The Invitation

This morning at the close of this post, I will have what we call “The Invitation.” In church, we sing a song of invitation and make an appeal for you to come to the altar. I believe that it is important to give each of you who reads this post an opportunity to respond to…

An Encounter With Jesus

One of my favorite Christian movies is entitled “The Encounter.” In this movie five people, each dealing with their own personal issues, find themselves at a diner, which is run by none other than Jesus Christ, Himself. Jesus offers each person His assistance in confronting and overcoming the struggles they face, however, just as it…

Are You Free From Indwelling Sin?

Romans 8:5-11 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. (6) For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (7) Because the carnal mind is…

Freedom

Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, John 8:31-36 31 Then…

How’s Your Relationship With God?

Matthew 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. I. TO BE A CHRISTIAN IS TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,…

Do You Believe?

Mark 9:23-24 23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. John 1125-26: 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he…

Salvation For All

Isaiah 49:6 Indeed He says, it is too small a thing that You should be My Servant. To rise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the gentiles, that You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.…

How You And I Can Know God Personally

It is without saying that to be a Christian is to have a personal relationship with our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ, His Son. For you and I to come to know God personally and to live in that relationship, we must believe and have confidence in the INSPIRED WORD OF GOD, the BIBLE. It…

Prayer Changes Things

Philippians 4:6-7 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. In today’s society, each of us, young and old alike find…

What Type Of Faith Do You Have?

Hebrews 11:1-3 11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which…