WHEN “THIS KIND” ARRIVES IN YOUR LIFE Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Matt 17:21 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so […]
Category: Doctrine
Preaching The Logos
PREACHING THE LOGOS “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” I love John 1:1! – What is the significance of a word? Words without proper definitions are just so much useless babble. It is not the word itself […]
Do You Know What I Have Done Unto You
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE DONE UNTO YOU? John 13:1-20 The passage begins with a deliberate act of Jesus—the washing of the disciples’ feet. We must recognize that when Jesus knelt to wash the feet of His disciples that also included Judas (this fact will be taken up in a future study). John tells […]
Happy are ye if ye do them
The Scripture setting: “He [Jesus] riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith […]
The Real Nativity Scene
The Real Nativity Scene Many preachers romanticize the birth of Jesus Christ beyond reality. They erect and present nativity scenes which have a way of making the birth of Jesus Christ more fairytale than fairly told. What Jesus Christ, as God manifest in the flesh, endured at Bethlehem’s manger was to enter world of harsh […]
The Real Trees of Christ
The Real Trees of Christ The true Christmas story begins in Genesis and it is not completed until Revelation. And throughout the story, there are trees that mark the beginning, the climax and the end of the story. The tree in the garden: On the 6th day of creation, God took the dust of the […]
Branding Day
Branding day – I can still recall quite vividly the branding iron and the red hot embers that its business end lay in getting red hot and the handle in an elevated position resting upon a rock with the smell of burning oak mixed with the pungent smell of seared hair and flesh in the […]
Ingredients of Anointing
Ingredients of Anointing….. “Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. Do not pour it on men’s bodies and do not make any oil with the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred. Whoever makes perfume like it and whoever puts […]
The Will of God
“The Will of God.” Four of the most intriguing words that can compose a brief sentence which has sparked multiplied thousands of voluminous books in pursuit of the essence of those four words. Why does this simple phrase incite such wonderment and exploration? Because “The Will of God” has at its roots the “why” of […]
STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED
LEADERSHIP CLASS – LESSON #2 STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED I have come to a conclusion, after years of observing and inquiry of a plethora of preachers, that there are about as many different study and sermon preparation ways as there are preachers. But one thing is certain—preachers must be students—students of the Word, of […]