Don’t Look for Perfection in a Spouse
Don’t Look for Perfection in a Spouse
Single Christians who want to be married should not be expecting perfection in a potential spouse and setting unreasonable standards.
Is the Resurrection More Important Than the Cross?
Is the Resurrection More Important Than the Cross?
Someone asked, "Instead of the Cross, should our focus rather be on the resurrection of Christ?"
Don’t Be a Young, Proud, Know-It-All
Don’t Be a Young, Proud, Know-It-All
Sadly, one of the vices that plagues young people is pride. It's often overlooked if a young person has a quiet and humble disposition.
Our Joys and Sorrows Are Temporal
Our Joys and Sorrows Are Temporal
Our lives can't be marked by our sorrows or our joys. They have to be marked by living for eternity despite our sorrows and our joys.
God Hates the Sin and the Sinner
God Hates the Sin and the Sinner
It's a very unpopular thought to consider that God hates sinners. But this is how a holy God feels about those who live in rebellion against Him.
Onward
Onward
The prayer of Paul in Ephesians 3 could be argued as being one of the most glorious prayers in the Bible... but we must go onward.
Filled With All the Fullness of God
Filled With All the Fullness of God
What does it mean to be filled with all the fullness of God? This isn’t a made up phrase by religious mystics who don’t know the Bible.
Make God’s Name Your Argument in Prayer
Make God’s Name Your Argument in Prayer
God has great concern for His Name and what this world says about Him. We should appeal to God's Name for the sake of answering our prayers. Are your prayers related to God's Name and reputation?
September 11th & God
September 11th & God
Angela Braxton was on the 80th floor of one of the Twin Towers when the first plane hit. In this brief video she shares of her terrifying escape...
In Our Spiritual Fluctuations Christ Loves Us Still
In Our Spiritual Fluctuations Christ Loves Us Still
Our love for Christ often weakens and distance comes between us and Christ. There are times we become sluggish in our walk with Him...
What is Your Beloved More Than Another Beloved
What is Your Beloved More Than Another Beloved
In spiritual terms, Christ has made us a beautiful garden to bear all sorts of pleasant fruit for Him. He’s making us a garden that He delights to walk in. Do you look at yourself like that, believer?
The Christian is Marked by Eternity
The Christian is Marked by Eternity
The Christian's life is one marked by eternity; they are a person who lives loosely connected to their earthly existence. The believer deals with this present world...
Spiritual Progress: Evangelism
Spiritual Progress: Evangelism
The spreading of the gospel is one of the most important responsibilities of the church. What are some common reasons why many churches and many Christians are slacking in their evangelism?
Spiritual Progress: Giving Our Money
Spiritual Progress: Giving Our Money
Jesus' parable of the unjust steward is a great rebuke to Christians. It's a sad reality that oftentimes the lost world is better at living...
Beware of False Gospels
Beware of False Gospels
In the days of the early church, false gospels were being brought in by false teachers. Our day is no different. Many are promoting that the Biblical gospel is incomplete...
The Church’s Responsibility to the Pastors
The Church’s Responsibility to the Pastors
Pastors have weighty responsibilities to the church; but the church and its members also have responsibilities to the pastors. What does God's Word...
Spiritual Progress: Prayer (Order & Argument)
Spiritual Progress: Prayer (Order & Argument)
When we pray, we ought to be able to make a case before God why He should answer our prayers. We should be able to argue and reason with God...
What Are the Pastors’ Roles in the Church?
What Are the Pastors’ Roles in the Church?
A biblical church is meant to be led by pastors. A church without pastors is a church without order.
Children: The Judgement Day (Part 4)
Children: The Judgement Day (Part 4)
Jesus Christ owns everything in creation. One day He's going to come back and history will be over and we will all give account to Him and be judged.
Children: Who is Jesus Christ? (Part 3)
Children: Who is Jesus Christ? (Part 3)
Who is Jesus Christ? He's the Savior of the world and the only way our sins can be forgiven. He's a Savior who won't turn away any who come to Him. He's also a terrifying Judge...
Children: Who is Man? (Part 2)
Children: Who is Man? (Part 2)
Who is man? Man is completely different than anything else God created. But man has a tremendous problem: he's dying. What can be the hope for dying man?
Children: Who is God? (Part 1)
Children: Who is God? (Part 1)
One of the most important questions we can ever ask is: Who is God? What is God like? Can we make a picture of Him?
A Fountain Has Been Opened, Come and Drink
A Fountain Has Been Opened, Come and Drink
Are you a sinner? Are you dirty? Have you done things unspeakably wicked? You can be forgiven and changed by Jesus Christ.
Practical Advice to Avoid Burnout As a Pastor
Practical Advice to Avoid Burnout As a Pastor
Men in the ministry need to be careful to not burnout. What are some things they can do to prevent and combat against burning out and being of no use in the ministry?
Listening to Preachers Who Associate With Heretics?
Listening to Preachers Who Associate With Heretics?
What should we think about well-known preachers, with sound doctrine, who begin to associate or partner with others who have bad theology?
Christian: Keep a Tight Grip on the Lord
Christian: Keep a Tight Grip on the Lord
The enemy of our souls wants us to become distant from the Lord; to loosen our grip when it comes to our intimate relationship with Christ and to not make that the prime priority.
Convinced I Am Doomed to Hell Because of Vow
Convinced I Am Doomed to Hell Because of Vow
If a person makes a vow and sells their soul to the devil, can they be saved? If a person verbalizes that they sell their soul in exchange for something they desire...
Is Your Spiritual Progress Evident to All?
Is Your Spiritual Progress Evident to All?
In the Christian life, we should be making progress that will be visible for others to see and notice. Are you making spiritual progress on your way to heaven?
Marriage Advice for Christians
Marriage Advice for Christians
What marriage advice can you give to those who are married? What are the strongest encouragements or strongest points of exhortation...
But As For Me
But As For Me
There are quite a few Scriptures that contain the phrase, "But as for me." These verses are exemplary attitudes and resolves for Christians to have that should distinguish them from others.
A Lily Among Brambles (Song of Solomon Part 3)
A Lily Among Brambles (Song of Solomon Part 3)
Although Christians may not feel it and may find it hard to believe, Christ really does view them as spotless and lovely in His sight.
Why Are There So Many Hypocrites in the Church?
Why Are There So Many Hypocrites in the Church?
A common fault that non-Christians find with Christianity is that there are too many hypocrites in the church. What can be said about this? Is this a valid charge?
Young Believers Need Courage to Stand Alone
Young Believers Need Courage to Stand Alone
What are your greatest fears for young believers in our generation? Young believers must be willing to stand alone for the truth and for Christ and not succumb to peer pressure.
How to Be An Encouragement to Your Pastor During Trials (Part 3)
How to Be An Encouragement to Your Pastor During Trials (Part 3)
Pastors will face incredible difficulties in leading the church. Clint Leiter shares some of the fiery trials he went through after Bob Jennings went to be with the Lord.
Lessons While Laboring With Bob Jennings During His Death (Part 2)
Lessons While Laboring With Bob Jennings During His Death (Part 2)
Clint Leiter shares how God called him into the ministry, as well as his privilege of having the time of co-pastoring with the late Bob Jennings and the lessons learned during that time.
Discerning Subtle Marks of a Cult and Leaving It (Part 1)
Discerning Subtle Marks of a Cult and Leaving It (Part 1)
Clint Leiter shares a testimony of God's faithfulness in bringing him out of a cult to then starting a church. He talks about some common characteristics of cults...
We Love Because He First Loved (Song of Solomon Part 2)
We Love Because He First Loved (Song of Solomon Part 2)
There was once a day when we saw absolutely nothing attractive in Jesus Christ. But now we see everything our soul could ever long for bound up in Him.
Christ’s Love: Better than Wine (Song of Solomon Part 1)
Christ’s Love: Better than Wine (Song of Solomon Part 1)
One of the most prominent books to go to for greater light on the love of Christ in the Bible is the Song of Solomon. But is Song of Solomon an allegory or literal? How should we interpret it?
Am I Sinning by Not Ministering at an Abortion Clinic?
Am I Sinning by Not Ministering at an Abortion Clinic?
What should we think of Christians who are accusing other Christians and other churches of being in sin for not going to an abortion clinic to protest against the murders being committed?
Is Christ Real to You?
Is Christ Real to You?
Is Christ a reality in your life, or is He just a theory? Don't be content to just go to Christian activities and have intellectual knowledge of Christ. Don't settle for a Christianity that doesn't have a living Christ.