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 ›
Christianity
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 ›
No Substitute For Prayer
Jesus said, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall… Read More ›
Growth Through Prayer
There is nothing more important than prayer to help you grow as a Christian. You see, when you abide in the Lord Jesus Christ and He abides in you, then you are growing as you pray. Have you ever wondered… Read More ›
Real Wealth
Many people think they are wealthy when they’re not. It’s a strange thing. There was a program on television called “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.” Have you seen it? A better name might be “The Lifestyles of the Rich… Read More ›
The Only Hope For America
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 America’s only hope is found in this verse. Our nation had a godly founding and a glorious past, but if the Lord tarries, what kind of… Read More ›
Jesus: The Only Hope
Are Christians fools for believing in Jesus? Are we mere sentimentalists, or do we have reasonable reasons for believing in the Lord Jesus Christ? My dear friend, false religion will never satisfy the hungry heart. If you go to the… Read More ›
The Faithfulness Of God
Have you ever thought about God’s faithfulness? Just think about how faithful God is in so many areas! For example, look at God’s forgiveness. 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive… Read More ›
Faithful To The Faith
We need to be faithful to the faith found in the Word of God. Many people are taking the Bible and shredding it, mimicking it, and dissecting it. And these people call themselves theologians! The word “theos” means God and… Read More ›
Faithful To The Fellowship
Do you know what is happening in America today? People are claiming to be Christians but they do not belong to and are not faithful to a local fellowship. Such a thing was unheard of in the Bible! To be… Read More ›
Faithful With Our Finances
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much” (Luke 16:10). What would you do if you had a million dollars? You… Read More ›
Simon Greenleaf – Debunking Another Apologetic Fable
Simon Greenleaf (1783 – 1853),[1] an eminent lawyer and founding father of the Harvard Law School, helped lay the foundations for state and federal rules of evidence. He also wrote the seminal work of modern legal apologetics, The Testimony of… Read More ›