Well, what can one say – our Grandson Sam – now a full-time primary teacher at a special school here in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. He is so good at teaching that he specialises in kids who have all sorts of… Read More ›
Heaven
Homeless
Well, here we are, says me walking into a beautiful and large lounge room where I introduced my young homeless lad, Joey, to the very rich owner of the home, Mrs Slater, my friend Jeanette. Joey had been into all… Read More ›
Think You’re Going to Heaven? Many Who Think So Will Not Be There
By Greg Holt “13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 because strait is the gate, and narrow… Read More ›
Man on the Run
Ever been “on the run”? Great question! I guess in lots of ways we have all been on the run at some point in our lives – we often make little and sometimes BIG mistakes and find ourselves on the… Read More ›
I Really Need to be First
In the armed forces, the men and women involved are truly remarkable – they give it their all, and they really do stick together. Through many hardships, wars, and tumultuous times, when everything seems intolerably difficult, many would give their… Read More ›
Man Dies, Returns, Says It’s All About the “Vibes” – No One Stays In Hell
By Greg Holt NDEs (Near Death Experience) are everywhere so it seems, and it would seem that many of these NDEs as related today follow a particular narrative – namely that we have nothing to worry about after death…. Read More ›
Death Has Died, and Jesus Christ Has Won
Because Jesus lives, we have the promise of eternal life By Donald Whitchard 1 Corinthians 15:51-58,John 11:25,Matthew 9:35-36,Matthew 11:28-30,Revelation 20:14 Summary: Death and the grave hold no fear to a child of God. If we have put our… Read More ›
A Warning that Bears Repeating
The things of this world cannot satisfy you, nor can you take them with you when you die, Jesus does both By Donald Whitchard Mark 8:35-37,Luke 12:13-21,Luke 16:19-31,Matthew 16:24-27,Matthew 19:16-22,Mark 10:17-22,Luke 18:18-23 Summary: As the days draw nearer… Read More ›
All This and Yet You Will Not Repent
His justice will come upon the rebels of both earth and the underworld who have maligned, blasphemed, denied, and hated Jesus By Donald Whitchard Revelation 6:12-17,Revelation 9:1-21,Revelation 16:8-9,Luke 13:3,Luke 15:7,Acts 26:20 Summary: The book of Revelation is God’s… Read More ›
Thought For Today 11/14/2021: Are Humans Immortal?
The good news is that immortality as apposed to other things spoken of – is real “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he… Read More ›
Thought For Today 09/09/2021: The Power of Darkness
Satan remember is the master of lies and deception, and there is NO one who is immune to his subterfuge By Greg Holt “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom… Read More ›
Thought For Today 08/01/2021: The Gospel, Sin, Heaven, and Hell
Our sin equals a one-way trip to Hell. We ALL sin, anyone who says otherwise is a liar By Greg Holt “4 but as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we… Read More ›
Thought for Today 07/08/2021: Are You Allowing People to go to Hell?
If you have a choice, and you DO have a choice, would you knowingly choose a place of torment and suffering? By Greg Holt “41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me,… Read More ›
Have You Received the Best Gift Ever?
We love Him because He first loved us – and demonstrated that love on the cross. Anything we receive with no expectation of payment is a gift. People like gifts, and not just at Christmas time. What gifts have… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 26 – Luke 9:18-26: “Confessions and Bearing Crosses”
Is Jesus Who He claimed to be? Is He the Son of God, Messiah, Divine Savior, conqueror of death, hell, and the grave, or not? By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And it happened as He was alone praying that… Read More ›
Things that Won’t Matter Once We’re Home
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away and there was no more sea. Then, I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,… Read More ›
Trying to be Christlike When You Want to Be Carnal
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.” Romans 6:6 (NKJV) “For I have been… Read More ›
A Story That’s Not About the Coronavirus, Thankfully
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If I were still serving as a pastor with a congregation, I’d rather have a church full of people like these, with tattoos, body piercings, colored hair, and ragged clothes who had been dopeheads, criminals, hookers,… Read More ›
God is Love: That’s Why He Created Hell
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Now, hell is a necessary part of God’s plan of bringing all events and situations that have, are, or will occur under His sovereign control and bring all of history to a final conclusion. “The… Read More ›
Hell
On an old episode of the tv comedy MASH, the character Radar referred to hell by spelling it out… H, E, double toothpicks. Some folks use this word as a means to curse while others speak of it as an… Read More ›
Heaven is for the Forgiven – not the Perfect
By Greg Holt “as it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee” Mark 1:2 The above verse refers to John the Baptist who Jesus referred to as… Read More ›
New Mercies, New Health, New Objectives
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Bless the LORD, o my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, o my soul, and forget not all His benefits, Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all… Read More ›
The Grace and Thinking by Which I Stand
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If we’re honest with ourselves, especially as it pertains to our maturity as a child of God, we have to admit that we don’t start out our walk with the LORD with an established, concrete… Read More ›
I AM – Devotional Style Short Stories – “We’ve Been Warned”
We’ve Been Warned The wind is blowing moving the leaves on the tree branches as though God is blowing a big breath across the land. A Man walks across heavens field and looking around announces, “I am coming. Look up… Read More ›
An Unexpected Trip
The T.V. is turned off and having gone to bed the woman sighs loudly, stretches, lies back, and suddenly remembers she forgot to brush her teeth. She rises with a groan while throwing her feet off the side of the… Read More ›
Heaven Is A Place On God's Map
One of the sweetest passages in all of the Bible is where the Lord Jesus Christ said, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it… Read More ›
Don't Go To Heaven Alone
In Acts 8, we read about how Philip led an Ethiopian eunuch to the Lord. There are three commitments reflected in Philip’s life that I want to challenge you to make this week. Write them down and say, “By the… Read More ›
Taking Care of Legalities – True Story
No jury sits in this court room. No spectators fill the room. You won’t hear whispers echoing across the isle. The silence is almost deafening. Only four people will be in this trial. At one table, facing the Judge is… Read More ›
Running Home
For just a moment, imagine that you can see the colors and beauty of a robe woven from all of your demonstrations of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. It would take your breath away! Unique in design, for everyone… Read More ›
Heaven Is Not a State of Mind
APRIL 29 “I go to prepare a place for you.” – John 14:2 Do you believe that there is a home in heaven waiting for you? There is! Because Jesus cannot lie. He is Truth incarnate. He always told the… Read More ›