You don’t have to be a preacher or a teacher of the gospel before God can use you. You don’t have to be a person of prominence. In fact, you don’t need a platform of any kind. God can use you where you are if you …
Have you ever thought about why God leaves us clothed in corruptible flesh after He gives us a new spirit? In other words, why is our flesh not made anew as well? This scenario qualifies for what Jesus refers to as putting new wine in old …
Our world today vastly differs from what it was in biblical times. The world then was simple and much slower. Men could more easily hear God speaking to them. Today, we live in a terribly chaotic and noisy world. We need to hear the voice of …
On the one hand, we are complete in Christ. God has given us all things pertaining to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). On the other hand, we are still a work in progress. Accordingly, Paul writes, “For I am confident of this very thing, that …
Something intense occurs within us when we become born again through faith. It is a war within between our flesh and our spirit. At first, that may sound strange. Why would such a struggle occur after we become a Christian? Think about it this way. Before …
One of the most priceless treasures God has given us is His Word. If you want to live a vibrant and victorious life as a Christian, you must be a serious student of the Word. But some believers regard the Bible as being too hard to …
Have you ever heard someone refer to Christians as being mean? I am not talking about the world of Christian-haters who despise everything about us because we contest their social agenda. They will call us unloving no matter what we do. But I am mainly talking …
In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul the apostle calls the church to “arms” against their arch enemy. He writes: “Take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to …
Being a pastor, I understand the need to pay close attention to God’s Word to protect myself. I can’t be so preoccupied with doing Kingdom work that I fail to guard myself against moral failure. What is the practical value of winning others to the Lord …
When all is said and done, everybody today is on one of two roads in life–the right road or the wrong road. I believe that far too many people in the world today think they are on the right road but are on the wrong road. …