Has God cast off Israel? Has he replaced Israel with the Church of Jesus Christ? Did God speak of these things through His Prophets in the Old Testament? Will the Church go through the Tribulation under the allegorical name of "Israel?" Does salvation rest on Sovereign Election or the responsibility of man? And what about His gifts and calling? Does he change His mind? If so, does that mean the Church has replaced Israel in God's promises and long term plan of redemption? And just where do you f...
Nov 12, 2014•54 min
Getting the Gospel right. Can you take Him as Savior now to get forgiven and then make Him Lord later? What do you think? What does your family think? What do your friends think? The answer to this question is of enormous eternal consequence. Perhaps you have loved ones who really need to hear this message. Now, today before it is too late. Those who prayed a prayer once and have lived in unbroken sin ever since manifesting no fruit of real salvation. Prayerfully consider emailing this message t...
Oct 29, 2014•51 min
Rom 9:13 As it is written, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated." This message will explain this verse to you. A verse that is so misused, so abused, so often strikes fear & anger in the heart of sincere Christians... and more... The message gives the broad panorama of God's plan of salvation showing how God's Word cannot fail. Ultimately it a message of grace, mercy and hope. If the message helps you answer long term questions, consider emailing it to a friend who has wrestled with this t...
Oct 23, 2014•54 min
Oct 14, 2014•43 min
Are you weary today? Have you been upright, doing right things in the right way. Reading your Bible, praying... and yet suddenly you find you are so very weary. Are you already turning to outside stimulants to give you "a boost?" Many do, only to find things get worse. So it is we find these words here in Galatians 6:9. "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." If this message helps you, email it to a loved one whom you know for a fact...
Oct 10, 2014•55 min
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Oct 08, 2014•44 min
This message is all about knowing the full extent of what Christ has done for us in saving us. Knowing Christ's work and reckoning it true, to use the words from the passage. It about the death of the old man, the amazing birth of the new man. We see how salvation is not just justification it is also transformation issuing forth in sanctification. There is much to enlighten you and set you free in your life with Jesus Christ.
Oct 01, 2014•42 min
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Sep 08, 2014•44 min
1 Pet 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. We continue to search out the meaning of this amazing text so often glossed over in personal reading and public teaching. In this message we discover just what it means to be a N.T. "Holy Priesthood." We tend to use these words and phrases as Christians with very little understanding of the gravity they hold. Hence they bring very...
Sep 08, 2014•46 min
From the moment we come to Christ there is a radical transformation in our lives. We immediately begin the process of becoming like Him. This the where the life of God in the soul of man becomes marvelously evident.
Sep 08, 2014•44 min
1 Pet 2:4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, In this message we do more spade work in simply coming to understand what this verse means. Specifically "Coming to Him as a living stone..." If you do not understand this. You cannot understand the richness of 1 Peter 2:4-10. And what a great understanding it is. With great application for our everyday lives.
Sep 08, 2014•44 min
It will take several messages to mine the gold of 1 Peter 2:4-10. Here is the outline for this and the upcoming messages. I. THE BELIEVER'S CHRIST II. THE BELIEVERS COMMUNION III. THE BELIEVER'S CAPACITY IV. THE BELIEVER'S CONFIDENCE V. THE BELIEVER'S CONTRAST 1 Pet 2:4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 1 Pet 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptabl...
Aug 24, 2014•36 min
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Aug 20, 2014•43 min
I. THE DEPTH OF THIS TASTING II. THE DUTY OF THIS TASTING III. THE DESIRE OF THIS TASTING 1 Pet 2:1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 1 Pet 2:2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 1 Pet 2:3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Jul 29, 2014•44 min
In this refreshing non-cliché look at fervent love, whether it be all the way out to the mission field or on the usher team at your church, the focus will be on 3 things. I. THE APPEAL for fervent love II. THE ABILITY for fervent love III. THE ANTICIPATION of fervent love 1 Pet 1:22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart...
Jul 16, 2014•36 min
Jul 04, 2014•45 min
The motivation of our hope is a very powerful thing. The potential of a truly Christian mind is an awesome thing. The holiness cultivated in our lives is an extremely influential thing. We find this and more in the text before us. 1 Pet 1:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 1 Pet 1:14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; ...
Jun 12, 2014•45 min
This message completes our 5 part series on "Salvation Joy in a Suffering World." Written to suffering Christians,P eter reaches deep into his vast understanding of all that God has done for us Christ now, and will do in heaven. Hence enabling & equipping us to face the suffering that inevitably comes our way as we travel to heaven. Specifically to face it with the salvation Joy imparted to us by Jesus Christ Himself.
Apr 30, 2014•39 min
This is the 4th message in a series dealing with Salvation Joy in a Suffering World.
Apr 08, 2014•45 min
Never forget the Shield of Faith is part of the full armor of God! Have you ever wondered how real your faith is, or just how much you really have? How about this... wondering if you even have any? Knowing the genuineness of your faith and just how strong it actually is, will snap you into a spiritual reality that can revolutionize your Christian life. Let's get real. Knowing you have rock solid faith the size of a baseball will do you endless spiritual good. Yet, consider the deception, confusi...
Mar 31, 2014•54 min
There is real comfort hear for troubled hearts. If you know someone going through real trouble and pain, consider asking them to sit down & listen to this message with you that they find that comfort. Or email them the link. We really need each other in times of hardship, that we might comfort one another in love. Not one of us like trouble, yet it is inescapable. Through the work of the Holy Spirit our God brings to us deep benefits out of our troubles and pain. C.S. Lewis put it so well when h...
Mar 22, 2014•40 min
In this message we pick up in 1 Peter 1:5. This is the 1st in number of messages focusing on the unique work of God in our hearts, as we live our lives in the midst of a suffering world.
Mar 16, 2014•36 min
The high cost of hardcore self-interest.
Mar 05, 2014•54 min
This is the final message in the Lazarus Plan series. All 4 previous messages have been leading up to this. Each bringing out mandatory details so often ignored in the rush to get to the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Mandatory to gain the full impact of what Jesus plan was from the moment he received the news Lazarus was sick. Taken as a whole these 5 messages reveal such powerful fresh revelation on the heart of Christ and the ways of God. We pray you will take the time to listen to each me...
Feb 28, 2014•49 min
