingers and say, “How awful! Well, I would never do what that guy did!” Listen, anyone
The enemy of your soul seeks to discourage, depress, ridicule, humilate, tear you down and make you feel as if your entire being has been yanked through a keyhole. He wants to destroy both you and your witness for Christ. The wicked one may even manipulate and use certain human vessels against you.S
We have no power in and of ourselves to beat the evil one at his game of temptation apart from the Word of God. This is the ammunition the Lord has given us to defend ourselves. Within the Holy Scriptures are the power and promises of God. However, we each need to find the particular passages and ve
The precious blood of Jesus Christ is continuously cleansing us from all stain of sin. As a classic old hymn of the Church proclaims, “There is wonder working power in the blood of the Lamb!”Although we believers have been redeemed, reconciled, justified, and sanctified through Christ’s blood, we st
Since the message of repentance is prominent throughout the entirety of the Scriptures, it’s important to accurately understand the biblical meaning of this term.In the New Testament, repentance includes recognition of sin, godly sorrow for that sin, and a commitment to change direction. Regret, gri
When someone loudly challenges your love for Jesus Christ with their self-proclaimed atheism, rationality, and reason… Whenever an unbeliever steps up and expresses any hostility at all, I will normally stop and ask them, “Let me ask just one question, IF Christianity were true, would you become a C
The night before His crucifixion Jesus gave His disciples an amazing promise: “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful” (John 14:27).The Lord was not saying that all their conditions would be se
It’s painfully obvious that the arm of the flesh will fail you. My faith is not in any one person, preacher, politician, or party. None of them are my savior. They will disappoint you. They’re all sinners just like me. My utmost trust and confidence is in the One who bore my sin, the punishment, and
The Lord often speaks about money in the Scriptures.The fact is that there are more verses about this subject than there are about prayer or heaven and hell. Over half of Jesus’ recorded parables dealt with financial situations. We’ll never go wrong by heeding Bible’s instructions because it’s our b
We read in church history and the Bible itself of numerous powerful revivals. Most of us pray for a great Last Days, Heaven-Sent, Holy Ghost Revival in our day, which is right and good. However, people today must understand that the Revivals throughout history were very controversial while they were