While I understand many today will say that ‘seeker sensitive’ doesn’t necessarily mean watering down the Gospel message or that it’s about being sensitive to the unbeliever (seeker) coming into their church and wanting them to feel comfortable in order … Continue reading The Seeker Sensitive Church
When many think about the cross they think about the horrible death Jesus died: how he was whipped and tortured; the nails driven through his hands; the crown of thorns pushed down into his brow; his skin hanging off his … Continue reading The Great Exchange
Is there a proper way to share the Gospel with someone? Should we explain church doctrine or go into the depths of Biblical theology to one who does not know the Lord? Or should we keep it simple and just … Continue reading Sharing the Gospel
I came across an article that was written which basically said the entire Bible was the ‘letter that kills’ and although the Bible is nice book we can’t expect scripture to change us or empower us, but rather we must … Continue reading The letter that kills-or freedom in Christ?
Now I realize I may be stepping on some toes with this blog (maybe even my own toes) but as one who has been an avid weightlifter (not bodybuilder) for years I can fully attest to what I am about … Continue reading Weightlifting and Jesus…
Saw a post on Facebook today discussing as to whether God is mad at us. Interesting because this argument can swing in two different ways depending on who our target audience is. The great revivalist preachers back between the 1500’s to the … Continue reading Is God mad at me?
It has been noted recently that many churches no longer preach one having to be ‘born-again’. They have either changed the wording or just stopped teaching it entirely! Some have asked why this is? I think one of the reasons … Continue reading Being ‘Born-again’….still for today?
Was searching through my spam mail today for a lost email and noticed an email message in there which said ‘Are you lonely? Date a married woman tonight!’. What??? Are you kidding me?? I suppose I’m just naïve because I … Continue reading …Just one?
Take every word from the Bible and meditate on it. Eat, sleep and breathe it! Get it down inside of you! Make it part of you where is there is no other thought in your mind and heart besides what the Word says. Continue reading Hearing and doing…
Sometime last year, I was reading the daily Andrew Wommack devotional and as I began, this is the excerpt from the very first paragraph that struck me slap dab in the face: “The Lord spoke to me in 2002 about how I was limiting … Continue reading In it, not of it…
Living Water for Today 