LET YOUR MIND EXPLAIN REALITY TO YOUR EMOTIONS (Mind and Emotions 1)
People who have been under my ministry have heard me say “Let your mind explain reality to your emotions” many times. Emotions are powerful and important. Life would be …
C. H. SPURGEONS SERMON PREPERATION ADVICE
H. Spurgeon, maybe more than any pastor, knew how busy pastoral ministry can be. In addition to preaching four times a week, he led his elders and deacons in caring …
FASTING: HOW DO I DO IT? (Fasting 5)
Did you know that there is more in the Bible about fasting than repentance and confession? Jesus fasted, as did Moses, David, Elijah, Esther, Daniel, Paul and many others. Fasting …
FASTING: WHAT DOES IT ACCOMPLISH? (Fasting 4)
In a culture where the landscape is dotted with shrines to the Golden Arches and an assortment of Pizza Temples, fasting seems out of place and out of step with …
LET THE BIBLE SPEAK FOR ITSELF
Exegesis or eisegesis? These may be words you do not know if you haven’t been to seminary, and that’s OK. But what they stand for is very, very important in …
WHAT ARE YOU ‘GOOD’ FOR? (Fruit of the Spirit 8)
One of the favorite New Testament stories for children is called the Good Samaritan. Everyone knows how the Samaritan responds to another in need. That is why he is called …
THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES IN EVERY BELIEVER (Holy Spirit Today 4)
When Nansen started on his Artic expedition many years ago he took with him a carrier pigeon, strong and fast. After 2 years in the desolation of the Artic …
BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS (Ephesians 6:14) (Armor of God 4)
Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm then, … with the breastplate of righteousness in place, The breastplate was made of small pieces of metal or leather fastened together so they would move …
CHRISTLIKE KINDNESS (Fruit of the Spirit 7)
What do Pharaoh’s daughter rescuing Moses, Rahab helping the Jewish spies, David’s treatment of Mephibosheth and Elijah’s response to the woman whose son just died have in common? They all …
THE HOLY SPIRIT: PERSON OR POWER SOURCE? (Holy Spirit Today 3)
When one accepts the reality that a God exists, the next step is for them to understand that God is a Person, not just a force like “The Force be …