Who are the great people? Are they the ones whose names appear in the headlines of news articles? No. The great people of the earth are those who allow the Lord to be great in their lives. They are more concerned about what people think of God than what people think of them. Through faith […]
God hears and answers prayer. We must believe that God is and that He rewards them that diligently seek Him. God extends an invitation to His children in Jeremiah 33:3, inviting them to come unto Him and to call upon Him. “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, […]
Friendship begins with God. We have a divine invitation to come to the Lord. He desires to transform strangers and aliens into His friends and true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. One of our favorite hymns is titled “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” The man who penned the words to this hymn […]
The Lord is real to us only as we place our faith in Him. The Christian life is a faith life. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. The Bible says that “we must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). We need […]
Many churches are changing. All over the world, churches have fallen into the “success syndrome.” The measure of whether or not they are getting the job done has become little more than keeping score. I am grateful to God for the number of people who attend our church, for the generous giving on the part […]
Our entire faith is anchored in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christians must speak about this truth with absolute clarity. The Devil is the author of confusion, and he does everything he can to confuse people about this single event. During this time of year, many people in America get sidetracked by the Easter bunny […]
The book of Ezra records one of the greatest turning points in the work of God for all time. I have several books about the history of military conquests. One of them describes fifteen decisive battles that changed the course of history. As I was looking through that book recently, I thought to myself, “Did […]
In II Timothy 2:2 the Bible says, “And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” Notice the expression, “faithful men.” Our world is missing faithful men. In this sense, I am not talking about being faithful to your family or […]
When I was just a young boy, a man asked me this question, “Are you a Christian?” I said, “Sure, I am a Christian. I believe in God. I own a Bible. I attend church.” But he knew something was missing. He understood that Someone was missing, that is, the Lord Jesus Christ. In Acts […]
In the Gospel according to Mark, the Lord Jesus warns us about the leaven of Herod. In Mark 8:15 the Bible says, “And he charged them saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.” In Matthew twenty-two, there were three groups that tempted Christ: the Herodians, the Pharisees, […]