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 ›
Christianity
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 ›
Monday Morning Religion
Somebody said, “They’re praising God on Sunday, but they’ll be all right on Monday. It’s just a little habit they’ve acquired.” That’s what the world says when they watch us on Monday. Wouldn’t it be great if we could prove… Read More ›
This Amazing Grace
Grace is the most beautiful word in the Bible other than Jesus. Grace is what makes God love us when there is nothing lovely about us. Romans 5:8 says, “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we… Read More ›
Overcome Worldliness
When we say someone is “wordly,” we are saying this person loves the world and the things in this world more than God. The love of the Father is not in them. Suppose you’re driving and you notice the oil… Read More ›
Complete What He Begins
Have you ever started anything you weren’t able to finish? I have started many things that I haven’t been able to finish, but God has never started anything, He is not able to finish. Philippians 1:6 says, “Being confident of… Read More ›
The Sinister Minister Of Fear
The devil is the sinister minister of fear. Are you afraid of what the devil may do to you if you take a stand for God? Don’t be afraid. God declares 365 times (once for every day of the year),… Read More ›
What Is Bitterness?
Some bitter people are like a porcupine. They may have a lot of good points, but they are hard to be near. They are harsh, critical, judgmental, sarcastic, and filled with anger. Other bitter people are like an iceberg…very cool,… Read More ›
Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gift
An elderly nurse, a member of Charles Spurgeon’s congregation, was living in the poor house, and the great Spurgeon went to visit her. He saw a framed certificate on her wall that she had received when a wealthy man she… Read More ›
Search Me, O God
Most of us think we know our own hearts. But, the truth of the matter is that we don’t know. Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” A deceitful heart… Read More ›
Salvation Is Man's Greatest Need
Think of the person you love the most. What is your deepest desire for that individual? If you’re a parent, you may be thinking of your children. Maybe you desire for your children to get an education. But if that… Read More ›
God's Word: The Answer To The Sin Problem
Did you know the Bible is the only book in the world that has the answer to the problem of sin? The primary way to deal with sin is to recognize sin for what it is. We have a generation… Read More ›
The Witness Of God
“Dr. Rogers, do you expect me to believe in Jesus Christ just because you say He was a historical fact? Or do you believe that I’m going to believe in Jesus Christ just because the Bible says He lived? That’s… Read More ›
God Holds On To Us
Sometimes I hear people share their testimonies, and in the midst they’ll make a comment like, “Brethren, pray for us that we’ll hold out faithful to the end.” I think I know what they mean, but I always smile a… Read More ›
God's Grace In The Workplace
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Proverbs 14:23 So many people wake up in the morning, take a shower, scald their throat with a cup of coffee because they’re running… Read More ›
Why Eternal Security?
When they built the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, many of the workers were afraid that they might fall. In fact, 23 people on the first section of the bridge fell into the water and perished. To guard against future… Read More ›
Keeping The Commandments, part 1
1 John 2:3 says, “And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.” Now you say, Pastor Rogers, are you telling me that if I ever break any of God’s commandments that means I am… Read More ›
Freedom To Decide
Don’t ever let anybody tell you that you have been predestined to go to hell. You have the freedom to decide otherwise. We are not machines. We are human beings. You are free to do as you wish, but it… Read More ›
Why Prayer?
Why does God want us to pray? Matthew 6:8b says, “Your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.” So why ask God to do what He already wants to do? Why ask God to do… Read More ›
Live Overflowing
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly… Read More ›
Unasked Prayer
Do you know the greatest problem in prayer is not unanswered prayer? It is unasked prayer. Most of us don’t even get to the asking part. James 4:2c says, “Ye have not, because ye ask not.” Unoffered prayer is not… Read More ›
Thank you Lord!
By Lyle Rapacki Four years ago my article: “Thank You Lord for Thanksgiving!” appeared in The Olive Branch Report. Many responded wonderfully from across the country, and even shared their own stories of giving thanks. This year we have all… Read More ›