God's recovery program for fallen mankind is always sanctification.
Christ's New Testament church was born into a sin-warped, dark-hearted world of mixed-up marriages, sin-scarred lives, and confused families.
As we open to the book of Titus this morning, never forget that is the context. Paul, guided by the Spirit of God, was writing a letter to Titus, the missionary church planter sent to the island of Crete.
The pathway to usefulness is consecration. That is the pathway that God had to lead Isaiah along. That is the pathway we all need to follow.Only what is attached to God will last forever. Anything that is not attached to God needs to be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We live in the most intoxicating time in history. We live around the constant allurements of wealth, comfort and the false promises of security.In these days of pursuing the ‘American Dream' “I challenge every young man in this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
God has given to us all we need. The pathway to a life of purity for every young man and every young woman, older man, and older woman is paved with grace. The means of grace that God will use every day in our lives are laid out clearly in His...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As Paul wrote the New Testament letters to churches and individuals, he was expanding and illustrating the life of following Christ. In Galatians 2:20 Paul explained that as believers, following Christ means we do not live our own lives. We...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Following Jesus is the call of every believer. As the Apostle John was inspired to say, it is also the test of true salvation. Here is what he says in his first letter: “Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.” (1...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jesus said that eternal life is all about following Him; and He summarized His entire plan for the disciples in just two words: “Follow Me” The Church at the beginning was simple, everyone was following Jesus, acting so much like...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If we gathered every young man in the church to give them the most important Biblical lesson they would ever get—what would that lesson be?If we had only one shot at preparing a class to teach young Christian men, that would prepare them...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It may shock you, but God's Word testifies that demons have faith! What do they believe?Demons have a clearly defined faith. Demons completely believe in the reality of God. Demons completely believe in Deity of Christ. Demons completely...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith” for “not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”There are some key...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
