Hebrews 11:8 says: “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” Now, a new year is set before each of us. God can see farther up the road of our lives than we can, but He has relegated …
Perfecting Holiness In The Fear Of God
Holiness is not a destination, but a lifelong journey. The finished work of Jesus Christ is the starting point for each Christian’s journey, and it is also the reason why each of us can become like him, despite the sin nature that dwells in us. “Holiness” means conformity in thought, word, and deed to the character of God, our Father. …
Spiritual Discernment
This teaching is on Discernment, which can be described as the process of determining God’s desire in a situation or for one’s life or identifying the true nature of a thing, such as discerning whether a thing is good or evil.
The Mark of Spiritual Preaching
This teaching is on spiritual leadership by using God’s methods to get people where He wants them. Trusting in God and His promises, which yield the strength of a true leader.
Was Jesus Political?
In today’s polarized political climate, how does a follower of Jesus Christ navigate the emotionally charged issues of the day, and still remain a faithful witness of Jesus? In this short teaching, Marc lays down some guidelines to help us engage others without disengaging from the mission to which we are called. He illustrates Jesus’ amazing example and ability to …
Four Days Of DEATH
John 11 is the stirring account of our Lord Jesus raising his dear friend Lazarus from the dead, and it is pregnant with principles for our spiritual walk with the Lord. This record also contains one of the clearest sections in Scripture explaining the “sleep” metaphor God uses to take the edge off the horror of death. Why “four days”? …
Some Keys To Spiritual Perseverance
That appellation sounds good, but what exactly does “stalwart” mean? Good question. “Strongly built; sturdy and robust; strong and brave; valiant; firm, steadfast, uncompromising.” Plenty of verses in God’s wonderful Word support those definitions as to who He has made you to be as His child and a minister in the Body of Christ. Yeah, I know, now all we gotta do is live …
Who Do You Say That I Am?
[This is The Table of Contents for our book: One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith] there are several LINKs to articles on our website. This will give you an idea of the contents to this fabulous book. Jesus of Nazareth posed this question to his followers nearly two thousand years ago, but the question …
Who Do You Say That He Is?
[This is an excerpt from the Introduction of our book: One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith] One evening Jesus was in a boat with his disciples crossing the Sea of Galilee. A sudden, violent storm enveloped them, high waves filled the boat with water and the disciples were terrified. Jesus, however, remained asleep. They …
The Gospel of John: Great Scott! He’s Back from the Future
[This is an excerpt from Chapter Eight of our book: One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith] We have by now clearly established the significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the great divide between his suffering and his glory. We have also seen that each of the Gospels portrays Christ in a different …