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The Rich Man
He cradled the back of his head in his hands, propped up his feet and said “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing.” His investments had multiplied, assets increased, and businesses all profitably ran themselves. But what should he do with all this wealth? His children were well taken care of… there were grandchildren ...
Part 7: Give Your Life To Follow Him
Repentance is not only a part of our conversion to Christianity, but a daily part of our Christian lives. I mentioned that I would come back to the idea that we are not only to repent of obvious sins but also of self-centered living, which we are all guilty of and naturally accustomed to. Can ...
Part 5: His Call Is For All, But Not All Will Come
John 7:37 “On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” Matthew 11:28-29 “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, ...
Lovers of Self: Become Lovers of God!
True Christianity is under attack. It is under attack in so-called churches and by so-called ministers of light; it is under attack by New York Times bestsellers, by the mainstream media, and the by popular philosophies that drive today’s thinking. The world hates the true Jesus Christ. There is for many of them a God ...
My Tiresome Sin
Does sin tire you out? I mean really? Do you know what it feels like to groan along with creation “as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies” (Romans 8:23)? You go out in the world and everywhere is sin. It’s in your ears, it’s in your view; you ...
Dear Slave Of Sin Come Enter In
How has the domain of darkness So disguised its self as light? There you sit as in the shadows And the chains of death but yet The world says “this is life, And yes what life is all about: To sit in darkness as if light, To raise your bound hands high And shout ...
Forsake All That Offends Christ: A Biblical Plea To Forsake Sinful Entertainment
Part 1: My Cause and My Defence Matthew 7:16 “You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good ...
I Serve An Emotional God and I Am His Emotional Follower
God is an emotional God. His book is an emotional book. Yet it would seem to me that there are many professing followers of Jesus Christ who seem to lack emotional responses to Him, to His word, to each other, and to sin in themselves and in the world. Yet, I have also known those ...
A Purpose For Suffering
When I was off work this summer, experiencing a lot of pain with my fibromyalgia, I was working on an article entitled “Purposes In Suffering.” Purpose number seven was “that we may primarily seek Christ as our refuge above anything or anyone else.” That we may primarily seek Christ as our refuge above anything or ...
What Is So Valuable That Christ Would Die?
Part 2- To Be Glorified On The Cross By Magnifying God’s Attributes Colossians 2:9 “For in Him (Jesus) the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.” Hebrews 1:3 “He (Jesus) is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of His power.” ...