“To live is Christ, and to die is gain”Philippians 1:21
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To quote the words of a fairly famous song of recent memory; “I don’t know much, but I know I love you; and that may be all I need to know.” Well, all I can say is amen, and that IS in fact all we need to know. If all of…
Read messageToday I have a few words on two priests, two baptisms, and two remissions of sins. Okay, so to the point: John the Baptist was a priest. I don’t know if a lot of people realize that, but in Luke 1:5 we see that his fathe…
Read messageIt has long intrigued me how the Jews tried to demand of Jesus to show them some sign to confirm who he claimed to be: “Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from…
Read messageThere are numerous accounts in the scriptures where it is questioned by righteous men why the lives of those who are not following hard after God often time seem to prosper and go so smoothly. Job gave one of the most vi…
Read message“For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ou…
Read messageWell, I write on this topic quite often, and preach on it frequently as well; and I am certain that I can do neither enough. I just don’t think that there is anything more important for a believer in Christ to realize, t…
Read messageIf I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a hundred times. Well, actually a whole lot more than that unfortunately. God’s dear people are sheep without shepherds. I couldn’t count the times that I’ve seen precious souls in the…
Read message“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or wheth…
Read messageSo what is the most binding sin of all? I’m not talking about the unforgivable sin, but rather the one that imparts the heaviest chain to those who have it, and is least likely to be repented of and delivered from. Well,…
Read messageI have a short post today with only a passage of scripture, and just a few comments of truth following: “One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. This…
Read message“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his hel…
Read messageToday I would like to start my post with a question. What is the record that God has left here with us, that shows that he indeed sent his Son to die for our sins, and that he did surely raise from the dead? If you just…
Read messageI have just a couple of things I would like to say about faith today. For starters let’s take a close look at an integral scripture on the topic: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things no…
Read messageI have just a few words today about the things that catch the attention of people, as opposed to the things that catch the attention of God. We need look no further than to one of the mightiest prophets of God in the his…
Read messageToday I would like to touch on what may very well be the number one idolatry in the body of Christ. That idol which may be the biggest of its kind among God’s people, is none other than the Bible. Oh yeah, I know a lot o…
Read messageToo many people today are looking far too closely at others in the kingdom of God, to find reasons to disqualify them from being true brethren. I’ve seen so much of this and I have to tell you that it’s really a dangerou…
Read messageSomething I have realized recently is that many believers in this generation do not really understand the purpose and significance of the second coming of Jesus Christ back to this world. In fact, with all of the 'raptur…
Read messageI’m just thankful today for the undeserved grace that the Lord has allowed me to be a partaker of for the past many years. And I’m thankful that I understand that there is a cost in following after Jesus in truth and in…
Read messageFriends, whatever you do, please do not be guilty of these two sins: A false balance, and a lethargic, unproductive spirit. Why? Well, for starters, God hates both of them (Prov. 11:1; Mat. 25:26). If you need another go…
Read message“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful” (Psm. 1:1). The only man who will not walk in the “counsel of the ungodly”…
Read messageI've been thinking a lot about the love of God, and about how possessing that love in ourselves, and giving it to others is everything that means anything from A to Z. I mean it really is what the entire Gospel is about,…
Read message"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understandin…
Read messageThe Heart of Ruth Lary R. Hale Just a few notes today on one of the most powerful statements of faithfulness found in the Bible. I’m talking about Ruth the Moabitess, when her mother in law Naomi was leaving the land of…
Read messageProverbs 23:7 tells us that what we think about is generally what we are: “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Jesus was surely in agreement with this, and gave us just a bit more detail on it: “A good man out of the…
Read messageAt the memorable showdown at Mt. Carmel, God’s gracious servant Elijah asked an even more memorable question, which question bears more weight today than it did then: “And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How l…
Read messageGod tried in every way in old testament times to bring his people back from the paths of disobedience to keeping his law so that he could bless them the way he wanted to. Sometimes he would bring a foreign nation against…
Read message“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right” (Prov. 20:11). “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spir…
Read messageWhat a shame it is that so many of God’s people are so afraid of conflict. The body of Christ is obviously divided into a thousand fragments, and mortally crippled as a result. Yet everyone is afraid of engaging or being…
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