“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.’ “But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is the...
It is tempting in a discourse that bears the title, ‘The Real Christ in Christmas.’ to engage in a lengthy discussion on the truth about whether Jesus was born on December 25th or not. I don’t think it matters what date He was born. What is important...
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. [1] Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? [2] I will base this discourse on the above two scriptures. The apparent first...
“Before you created the hills or brought the world into being, you were eternally God and will be God forever.” [1] Let us begin here with this statement: ‘God is timeless.’ God is now, was always, and will be forever. God does not exist in the realm of time; only we...
I wrote a story entitled, ‘A Letter to The Younger Me.’ Today, during prayerful meditation, I was reminded by you-know-who, my all-time favorite person, about that story and the suggestion to write about a prayer time between Jesus and His older self, God, His...
“When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long 1 “. For us to come to a complete understanding of this teaching, I would like you to look at Section 5 –...
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works because I am going to be with the Father” To continue from last week, I would like to remind you of the following:For us to come to a complete...
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works because I am going to be with the Father” To continue from last week, I would like to remind you of the following:For us to come to a complete...
Prologue ‘Is God Real?’ is a four-part series aimed particularly at those who can’t accept that God is real. Does this mean that this series is not for you if you are already a believer in God? Not at all. Firstly, in your walk with God, you will meet many who don’t...
Where Do We Come From?In the prologue, I mentioned:There are three questions that no one can answer categorically without faith.1. Where do we come from?2. What is our purpose in this life?3. Where do we go after our death?Today, we will expand on the prologue version...
Before I launch into today’s article, let me remind you of the purpose of this series. I am directing this series to help those who do not believe in a single theistic God—offering them the two options of believing in God or accepting a scientific view of life. In the...
Before I launch into this final article, let me remind you about the purpose of this series. I am directing this series to help those who do not believe in a single theistic God—offering them the two options of believing in God or accepting a scientific view of...
This children’s rhyme is often associated with a funny figure of a bent and crooked man. Let’s pause and look at this a bit closer. There are often profound teachings we get from children’s books of nursery rhymes, there are sometimes deeper meanings behind the scene....
(Continued from Part One) ….There are still areas of my life that are not as straight as they should be, which are not aligned correctly. I still have to struggle with the sinfully “crooked” things in my life. But since God can make them straight, I keep looking to...
Jonah 3:1-10; 4:1-10 Does God punish? The question begs an answer which we must thoroughly research. When humans attribute characteristics to God’s person, we tread on sacred and unexplored ground. I say unexplored because which of us could define the infinite...
Jonah 3:1-10; 4:1-10 As promised in Part One of this series, I will discuss more about the law in this session. Then I will finish off with the story of Jonah and God’s rebuke.Let’s deal with the issue of the ‘Law.’ Jesus prayed to God, telling God that He “…finished...
My definition of faith is believing something exists when all your senses tell you it doesn’t. Today I accept that from a very young age, I understood God loved me, and along the rocky road of my life – God’s heart has held me close. On these grounds, after many...
Two months had passed after that exhilarating test drive experience with the young salesman, and I had not heard anything from him. Then one morning, the telephone rang, and it was the salesman. Without even greeting me, he said, “God has answered our prayer; your car...
Shortly, I heard voices, and looking up; I saw four uniformed crew members pulling their luggage trolleys. I recognized the captain from his four striped lapels and approached him. I told him my story, explaining that God had said I must speak to him. He told me they...
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;All the king’s horses, and all the king’s men,Couldn’t put Humpty together again. This children’s rhyme is often associated with a funny little figure of an egg sitting on a wall, lets pause and look at this a...
(Continued from Part One…) Suddenly we are just like Humpty all cracked up, lying there broken and in trouble and we know that unless a drastic event happens we will not be able to be put together again, this fall could be fatal. “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty...
What is prophecy, and how does it affect the lives of ordinary folk like you and me? Before discussing the biblical origins and applications of prophecy, let us draw a distinction between worldly and religious prophets. A worldly prophet could predict something as a...
In this article, we will discuss how the five-fold ministry functions. How is a person recognized as a prophet and what is the prophet’s role in the body? (Church or small group.) The Five-Fold MinistryIn Ephesians 4:11-12 Paul says there are five types of gifted...
This is the final article on prophecy and will deal with prophecy as a gift to all the members of the body (to all those who want the gift of prophecy.) Let me mention a couple of important points here before we move ahead.I will make a few suggestions on how to...
‘I Am Thirsty’ Like Jesus, we thirst for God’s healing, restoring presence in our own pain-wracked lives. Our souls are parched and dry for it. God willingly quenches it – abundantly, fully, now and forever. When was the last time you were...
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