A little leaven leavens the whole lump. (Galatians 5:9)Joe TerrellPaul uses the natural process of leavening to illustrate the affect that legalism and self-righteousness have on the soul. The Judiaisers who were troubling the church at Galatia...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
3/23 Proof of Spiritual Life Joe Terrell "Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
3/16 ‘Saint Me’ and ‘Real Me’ Joe Terrell This past week I was listening to the story of a pastor whose pursuit of sin had driven him from ministry and into scandal. He said: “I don’t believe I ever met...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2/21 They Make MUCH of Christ Joe Terrell But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2/6 The Final Judgment Will Strip Us Joe TerrellJudgment is a stripping process in which the outward form is removed to reveal the inward reality. In the judgment, many are stripped of their fair appearance in the flesh in order that the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Pride of Mad Monkeys & Glad MonkeysJoe TerrellPride is not simply one of several vices that man has: Pride is what man is. There are many ways to express pride, but pride is a matter of the heart, the natural disposition of a heart yet...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1/23 He that knoweth God heareth us Joe Terrell We are of God. He that knoweth God heareth us. (1 John 4:6) John gives us several ways by which we may prove that we are of God: matters of both faith and practice. How can we know if...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1/9 Denying Self; ‘You Must” Joe Terrell If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. ~Luke 9:23 There are many hard choices to be made in following the Lord Jesus. They are hard...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
12/25 Spiritual Warfare Joe Terrell "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
12/22 You’re a FRAUD! Joe Terrell One time, as I was driving to preach to some saints in Minnesota, I was thinking of the message I planned to preach, and it was almost as though a voice said to me, “You are a fraud!” For a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
