7 Questions About God’s Discipline
7 Questions About God’s Discipline
My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
A Pure Bride Without Blemish
A Pure Bride Without Blemish
The Lord is well aware of our "wrinkles", and He so loves us that He is taking them out one by one.
Are You a Man of Sorrows or Laughter? (Part 11)
Are You a Man of Sorrows or Laughter? (Part 11)
Jesus Christ was known as a man of sorrows not of laughter yet most Christians today are full of humor and not tears.
Be Careful Before You Call Someone Antinomian
Be Careful Before You Call Someone Antinomian
When you start talking this way people want to label you as antinomian, you know saying, "You guys just allow everything." No, that's not it...
Be Resolved to Grow Spiritually No Matter the Cost
Be Resolved to Grow Spiritually No Matter the Cost
Somehow we got sidetracked; and our appetite to grow spiritually, no matter the cost, somehow dissipated. So what should we do? We need to believe that...
Being Perfected by the Spirit
Being Perfected by the Spirit
As you seek to be perfected by the Spirit, you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Believer: It is Not All About What Not to Do
Believer: It is Not All About What Not to Do
What characterizes the Christian is not that they don't do bad, but it is that they are zealous for good works. We must get away from a Christianity...
Can a Christian be Perfect While here on Earth?
Can a Christian be Perfect While here on Earth?
Is it biblical to believe that a Christian can attain sinless perfection while he is in this life?
Christ The True Vine (Part 1)
Christ The True Vine (Part 1)
We come to Jesus Christ alone, and look to His finished work alone, to be received by faith alone, regarding our right standing. But we don't move on from Jesus to begin to live the Christian life and bear much fruit....
Christian Maturity Part 2 (Godly Conduct)
Christian Maturity Part 2 (Godly Conduct)
In part 2 of the Christian Maturity series Tim talks about how people conduct themselves. We all must step back and ask ourselves, am I conducting my life in a manner of godliness and holiness? Do you have a clear conscience? Are you beyond reproach?
Christian Maturity Part 4 (Love)
Christian Maturity Part 4 (Love)
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. - John 13:35
Christian Maturity Part 5 (Faith)
Christian Maturity Part 5 (Faith)
In the 5th part of the Christian Maturity series Tim talks about faith... and living a life of faith and trusting in the Lord, is this how your life appears? Oh may it be so. Romans 14:23 says that anything not done in faith is a sin! - May God examine us all!
Deliberate Holiness (Psalm 119:57)
Deliberate Holiness (Psalm 119:57)
David's attitude of deliberate holiness is impressive and something we should imitate. He is purposeful in his pursuit of holiness when he says in Psalm 119, “I promise to keep your words.”
Do Not Box As One Beating The Air
Do Not Box As One Beating The Air
Are you actively seeking godliness in your life? 1 Corinthians 9:26 - So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
Don’t Grieve the Spirit!
Don’t Grieve the Spirit!
Ephesians 4:30 - And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Exercising Self-Control
Exercising Self-Control
Practically everything must be controlled. So also in the spiritual realm self-control is a virtue.
Four Pillars of Walking with God
Four Pillars of Walking with God
Joy is not the result of obedience, joy is the result of what God has done. So now your joy is fixed on a fixed and stable source.
Fulfill the Law of Christ
Fulfill the Law of Christ
Authors of the New Testament tell us to imitate the example of Christ and so fulfill the law of Christ (Gal. 6:2).
Getting the Errors in My Theology Corrected
Getting the Errors in My Theology Corrected
Josue testifies that until 2002 his theology had been full of errors. Yet in God's mercy he heard Paul Washer preach and the Lord opened his eyes.
God’s People Are Saints
God’s People Are Saints
God writes His name on His people, and the name He writes is one that reflects His own righteousness and holiness. Believers are repeatedly called saints.
God’s Unlimited Resources for the Believer’s Holiness
God’s Unlimited Resources for the Believer’s Holiness
How can we pray that with confidence? Because God's unlimited resources are available for the believer's holiness and conformity to Jesus Christ.
How Do You Represent Christ on Facebook?
How Do You Represent Christ on Facebook?
Tim reproves those in the church who are poorly representing Christ on Facebook. The root issue obviously isn't the Facebook account, it's the person, it's their heart and that's being expressed by ones Facebook.
How Shall We Sin?
How Shall We Sin?
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? - Romans 6:1-2
How To Do It
How To Do It
The fact of the matter is, the Bible is not a How-To book; it is a What-To book. God tells us what to do, what must be done, what is our responsibility according to His laws and principles.
How To Pursue Holiness But Not Become Self-Righteous?
How To Pursue Holiness But Not Become Self-Righteous?
How does the believer pursue holiness and yet not become self-righteous? How do we combat self-righteousness and pride?
How We Grow in Our Love of God
How We Grow in Our Love of God
There is a Biblical way to grow in the love of God, and it is not to pull yourself up in your own strength and try to force yourself to love God more.
How You Help Me Be Holy
How You Help Me Be Holy
Having fellowship with like-minded believers is a vital part in our sanctification and being made more holy.
I Asked The Lord That I Might Grow
I Asked The Lord That I Might Grow
A hymn written by John Newton in 1779. I asked the Lord that I might grow in faith, and love, and every grace...
Identifying Weights That Slow You Down
Identifying Weights That Slow You Down
Tim gives some practical examples of identifying things in your life which are not necessarily bad but should be replaced with that which is better and more excellent.
Increasing in Holiness
Increasing in Holiness
2 Peter 1:5 - For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness...
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?
Know Christ, Know the Gospel
Know Christ, Know the Gospel
We must know God, His Son, and His Gospel. Only by knowing Him and his greatness will we be enabled to give our lives away as a living sacrifice to Him. Everything is about Christ, seek Him until you know Him!
Lawful Hobbies That Have An Idolatrous Place In Your Heart
Lawful Hobbies That Have An Idolatrous Place In Your Heart
Don Johnson testifies how the Lord granted him repentance to forsake his idolatrous relationship to his hobby of relic collection. Is there a lawful hobby in your life...
Lay Aside Every Weight
Lay Aside Every Weight
Let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race.
Let Go and Let God?
Let Go and Let God?
I don't think I hear this from any of you folks, but you know people say, "Let go and let God." And you know we can talk about abiding in Christ and we have to be careful that we don't see...
Living Sacrifice
Living Sacrifice
Grace Community Church San Antonio, Texas www.gccsatx.com Preached at Rockport Baptist Church
Make It Your Aim to Fear God
Make It Your Aim to Fear God
When Paul says Look, look, it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God if you're lost outside here. But he is coming to the Christians...
Making Your Calling and Election Sure
Making Your Calling and Election Sure
In conversion we are only a looker, not a worker, but now that we are saved we are a farmer; we are a worker.
Obedience Leads to Knowing God More
Obedience Leads to Knowing God More
The irony of the Christian is that they know the Lord and yet what they want more than anything else is to know the Lord more.