None of us knows it all. Every one of us can use the advice of others at times. But our most trusted resource for advice should be the Bible. It is loaded with the counsel of God for every area of our life. Where do you …
Not only has Christ made us free from the power of sin but also from the bondage of legalism. Examples of legalism: You can’t wear jeans to church; can’t do this on that day; can’t eat meat; can’t marry outside your race, etc. Some Christians today …
“Have you heard anything?” I received this text message one Saturday afternoon. After reading it, I read the string of messages I had not read throughout the day. It turns out that one of my former colleagues had died the previous day. How sad. He worked …
I never cease to be amazed at how the simple preaching of the gospel can radically change lives for an eternity. What a profound statement—radical change through simple preaching. This is not mere religious talk. Those of us who have been in the faith awhile have …
Merely external expressions of worship are highly overrated. “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24, KJV). That’s what Jesus told the Samaritan woman He met at the well. Since Jesus says we must worship …
As a preacher and writer, I am always looking and listening for fresh ideas to write and preach about. Sometimes, these ideas come from strange places or at unexpected times. The following incident got me to thinking about God’s purpose for our life or the divine …
I believe every one in his right mind wants to succeed in life. A basic definition of success is the achievement of one’s goals or aspirations in life. Though we labor to achieve success in life, God is the ultimate source of our success. The Bible …
How do we measure greatness? For those who are considered to be great in this world, several things are likely to be true about him or her. One, access to the person is controlled. That means you will probably have to go through several people to …
In the book of Matthew chapter 25, Jesus tells a parable about a lord and his servants. The lord gave them different amounts of money, according to their respective abilities. After a long time, he returned and judged the stewardship of his servants. The lord commended …
God’s ways are past finding out (Romans 11:33). No earthly source exists by which we can discover what makes Him tick. I believe we have some of the world’s greatest scientists and thinkers in America. Still, not one of them has ever discovered anything about the …
