The church at Pergamum had a problem, some had lost these vital birthrights of being born again. They had lost their PURITY, THEIR INTIMACY and THEIR NOURISHMENT. How? Because they got too close to the world by mixing with them, or marrying...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Christmas profiles one of the great warnings of the Bible: The indifferent and Christ neglecting Religious Leaders.They lived in the presence of God.They saw all day long the symbols and pictures of salvation.They held the Holy revelation of God's...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Let’s analyze the world each of us live in. It is busy, right? More to do than time permits each day. It is also distracting. Many things draw and tug at our minds trying to get our attention. It is also evil. There is darkness pressing in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Word filled life is a life with habits of Scriptural Resolves.As Paul said, a Spirit filled believer has the Word richly dwelling or filling them. But how is that possible? To find out we need to turn our hearts to Psalm 119. There EZRA...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This morning I have a question for each of us to ponder. As we honestly look at God's Word and how the Lord has revealed His desires about our stewardship of our money – what should be our response to Him?Specifically, as we look at the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jesus gave all of us something to look forward to. He told us what He would like to say to each of us when we arrive safely home to dwell with Him forever--'Well done good and faithful servant'!Christ's well done is what any of us would call,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The missing truth in many churches is the reality Christ repeated over and over: the road of truth is narrow, hard, and lonely. It is NEVER Easy to follow the Lord. I am so concerned that many are embracing a cheapened view of submission to God....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Are you reverent this morning? Reverence is feeling the “weight” of God in every part of our life and mind.The word “glory” as in the Glory of God in the Old Testament is actually the word “heaviness”. God is so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I’d like to ask you to do something with me. As I read Matthew 4 this week I circled that word “mending” and wrote in the margin of my Bible a reference, and a definition. So, if you find a pen, please circle...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We need to rekindle our focus on The Discipline of Supplication. All of us need to exercise ourselves in ceaseless prayer. As Jesus told His disciples in Mark 9:29, there is territory we will never enter for Him without learning the secret of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]