1 Peter 3:15 says, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” It… Read More ›
Christianity
Returning Good For Evil
1 Peter 3:8-9 says, “Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto… Read More ›
The Battle is On!
Would you be surprised to learn that the world’s most successful pornographer isn’t Hugh Hefner or Larry Flynt? The chief pornographer is Satan. Actually, he’s behind the whole industry. All-out war has been declared on the family, the home, the… Read More ›
Where The Fire Has Been
A few men were on a prairie when a fire began blazing through the tall, brown grass. Because the winds were high, the flames were whipping toward them. They knew they could not outrun the flames. Some shouted, “We’re going… Read More ›
God's Tape Recorder
One day a friend of mine was being criticized and I said, “How do you feel about being criticized?” He said, “I just say, ‘Thank God they don’t know any more!’ ” God knows it all and is keeping a… Read More ›
The Empowering Fire Of God
Do you know what is wrong with many churches? No fire. And because there’s no fire, there is no power. Imagine a factory with mighty wheels, pistons, conveyor belts, chains, hoists, and everything, and yet the factory is cold and… Read More ›
Salvation And The Spirit: Received Together
Jesus said, “I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him:… Read More ›
Sin…A Problem Of The Heart
Have you ever taken anything that did not belong to you? Whether it was a nickel off your mother’s dresser or whether you robbed a bank? Have you ever told a lie? I don’t care whether it was a white… Read More ›
Marks Of Maturity
May I ask you a question? Are you a growing Christian? Are you moving toward maturity? You can be young only once, but you can be immature for a long time. Many churches have people who’ve been born again but… Read More ›
The Spiritual History Of America
Psalm 78:1-4 says, “Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and… Read More ›
New People In A New Life
Jesus had a life that the grave could not keep. While He carried my sins and yours to the grave and left them there, Jesus came out of that grave risen and victorious! When Jesus rose for me and you… Read More ›
Test For False Cults
Our Lord said, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” (Matthew 7:15). How are you going to find out whether a prophet is speaking truth? I want to give you… Read More ›
No Fear Of False Cults
False cults did not take our Lord by surprise and they ought not to take you by surprise because this world is full of false cults and apostate Christians. There are many who trudge to church Sunday after Sunday whose… Read More ›
From Faith To Faith
Romans 1:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the… Read More ›
The Lure of False Teachers
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you… (2 Peter 2:1) In the early church there was joy and sound doctrine, but false prophets—spiritual con artists—soon arose, like those we… Read More ›
A Built-In Knowledge Of God
Did you know there is a built-in knowledge of God? St. Augustine said, “The soul of man is restless until it rests in God.” God made man to serve Him and to know Him, and until he does, he’s like… Read More ›
Jesus, The Only Way
Here is a question for believers and unbelievers alike: Is God a righteous God? Is He a just God? If we put it in our terminology, Is God fair to let a person die and go to Hell who has… Read More ›
No Retreat For The Christian
There is a story about some of Caesar’s soldiers who were warriors in a ship. They docked off the coast of Britain and planned to raid a small island. The villagers thought they could defend their land. They gathered sticks,… Read More ›
Praying In The Name Of Jesus
Two boys graduated from high school. They had not seen each other for a long time when they unexpectedly met on the street. One of the boys had become a respected, successful lawyer. The other had become a beggar. The… Read More ›
Knowing Truth Or Knowing Jesus
I want you to read a part of an essay written by a 17-year old boy, but I want to tell you ahead of time the young boy was Karl Marx. Listen to it: If we examine the history of… Read More ›
To Direct His Steps
I was reading recently about a young ensign who had made his first trip on a destroyer. He had impeccable training, so the Captain assigned him the duty to maneuver the destroyer out of the harbor. It was his first… Read More ›
Does The Devil Make You Sin?
A little boy called his little sister a bad name. Then he hit her with a broomstick and spit on her. The mother said to the naughty child, “You shouldn’t have done that.” And the little boy said, “The devil… Read More ›
The Virgin Birth
Is the virgin birth incidental or is it mythological? No, it is ultimate and foundational truth. Your eternal destiny rises or falls on the virgin birth. Without the virgin birth you could not be saved. Why? Had Jesus been born… Read More ›
Worshipping In The Spirit
Have you ever been in a worship service where people are trying to worship God in the flesh? It is like a circus. How tedious and tasteless it is. But hopefully you have been in worship services where those who… Read More ›
The Gifts of the Wise Men and Our Gifts to Jesus
It’s that time of year again…time for gift-buying, gift-wrapping, and gift-exchanging. What are the gifts we could bring Jesus this Christmas? One way we can discover that is to look at Matthew 2:1-12, which tells of the gifts the wise… Read More ›
Knowing The Will Of God
The first step in knowing the will of God is the surrender principle. It’s an insult to tell God, “I want to know Your will, but I’m not willing to do Your will.” Couched in a passage about “serving our… Read More ›
God's Kingdom On Earth
When you pray, “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,” where are you praying that His will be done? “…on earth as it is in heaven” (italics mine). When you… Read More ›
The Holy Spirit Is A Person
Ephesians 5:18 commands us to “be filled with the Spirit.” The Holy Spirit is not a substance or a thing—the Holy Spirit is a Person. When asked about the Messiah, Jesus said, “I am He” (John 4:26). If you saw… Read More ›
Gospel Opportunities In Evil Days
Is there anybody who would deny that these are evil days? We are up against the organized, mobilized, demonized forces of hell, and it comes in every way. Sometimes it is a frontal attack. Sometimes it is very subtle. If… Read More ›
Filled With The Holy Spirit
Ephesians 5:18-21 says, “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks… Read More ›