A little boy was in a revival meeting. The pastor preached from John 5:24, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into… Read More ›
Salvation
Not Ashamed Of The Savior
A young man was called out of a life of sin to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. He had repented of his sin and was made new. Right before he entered the pulpit to preach one Sunday morning, someone… Read More ›
Don't Be Ashamed To Be A Soul Winner
Jesus said, “Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest” (John 4:35b). No matter how generously you give or how circumspectly you walk, if you are not endeavoring to bring men, women,… Read More ›
Faith In Jesus…Not Faith In Faith
The devil wants to make you doubt your salvation. One of these days, he’s going to say, “You say you trust Jesus. Well, just how strong is your faith? Maybe your faith is not strong enough to save you. Maybe… Read More ›
Faith…A Gift From God
Faith is a gift from God, but does that mean if God gives faith that we are going to automatically believe? No. Just like faith is a gift from God, breathing is a gift. God gives me lungs and air,… Read More ›
Making Good Time On The Wrong Road
One day I had a meeting in South Florida. When I arrived, I rented a car and I was surprised to find that they gave me a really nice one. I turned on the radio and found the most gorgeous… Read More ›
Saved or Lost?
Jesus said, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). To be saved is man’s greatest need. When I say that, I know that truth falls flat, because “saved” is… Read More ›
Conversion Brings Conflict
There was a man who went duck hunting with the farmhand who worked on his farm. The farmer wasn’t a believer, but the farmhand was. The farmer said to the farmhand, “You’re always talking about fighting with the devil. I… Read More ›
Jesus…The Ark Of Safety, Part 1
God wants us to be saved so much that He gives illustrations all through the Bible about it. I believe one of the grandest pictures of salvation is from the story of Noah’s ark. Noah’s ark is a picture of… Read More ›
Being Born Again
Nicodemus, an influential Pharisee and a ruler of the Sanhedrin, asked Jesus this question, “How can a man be born when he is old?” Jesus responded in John 3:7 by saying, “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must… Read More ›
The Pharisees and Today’s Church – the Same Now as it Was Then
Matthew 21:42-46 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore… Read More ›
Accepting God's Acceptance
I have noticed that there are some people who just can’t get an assurance of their salvation. It is not a spiritual problem. It is a psychological problem. They cannot accept the fact that God has accepted them. God is… Read More ›
What Is Salvation?
First, let me tell you what salvation is not. It is not a creed, a code, a cause, or a church. Salvation is not a creed. I hear people say, “Well, I believe the plan of salvation.” And my response?… Read More ›
How Is Jesus Coming?
Our Lord is coming as a thief in the night. You say, “Well, Pastor Rogers, why has Jesus not yet come?” I’ll tell you why our Lord has not yet come. The answer is found in God’s Word. “The Lord… Read More ›
A Savior To Meet Your Needs
What is our great need in the world today? Is it information? No, we’re drowning in a sea of information. If information were what we needed, God would have sent us an educator. Knowledge may double, but truth never will…. Read More ›
A Savior To Meet Your Needs
What is our great need in the world today? Is it information? No, we’re drowning in a sea of information. If information were what we needed, God would have sent us an educator. Knowledge may double, but truth never will…. Read More ›
The Worst Form Of Badness
I want you to tell you something big, plain and straight. Salvation is not a reward for the righteous. It is a gift for the guilty. Many come to church and perhaps say, “You know, I need to change my… Read More ›
The Worst Form Of Badness
I want you to tell you something big, plain and straight. Salvation is not a reward for the righteous. It is a gift for the guilty. Many come to church and perhaps say, “You know, I need to change my… Read More ›
I Am Your Salvation
“The people are not ready for the King. Their eyes are focused on man who can do no good, for man is but a fleeting twig in a desert. The dry bones of years past have taught man nothing. Eyes… Read More ›
Not to Decide Is to Decide
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” – Deuteronomy 30:19 Years ago I was… Read More ›
Shaking Hands or Saving Lives?
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” – John 3:36 There was a preacher who kept a painting in… Read More ›
She Must Die
This is a short story by guest author Mcebo Michael Metfula, it is well written and worth the time to read. Thank you Mcebo for sharing it with us. Diego Omar came to the afternoon class running. “Sorry guys, I’m… Read More ›
Gain What You Cannot Lose
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 Jim Elliot, martyred missionary to the Aucas in Ecuador, wrote in the flyleaf of his Bible, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep… Read More ›
You’re Going to Live
“And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die…” – John 11:26 I heard a story about a boy who was dying on a battlefield. The chaplain was there, cradling this boy’s head tenderly in his hands. The boy looked… Read More ›
Not Any Should Perish
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” – 2 Peter 3:9 Some people believe there is a… Read More ›
The Perfect Sacrifice
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” – Hebrews 9:14 The Lord Jesus lived an amazing life…. Read More ›
The Just for the Unjust
“For Christ also died for sins once for all, the Just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God …” – 1 Peter 3:18 A Roman soldier walked down a narrow corridor in a Roman prison. He… Read More ›
The Gift of God—Life’s Greatest Treasure
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” – Romans 6:23 In Christ. That is a small phrase, but it is the key that unlocks the door to… Read More ›
Running from God
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation.” – Psalm… 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 ›