Wise Investing A news report in 2013 related the story of a person who bought a unique white bowl at a garage sale for $3 U.S. As it turns out it was a very rare piece of 1000 year old Chinese pottery. So rare in fact that there was only...
“Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:” Revelation 3:17 KJV At one time in my practice as a physical therapist, we did quite a bit of wound...
“Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to...
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge...
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 KJV Why Church? We hear much...
Is your local church Purpose driven or Spirit driven? Early on in my Christian experience, I was taught by an evangelist, some of the dangers of church planting. One of the more memorable things that he said was that every church denomination begins with a man, turns into a movement...
Is God Capricious in Salvation? ca·pri·cious | \ kə-ˈpri-shəs , -ˈprē- \ Definition of capricious : governed or characterized by caprice: IMPULSIVE, UNPREDICTABLE Is it just me? Why does God in the Old Testament seem to be so much different than God in the New Testament? I used to date a girl that was very capricious. Her unpredictability was fun for...
If Jesus is on the Throne, Why Does Evil Reign? A young Sunday school student once shared an observation with me after I taught about Jesus power and authority over all creation. In particular, I was trying to stress the victory over Satan that Jesus gained by His death and...
“He pours contempt upon princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness, [where there is] no way. Yet sets he the poor on high from affliction, and makes [him] families like a flock. The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. Whoso [is]...
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…” James 4:8 Recent sermons from a local pastor drew from both the experience of the Israelites at Mt Hermon and an exhortation from the book of James, to highlight for us the blessed position that believers have before our...