God’s desire is that every single person come to know Him personally as their Savior, and be spared from judgment in Hell (2 Peter 3:9, “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 […]
Your Final Line of Defense
“My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother” – Proverbs 6:20 “Keep” in the Old Testament often means to guard, protect, or preserve. When you “keep” God’s Word, you are guarding it, or protecting it. But what does that mean exactly? Consider this word picture: In the Middle Ages, […]
Being Unique
There is a fine line between being “unique” and being “…that guy.” You all know what I mean. There’s that guy (or gal) on campus or at work who doesn’t seem to be in sync with reality. We often label people like this: “80s Girl,” that seems to think it’s still 1985; “Mullet Guy;” “The […]
Repairing Our Personal Worship
1 Kings 18:30-33, “And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the […]
A Crucified Man
The following 4 points are not original to me. They were preached by Curtis Hutson in a message entitle “Building and Battling.” Dr. Hutson was preaching out of Luke 14:26-32 about a man who is going to build and battle for God. This post will focus on his thoughts on verse 27, “And whosoever doth […]
Truth or Consequences? – Part 2
To read part 1 of this post, click here! While we must be aware that our actions have consequences, is living a good life just to avoid bad consequences and gain good ones really the way God intended the Christian life to be lived? Does Christ really want us to compel people to come to […]