For Preachers Before the Big Day (Easter)
Preachers are not just story tellers, though they will tell stories. They are not just encouragers, though they will encourage the soul. They are not just teachers, though they will teach the deep things of God. They are not just godly examples, though they will always lead from the front. They are not just visionaries,…
Read MoreActs 19
Today in the Pentecostal handbook we see the pattern of the revival and riot in the great Roman city of Ephesus. City wide transformation leads to some pagans getting angry and trying to stop the Christian movement. However, the church continues to grow and spread rapidly. ACTS 19 1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul…
Read MorePut off Grieving the Spirit, Put on Pleasing God
The Holy Spirit is not a force or energy- He is the third person in the Trinity. He is the very person that lives in us and brings us into relationship with the Father and Son. We should consider Him to be like a dove in character- pure and holy (John 1:32); and like fire…
Read MoreSassiness in the New Testament
Here is a list I was prompted to make I had to share the full spectrum of Christian verbiage. In other words, the Bible is not always “socially nice.” This list was made from the New Testament, an Old Testament list would be too long! (ex., 1 Kings 18:27, Jeremiah 2:23-24 & Ezekiel 23:19-20). …
Read MorePut off Unwholesome Speech, Put on Edifying Words
Our words are an important part of our lives and should be used to build up and encourage others in the things of God. May God help us to guard our tongue and only speak would He would speak! James 3:6, “The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the…
Read MoreA New City to Come
Someone once asked me, “What does Metro Praise even mean?” It is a play on the word metro from the word “metropolitan” but it is not just referring to the metro/city areas of the earth, but the city of God- New Jerusalem to come (Rev. 21:10). And until this new city comes we are believing…
Read MoreWorship was Meant to Be Free and For Everyone
If worship for Jesus and the disciples was good enough with a hymn… what are we really saying in supporting the mass marketing and commercialism of worship? Matthew 26:30, “And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.” Now I know you can spend your money on whatever…
Read MoreChristian Charity vs Worldly Niceness
IF OPRAH AND THE MORMONS CAN DO CHARITY LIKE YOUR CHURCH… THERE IS A PROBLEM! I have been both shocked and grieved lately as I see Christians get so excited to share “random acts of kindness” as if these acts are equal to Christian charity. Christian charity by definition is gospel centered- not man…
Read MorePut Off Stealing, Put On Sharing
Though most people wouldn’t consider themselves thieves in the ordinary sense (a burglar or shoplifter), many today are thieves according to God’s Word, which is the standard we will be judged by when Christ returns. We must learn to stop stealing, work hard and share with others! EPHESIANS 4:17-5:20 “17 So I tell you this,…
Read MoreExposing the World’s Inconsistency
Not sure how much you keep up with the headlines but here are the kind of things that stick out to me from a Christian worldview as I see the non-Christians get on their “soapboxes.” The Oscars: They say they are against sexual exploitation yet they applaud a movie about a man in his…
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