Thieves and robbers – hmmm, made me think. Went to church on Sunday, and the sermon was based on John 10 about what Jesus said about sheep pens, thieves, and robbers. Jesus actually told the Pharisees the following story as… Read More ›
Faith
Give Thanks – Even in the Unexpected
By Jack Hibbs Mark 4:41 “And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, ‘Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey Him!’” Many years ago while traveling in Jerusalem, we encountered the most severe dust… Read More ›
Counting on What Christ Has Done
By Adrian Rogers “Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:11 Reckon is a bookkeeping term. It does not mean to think, feel, or guess, but… Read More ›
You Died with Christ
By Adrian Rogers “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” Romans 6:1-2 What is the doctrine of identification? It… Read More ›
I’m not an Apologist – or a Christian
By Greg Holt The title might shock you, but; I’m just going to come right out and say it – I thoroughly despise these two words; apologetics, and apologist. I frankly couldn’t care less what their source words in the… Read More ›
Regardless of Persecution
Don’t you love liquidambar trees? They are really beautiful. We loved our liquidambar tree. It was pretty big. It wasn’t always big; it had been a little squirt of a plant, and we put it in the lawn just to… Read More ›
How Much God Loves You
By Adrian Rogers “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” Romans 8:32 I have two sons. If you were to… Read More ›
Finding Jesus in Every Page
By Adrian Rogers “For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet.” Psalm 22:16 The entire Bible is about the Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God is written… Read More ›
Following Christ Means Standing Apart
By Adrian Rogers “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I… Read More ›
Happy 4th of July!
By Jack Hibbs 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” “When in the course of human events…” Those opening words from the Declaration of Independence were penned by men moved by God to… Read More ›
Sheep and Goats
Ever thought about sheep and goats? I haven’t, not really. It wasn’t that long ago that one of my blogs referenced sheep, and I mentioned how big sheep stations are in Australia. It was then that I thought about sheep… Read More ›
His Story
By Jack Hibbs Romans 13:1 “Let every soul be subjected to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” It has often been said that history is… Read More ›
The Rock Who Was Struck for Us
By Adrian Rogers “…and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.” 1 Corinthians 10:4 The Israelites were in a barren land. They were dying of thirst,… Read More ›
Live Like You Belong to Jesus
By Adrian Rogers “And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’” Matthew 25:40 When you… Read More ›
The Slow Death of America
By Greg Holt Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. – George Orwell The U.S. just celebrated a milestone, 250 years as a nation,… Read More ›
Don’t Look Away from the Cross
By Adrian Rogers “When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.” Luke 22:53 In this verse, Jesus referred to the power of… Read More ›
Forsaken So We Wouldn’t Be
By Adrian Rogers “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning?” Psalm 22:1 When Jesus Christ went to the cross, He was the sin-bearer…. Read More ›
Find Restoration in Returning
By Adrian Rogers “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.” Hebrews 11:20 Isaac loved God in his youth but got away from God. He messed up his family, and then came back to God. There are… Read More ›
Don’t Stop Now!
By Jack Hibbs Philippians 3:13-14 “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for… Read More ›
The Infinite One
By Jack Hibbs Revelation 1:17-18 “And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, ‘Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I… Read More ›
When God Wakes You Up
By Adrian Rogers “Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: ‘You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s… Read More ›
Don’t Let Go Until God Blesses
By Adrian Rogers “And He [the Angel of the Lord] said, ‘Let Me go, for the day breaks.’ But he [Jacob] said, ‘I will not let You go unless You bless me!’” Genesis 32:26 Have you ever watched wrestlers? My… Read More ›
When Life Gets Messy, God Still Works
By Adrian Rogers “When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, ‘Bless me—me also, O my father!’ But he said, ‘Your brother came with deceit and… Read More ›
Working for What’s Already Yours
By Adrian Rogers “And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.” Genesis 25:34 The birthright was a special blessing that belonged to the firstborn… Read More ›
The Father’s Heart on Display
By Adrian Rogers “Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said to his young men, ‘Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and… Read More ›
The Only Thing That Counts
By Jack Hibbs 1 Corinthians 2:4 “And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.” The apostle Paul was a speaker par excellence, schooled by… Read More ›
True Freedom
By Jack Hibbs John 8:36 “Therefore, if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” It has been said that freedom is the longing of every human heart. When President George W. Bush assembled a coalition and… Read More ›
Trusting God with What Matters Most
By Adrian Rogers “Concluding that God was able to raise him [Isaac] up, even from the dead, from which he [Abraham] also received him in a figurative sense.” Hebrews 11:19 Abraham took Isaac and started up Mount Moriah to offer… Read More ›
Ready to Move When God Says Go
By Adrian Rogers “For he [Abraham] waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” Hebrews 11:10 Abraham had a pilgrim character. Now, that doesn’t mean he was a dropout. Abraham was in business. He had… Read More ›
The Cornerstone of our Lives
Ever read the Bible? I know I have, and it can be very sobering in that it can leave us really thinking about what it really means. When Jesus walked the earth here, and just five days before he was… Read More ›