Transformation Through Tribulation (Part 3)
Transformation Through Tribulation (Part 3)
We are saved by faith and much is said by Christians about faith. But the true, infallible test of the reality of faith is how it responds when it is tested.
Trials and Blessings in the Ministry
Trials and Blessings in the Ministry
There is no other path in the ministry except one that has trials and suffering along its way. At the same time, pastors also experience many blessings.
True Biblical Unity
True Biblical Unity
I want to speak, in my one session, on the blessedness of Christians dwelling together in unity. True biblical unity of believers....
True Christianity is Seeing God Work, Not Man
True Christianity is Seeing God Work, Not Man
Our lives as Christians should be full of activity, but we need the sober reminder that we desperately need God to be the One empowering our activity.
Trust God Even When You Have No Feelings
Trust God Even When You Have No Feelings
Do you trust the Lord even when you have no feelings? We need to remember that God often withdraws His sensible presence from us to test and purify our faith.
Truthfully Dealing With Sin (Part 1)
Truthfully Dealing With Sin (Part 1)
We need to truthfully deal with our sin and consider what the Bible says about sin.
Two Types of Christians? Converts and Disciples?
Two Types of Christians? Converts and Disciples?
Can a person be a Christian without being a disciple of Jesus Christ? If we teach that “disciple” and “Christian” are synonymous terms, then are we teaching a works salvation? Can a case be made in the Bible for a dis...
Ugly Pride: Wanting to Be Recognized by People
Ugly Pride: Wanting to Be Recognized by People
The non-Christian world is full of pride, but pride can sadly creep into the church as well. We can inwardly desire the glory...
Understanding Divine Mercy Amid Wrath
Understanding Divine Mercy Amid Wrath
"Understanding Divine Mercy Amid Wrath" focuses on Christ's sacrifice as the bridge between God's justice and mercy.
Undiscerned Spiritual Pride
Undiscerned Spiritual Pride
The first and worst cause of errors that abound in our day and age is spiritual pride. In this article Jonathan Edwards exposes this sin.
United In Intolerance: Inflexible About Who Christ Is
United In Intolerance: Inflexible About Who Christ Is
The fact is there's an intolerance in Christianity and it offends people. In fact, let me tell you something. If you have not seen the intolerance...
Unraveling the Depths of Christ’s Sacrifice
Unraveling the Depths of Christ’s Sacrifice
Geoff Thomas | 2024 Fellowship Conference | Session #4
Us and Them? Black and White? Or One in Christ?
Us and Them? Black and White? Or One in Christ?
When we speak as Christians about "us and them", isn't the very nature of those pronouns divisive talk? The Bible doesn't teach us, "black and white"...
Use Everything to Strengthen the New Man
Use Everything to Strengthen the New Man
God made us new from the inside, but we need to actively put on the new man. One of the practical ways we can put on the new man is to do everything we can to strengthen him.
Useful to the Lord in Winning Souls
Useful to the Lord in Winning Souls
Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." That is something we can pray everyday. 'Lord, help me to follow You...
Using Negative Commands is Not Legalism
Using Negative Commands is Not Legalism
Legalism is something we must certainly be on guard against. But we must also be sure that we know just what legalism actually is... or more specifically...
Uzziah’s Pride: Famous King to Excluded Leper
Uzziah’s Pride: Famous King to Excluded Leper
In King Uzziah we see the sad biography of how fame and pride destroyed him. He was unfaithful to the Lord and was rebuked by 80 men of valor for his actions...
Voice of Christ
Voice of Christ
Some of the most well-known verses in the sermon on the mount are from Matthew 7:13-14. In this sermon, Tim considers the voice of Christ and his sayings from Matthew 7.
Vows, Oaths, Swearing
Vows, Oaths, Swearing
Jesus Christ forbids us from swearing and taking oaths in the well-known Sermon on the Mount.
Wait For My Boyfriend to Get Saved Again?
Wait For My Boyfriend to Get Saved Again?
This Ask Pastor Tim deals with the question, "If I broke up with my boyfriend because he stopped being a Christian, is it OK to wait for him...
Warning: Don’t Let Conferences Cause You to Despise Your Church
Warning: Don’t Let Conferences Cause You to Despise Your Church
God has sovereignly placed you in your local church and given you the pastors you have. He has given you the people in your fellowship and they have imperfections...
Was I Deceived by a False Profession?
Was I Deceived by a False Profession?
What does God's Word have to say about people who start off very well in their Christian profession, but then they begin to decay and become entangled with sin?
Was Jesus Seen in the Old Testament?
Was Jesus Seen in the Old Testament?
Is it a stretch to say that every time God was visibly seen or manifested in the Old Testament that it was Jesus Christ specifically?
Washing One Another’s Feet?
Washing One Another’s Feet?
There are churches and denominations who appeal to Jesus' command in John 13 to say that we must participate in foot-washing.
We Don’t Need a Slow God
We Don’t Need a Slow God
One of the effects of believing that the creation account in the Bible took a long time is that it makes God look like a God who acts slowly. But every Christian knows that we don't need a God who acts slow; we need a mighty God who can act immediately on our behalf.
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.
We Need Intercessors in the Church!
We Need Intercessors in the Church!
Intercessors don't come from marginally spiritual people. They come from people who walk close with the Lord, and who also love other Christians.
We Need to Go to the Mountaintop and Then Come Down
We Need to Go to the Mountaintop and Then Come Down
Our Christian life must consist of both going up to the mountaintop to behold the glory of Jesus Christ, and we also need to come...
We Need To Lay Aside Our Besetting Sins
We Need To Lay Aside Our Besetting Sins
The Bible mentions besetting sins, but we need to remember that when it mentions them, it tells us to lay them aside.
What Are Appropriate Acts of Worship?
What Are Appropriate Acts of Worship?
What are proper bodily postures we should have when we are worshiping God? What expressions should we give in our worship? We need to be sure that our bodily postures...
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.
What Are You Eating? Jesus or Sin?
What Are You Eating? Jesus or Sin?
My friend, we are all eating something in this life. What are you eating? The forbidden food that doesn’t satisfy? Or The Christ?
What Can We Learn From the Syrophoenician Woman?
What Can We Learn From the Syrophoenician Woman?
One of the unique examples we have of faith in the Bible is the Syrophoenician woman. Given everything in the Bible was recorded with a direct application for us.
What Do We Do About Heretical Movements?
What Do We Do About Heretical Movements?
How should we respond to movements that teach false doctrine? Should we stay up to date with the latest resources that explain and expose the movement?
What Does It Mean to Be a Saint?
What Does It Mean to Be a Saint?
What does it mean to be a saint? The Catholics want to pronounce Mother Teresa to be a saint, but is that the reality of what the term saint means? No, rather every true Christian...
What Does It Mean to Believe?
What Does It Mean to Believe?
What does it mean to believe? It does not mean a mental assent only, but it means to trust. What does it mean to trust? It means...
What Does It Mean to Seek Christ?
What Does It Mean to Seek Christ?
You seek Christ by calling upon Him and pleading with Him. When someone is seeking Christ, one question to ask is what...
What Does It Mean to Walk by Faith?
What Does It Mean to Walk by Faith?
What does it mean to walk by faith? We want to know what the Bible says about it. But we also want to see if the Bible describes what the opposite of what walking by faith is.
What Does It Really Mean to Be Blessed?
What Does It Really Mean to Be Blessed?
Sadly, the word "blessed" is tossed around very flippantly in the world and professing Christianity. Often the word "blessed"...
What Does Progressive Sanctification Look Like?
What Does Progressive Sanctification Look Like?
What does progressive sanctification look like in a believer's life? Growth is something that you cannot see a dramatic...