Stop Trying To Do Things For God
Posted on October 16, 2016 4 Comments
Are you trying hard to work for God? May I suggest you stop? That’s right, stop trying so hard to work for God! Now, I know some of you are ready to tie me to the stake and set me on fire for preaching heresy. But before you do, let me explain.
By now we should know the New Covenant is based on grace, not law. What’s the difference? Being under law means we do something for God. Being under grace means Read More
The Grace Heresy
Posted on October 12, 2016 5 Comments
Some say the current emphasis on grace is extreme and heretical. But is it? Ask them why they think so and they will tell you it makes light of sin and gives license to people to sin. But does it?
Firstly, how successful have those who Read More
The Secret In You
Posted on October 6, 2016 10 Comments
There are so many sincere people trying their best to live the Christian life and finding it frustrating. That is right, I said, they are finding it frustrating. Why is that so?
Have you ever tried to write with a pen that had no ink in it? You shook it, you squeezed it, you pressed down hard with it, but it still did not write. And what happened? You became frustrated with it and threw it into the trash.
Have you ever tried starting Read More
Lift Up Your Eyes
Posted on September 28, 2016 1 Comment
In John 4:34-38, Jesus had some advice for His disciples. If they were going to discover what they were born to do, they needed to “lift up” their eyes. That, my friend, is something you may have to do yourself. Otherwise, you will come to the end of your life with a sense of emptiness, having no sense that you have fulfilled God’s purpose for you.
Two things happen when you lift up your eyes. First, you stop Read More
Think Like This
Posted on September 21, 2016 4 Comments
When you think of God, what comes to mind? Is He a Person, or a force? Is He near, or far? Is He Daddy, or Judge? Is He for you, or against you? Is He with you, or inside of you? The way you think about God makes all the difference in the world. It will define how you will relate to Him daily and determine how much you will allow Him to do for you and through you.
Jesus came to Read More
All I Can Say is “Wow!”
Posted on September 14, 2016 4 Comments
Too often, we allow people, circumstances, and devils to make us feel valueless. Too often, we tell ourselves we are nobodies. Far too often, we buy into the lie that nobody cares. If only we knew how much God cares, how much thought He put into creating us, and how much skill he exercised in forming every part of us, we would be tempted to fall on our knees and worship ourselves!
Every major invention began as Read More
What’s the Matter With You?
Posted on September 7, 2016 2 Comments
Having trouble with your emotions? Concerned about your behaviors and your seeming inability to change them? What about your apparent inability to receive answers to your prayers? What’s the matter with you?
Let me suggest you pay more attention to your tongue. That little member of your body is Read More
Are You Limiting Your Blessings?
Posted on August 31, 2016 9 Comments
“How many hours will I be required to work?” “How much will I receive in exchange?” “Will I be entitled to sick-leave?” You hear such questions often as people consider going to work for someone else. They want to know in advance what’s in it for them, and will insist on a written, legal contract, enforceable in the courts that guarantee they will receive Read More
Jehovah Is Still God
Posted on August 24, 2016 9 Comments
During WWII, a woman named Gladys Aylward who served as a missionary in China was forced to flee when the Japanese army invaded northern China, taking with her 100 orphans. The trek was extremely difficult and at one point as she led the orphans into the mountains, she became very despondent, thinking they would not survive. At her lowest point, to give her hope, a 13-year-old girl reminded her of the Read More
Miserable Christians?
Posted on August 17, 2016 3 Comments
Many people are saved and on their way to heaven, but are having a miserable life in the meantime. Are you among them? It ought not to be so. Jesus came that we may “have life and have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
So what’s the problem? Here is the Bible answer: Read More
A Moment of Grace 