THE CALL TO CONFRONTATION
As we seek to be faithful witnesses there are times when God calls us to confront people who are bent on evil.
THE SECRET PLACE OF THUNDER
When God comes to us it is not always with gentleness and a still, small voice.
WAKE UP! LIVE IN DESTINY!
Sometimes the first step to living out our destiny is to get awakened from the slumber that has robbed us of it.
BEING HARD-HEADED WHEN IT MATTERS MOST
When a people get hardened in sin, God raises up prophets who are hardened in truth.
THE SUSTAINING NATURE OF INSTRUCTION
With the overwhelming flood of advice coming come from a plethora of sources and media platforms, how do we discern wisdom from foolishness? The Prophet Isaiah has an opinion worth considering.
SHOULD CHRISTIANS BEAR ARMS?
Are Christians supposed to be nice and never offend? Is there a place for aggressive Christianity? In the morally declining culture in which we find ourselves, what should the Christian’s posture be? Do we build or do we fight?
THE CORRUPTING POWER OF A LYING TONGUE
Words can set on fire the entire course of life, leading a person into a decades-long battle with the lies they have believed.
WORDS HAVE A LOT OF POWER
Words have more power over us than we think. Lies spoken over us must be replaced with the truth of God’s Word.
GOD-GIVEN INTEGRITY
For Christians, it is biblical and healthy to confess our sins, but we should also confess our integrity and righteousness.
CRAVE WHAT IS PURE
Do deep rooted desires exempt us from the consequences of our choices? Controlling our cravings is difficult, but not impossible.
THE FULL ASSURANCE OF FAITH
The Christian has a level of knowing that no scientific method or procedure can touch. He has faith, and through it he knows something that is real and eternally true.
THE FEAR OF GRACE
The many rules we learn in church can be discouraging. Grace is where we find our encouragement, but when a Christian begins to rediscover grace it can make other Christians nervous.
THE FEAR OF LEGALISM
The do’s and don’ts of Christian legalism are quite destructive to the spirit, but so is the lawless expression of Christian freedom.
THE SPIRIT OF SELF-CONTROL
Is self-control a work of the flesh or the Spirit? How much control should we have over our behavior?
WHO ARE YOU?
When all that defines you as a unique individual comes tumbling down, what’s left? Is there something better to rest our identity upon?
TOUCH NOT THE LORD’S ANOINTED
If you get tired of your pastor or frustrated with his leadership, should you try to run him off? Few would answer “yes”, but, in essence, that is what many church folks do to their man of God.
SHOULD CHRISTIANS FIGHT?
With a secular culture’s demand for Christians to capitulate or be quiet, there is a church culture demanding Christian niceness. But is that really the calling of the hour? Is there a time for Christians to fight for the truth?
THE PROMISE OF PLEASURES
It is not wrong for Christians to seek pleasure. God Himself is a God of pleasure! He feels it. He desires for His people to feel it, both now and forever.
A PASSOVER PATH TO DELIVERANCE
When we are in slavery to some besetting sin our natural tendency is to shy away from God, go cold, and avoid His disappointment, but the Passover event shows us another way.
JESUS, OUR KING, BOTH LOVES AND HATES
Do we throw the word “hate” out of our language too quickly? Does Jesus ever have hate in His heart? The answer might surprise.