Death was a concept not yet introduced to the world in Genesis 4. At least not in the physical sense. For all we know our remote ancestors thought that death equaled thorns in the earth and pain in childbirth. That’s… Read More ›
Faith
Love Lost
What do we do when we are met with love unrequited, When we have brothers and sisters living lives of hypocrisy, When the face of man is seen for what it truly is? I remember sitting in the campus pastor’s… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 5
God knows the plans He has for us, and those plans are for good, plans to give you a future, plans of hope. Hope in the Bible is not necessarily the same definition we use everyday. Hope in the Bible (the Old… Read More ›
YOUR LIFE APART FROM GOD
by Neil Anderson Romans 8:13, 14 If by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 4
1 Corinthians 1:1 “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God…” Paul was called to be an apostle, and this calling was from the will of God Himself. God gives people different callings in life, Paul… Read More ›
YOUR NEW SKIPPER
by Neil Anderson Romans 8:12, 13 We are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh–for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die When I was in the Navy, we called… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 3
Romans 2:4 “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” When you experience the riches of God’s goodness, His extreme forbearance (tolerance), His ability to… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 2
Matthew 18:35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” In the verse above Jesus tells of a parable where a man was forgiven a… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things
Zechariah 4:10 “For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the LORD, Which scan to and fro throughout the whole… Read More ›
Jesus, the Gospel, and Other Essentials of the Christian Faith
The Gutenberg Bible In the past I’ve written about Jesus, the Gospel and other Essentials of the Christian Faith. Jesus is, of course the cornerstone of the Christian faith. There’s a lot that I could say about our Savior. The thing… Read More ›
Matt Camphuis Missions
Please check out this young man who is moving to Ecuador to become a full time missionary. God has moved in his life, and he is answering the call to the missions field. Prayers and support would be appreciated! http://inspirationalchristiansfortoday.com/matt-camphuis-missions/… Read More ›
The Big Picture
Looking at the big picture can be both comforting and scary. When we are dealing with the affairs of our lives, we must have an idea of what we are dealing with, to make an informed assessment of the big… Read More ›
11. Friends Who Love
11. Friends Who Love Depression, by its very nature, is an isolating experience. When it has a hold of me in full throttle, I feel as though I’m standing behind a piece of glass, thick and clouded. I can see… Read More ›
You Choose
We all know the story of Adam and Eve and if not it can be found in Genesis 2:4 and Genesis 3. Personally, I think the devil has used this story to draw a line between men and women. Which by… Read More ›
Why I Believe
This is an event that some of you know that happened in my life…one of the ways God directly answered me, in a really miraculous and wonderful way. It’s not my salvation experience. It actually happened 18 years after I… Read More ›
Granting Forgiveness to Others
Rembrandt – “The Return of the Prodigal Son Forgiveness…this is such an important area in our lives, and in our walk with Christ. As we are forgiven in Christ…so must we forgive those who trespass against us. Matthew 6:14-15 For… Read More ›
Are You a Genuine Christian or a Christian Fraud?
Today we will be discussing Mat 21: 18-22, Mat 22: 1-14, Galatians 2:20 This is a good summary of the fig tree. However Mark has this in better chronological order. The order in the Gospel of Mark has the tree… Read More ›
Why should we fear atheists?
Interesting, and good article dealing with Atheism and the fact that we can be a witness to them. GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music,… Read More ›
SPIRITUAL CLEANSING
I was washing my van which I have not done in a long time. Since it is white, the dirt is harder to take off. It takes a lot more time washing and as it was getting late and I’ve… Read More ›
To tattoo, or not to tattoo, that is the conundrum
I vividly remember a close family friend telling me that I was disobeying God by getting a tattoo and because of its permanence, I was in a state of constant defiance. (This was after the tattoo was already there. What… Read More ›
In Praise of our Father
Proverbs 30 1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an oracle: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal: 2 “I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man’s understanding. 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor… Read More ›
Meandering through Malaysia: Of fireworks, falling and flying
I have always been fascinated with fireworks. The cracks followed by a brilliant cascade of sparkles and glitter, the streams of light lingering for a moment, it has always set my heart ablaze in a beautiful kind of way. But have you… Read More ›
To Gospel or not to Gospel, part two
If you did not read part one of this two part article, you can find it here, http://believinggodtoday.com/2012/04/30/to-gospel-or-not-to-gospel/ The teachings of the bible are distorted by so many for personal gain. They are also distorted or just plain not taught… Read More ›
To Gospel or not to Gospel
I read a post today by a friend of mine in the blogging world that got me to thinking, or trying to think anyway. Bryan over at http://chiefofleast.com/ posted an article he reblogged from reformedbaptistfellowship. This was an article on… Read More ›
Am I In Jesus? (Re-post)
It’s been a busy week, and I haven’t had a chance to write a post for Gospel Apprentice. When this happens, I usually repost something from the archives. This is one of those times. Our son, Eric wrote this in February, 2010…. Read More ›
ONECRY PRAYER SUMMIT
ONECRY PRAYER SUMMIT This information came from OneCry.com: Join the OneCry Prayer Summit The OneCry Prayer Summit will be a live, participatory radio event starting on the National Day of Prayer and continuing throughout the month of May. The focus will… Read More ›
The Joy Of The Lord In Your Spirit
This is an article that was submitted to us for publication. This is a great article about finding our joy in the Lord not the world. Thank you to Godlove Njut Tabi for submitting this article. You can visit their… Read More ›
Are You Blind?
This a great article about blindness…not blindness in your eyes, blindness in your spirit! GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and spending time with… Read More ›
PUT UP THE SAIL!
by Neil Anderson John 3:8 The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of… Read More ›
So What About the World Anyway?
I was in church listening to a sermon; well it was really a sermon wrapped up in a story. Our guest speaker, (Lyn Sahr) started out life as a salesman. Having grown up poor, he was determined to be rich,… Read More ›