Knowing The God of The Doctrine
Knowing The God of The Doctrine
God didn't just save us to spare us from hell and bring us to heaven; He saved us so that we can know Him.
“I Love the Church” No, You Idolize Your Ministry
“I Love the Church” No, You Idolize Your Ministry
Any Christian can say that they love the church, but we need to remember that there's a difference between loving your church and loving your ministry in the church.
Pastors, Missionaries, and the Church
Pastors, Missionaries, and the Church
What other higher calling can there be than to oversee Christ's Church and be a steward to care for His Bride until He returns? And who more suitable to take on this task than men who are called of God and qualified according to His Word?
God Is Creating Weakness In Your Life
God Is Creating Weakness In Your Life
Your problem is never that you are too weak. As a matter of fact, what God does in our lives, from the moment we are born again and until we die, is He is constantly working to create weakness in us. The problem is no...
Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Part 2)
Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Part 2)
And we as Christians need to be on guard against this and combat it. In summary, we need to be peacemakers. Christians are peacemakers, not troublemakers.
Don’t Blame God Because You Don’t Believe
Don’t Blame God Because You Don’t Believe
Don't blame God because you don't believe. You're not having faith is not God's fault. Come to Christ and be saved!
Spiritual Help For Students in Manchester, England
Spiritual Help For Students in Manchester, England
Do you attend a university in the Manchester area? Are you burdened for your soul and for matters pertaining to eternity? Are you interested in Christianity and the Gospel?
You Don’t Have To Look and Lust!
You Don’t Have To Look and Lust!
That's what God's grace does, it makes a difference in people's lives. "I don't have to look!" Brother and sister, you don't have to click it! Guess what? You don't have to do it!
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
If you were asked to describe what characterizes a Christian, would "peacemaker" be an item on the top of your list?
Pornography: Slaying The Dragon
Pornography: Slaying The Dragon
Pornography is nothing short of damnable filth that dishonors God. You need to slay this dragon or it's going to slay you.
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
The religious leaders of Jesus' day were very clean on the outside but very dirty on the inside. Jesus calls His true disciples to have not just external righteousness...
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 is Grace?
What is Grace?
If you were asked to define grace, the idea of "gift" may come to your mind, but would the idea of "power" also come to your mind?
Blessed Are The Merciful
Blessed Are The Merciful
The Lord Jesus Christ taught that heaven will be inherited by people who are merciful. At the same time, we need to understand that Jesus' teaching...
Women Are the Weaker Vessel
Women Are the Weaker Vessel
A sensitive and controversial topic in the Bible is biblical womanhood. What does Peter mean by saying that the women are the weaker vessel?
Do You Mourn Over Sin, or the Consequences of Sin?
Do You Mourn Over Sin, or the Consequences of Sin?
Repentance includes a sorrow over sin, but it is actually possible to sorrow over sin without hungering after righteousness.
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger
When a person becomes a true Christian, they have been changed at the deepest level; in particular, they've been changed down to the level of their appetites and desires.
Abortion Is Not An Unforgivable Sin
Abortion Is Not An Unforgivable Sin
Sister, know this: abortion is not an unforgivable sin. It is not unforgivable. Honest. Jesus Christ paid the penalty on that cross...
Blessed Are the Meek
Blessed Are the Meek
An essential characteristic of someone who wants to follow Jesus Christ and call themselves a Christian is meekness. When we think of meekness...
The Sin of Forgiving Yourself
The Sin of Forgiving Yourself
Now, let’s look at forgiving ourselves. What does Scripture say about that?... Nothing. Nowhere. Scripture never gives counsel on forgiving yourself...
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
The Christian life is full of paradoxes; one, in particular, is that our lives are full of joy but also full of mourning.
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Before we can properly understand the Sermon on the Mount we need to understand the first beatitude: poor in spirit.
Looking For Loopholes to Avoid Unwanted Duties?
Looking For Loopholes to Avoid Unwanted Duties?
When it comes to obeying God, are you seeking to obey Him as close as you can from a heart of love, or are you constantly looking for loopholes...
The Question A Christian Should Never Ask
The Question A Christian Should Never Ask
Jesus Christ came to inaugurate a Kingdom that consists of people who have been inwardly changed and made righteous.
Believers Who Go to Heaven – What Do They Look Like?
Believers Who Go to Heaven – What Do They Look Like?
Believers who go to heaven? How can you know you are a believer who goes to heaven?
Is Your Hope on the Joy of Heaven?
Is Your Hope on the Joy of Heaven?
What one of your hopes do you want to come to pass more than all the rest? Is your ultimate hope fixed on the joy of seeing Christ in heaven?
Reflections On The Death Of A Child
Reflections On The Death Of A Child
That was the day our 19-year-old son, Jonathan, died. What do you do when your child dies? How do you respond?
Faith Is Not Like Sitting In a Chair!
Faith Is Not Like Sitting In a Chair!
Have you ever heard the illustration that says faith in Christ is like sitting in a chair? That's not faith; that is just doing statistical analysis and realizing...
Don’t Trust in Testimonies, Feelings, or Experiences
Don’t Trust in Testimonies, Feelings, or Experiences
A common device of the devil is to get Christians to doubt the genuineness of their conversion based on their testimony, feelings, or experiences.
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.
2021 Fellowship Conference
2021 Fellowship Conference
We are planning to, Lord willing, host the conference in Denton, Texas, on April 1-4, 2021. May God would have His hand upon this conference.
Psalm 22 Richly Pictures Christ’s Death on the Cross
Psalm 22 Richly Pictures Christ’s Death on the Cross
Psalm 22 is not primarily about David but it is about Jesus Christ on the Cross. We see aspects of the Cross here that should cause us to all the more glory in Christ’s death on our behalf.
Four Notable Characteristics of the Early Church
Four Notable Characteristics of the Early Church
Here we have a very revealing verse as to the life of the early church. Acts 2:42, devoted to 1. Word of God, 2. Fellowship, 3. Lord’s Supper, 4. Praying
To Stand Before The Son of Man
To Stand Before The Son of Man
Praying in order that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man. - Luke 21:33-36
Abstain From Sexual Immorality
Abstain From Sexual Immorality
1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.
Is The Gospel of Peace on Your Feet?
Is The Gospel of Peace on Your Feet?
He’s promised that all who call upon Him will be saved. This is the Gospel of Peace that we need to have constantly on our feet.
Christ Will Strengthen You When You Are Doing His Will
Christ Will Strengthen You When You Are Doing His Will
We need to remember that Christ doesn't send us into the world to wear ourselves out serving Him in our own strength.
Why Do the Gospels Record Things Differently?
Why Do the Gospels Record Things Differently?
Anyone who reads the four gospels in the Bible will soon realize that some things are said differently in one gospel from another.
Serpents, Scorpions, and Prayer
Serpents, Scorpions, and Prayer
In all of the accounts of the Bible that concern prayer, one of the most encouraging sections is what Jesus teaches in Luke 11:9-13.
Can I Dislike a Brother or Sister in Christ?
Can I Dislike a Brother or Sister in Christ?
We are commanded to love the brethren, love our neighbor, and love our enemies. Do love and like mean the same thing?