The ‘RE’ Thread – Introduction – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Revelation 21:1, 4 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea... And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall...
A Story Is Worth A Thousand Words
Philipians 3:12-14 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things...
The Parable of the Doctor
John 17:15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. (NKJV) There once was a man who became a doctor after being healed himself of a terrible sickness. After getting well, he realized how many more sick...
That Jude Dude – But You – Part 5
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Jude 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, (NKJV) Jude spends the bulk of the letter describing and warning about false teachers. Rather than ending...
That Jude Dude – Bombs Away – Part 4
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Jude 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, (NKJV) In verses 3-11, Jude warns about the presence and behavior of false teachers in the early church. He...
That Jude Dude – War Time – Part 3
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Jude 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, (NKJV) Today we are going to look at verses 3-11. Keep in mind the overall point of Jude's letter: false...
That Jude Dude – Security – Part 2
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Jude 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, (NKJV) I'm always amazed at how much truth there is in even the Bible verses we quickly skip past. The...
That Jude Dude – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Jude 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, (NKJV) In stark contrast to the final book of the Bible - The Revelation of Jesus Christ, a lengthy book...
Scare Me To Heaven
2 Thessalonians 1:9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, (NKJV) "You can't scare people into heaven". How many times have your heard that when the topic of hell arises? "If you don't accept...
Could You Super Size That?
2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to...
Independence Day – 9 Guidelines From Paul – Part 4
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 119:45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. (NKJV)Practicing Christian liberty is neither license ("I'm free to do whatever I feel like") or legalism ("here's my list of convictions that...
Independence Day – Decisions Decisions – Part 3
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 119:45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. (NKJV)When you are looking at a decision that falls within the realm of your Christian liberty, it is helpful to have some established (in your...
Independence Day – To Liberty Or Not To Liberty – Part 2
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 119:45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. (NKJV)When talking about Christian liberty, one of the most common questions is "how do you know what falls into liberty, and what doesn't?" It...
Independence Day – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 119:45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. (NKJV)As July 4th - Independence Day, Liberty Day, Freedom Day - approaches in America, I find myself with mixed emotions. On the one hand we...
Who Killed Jesus
Luke 23:24 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” (NKJV) Who killed Jesus? You did. I did. The Romans. The Jews. Religion. Everyone. No one. Recently, I heard yet another silly human documentary on "who really killed Jesus?". The...
Virginia Tech & Hosea – Part 2
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Hosea 4:1 - There is no truth or mercy, or knowledge of God in the land. (NKJV) As the grief of the murder victim's families continues, the politicians and media line up to milk it for all its worth. If only we...
Virginia Tech & Redemption – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Luke 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: (NKJV) (First of all let me extend my deepest sympathy and heartfelt sorrow to every family who lost someone at...
Got Wisdom?
James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. (NKJV)I think one of the most wonderful promises of Scripture is James 1:5. Here is the Creator of the Universe saying "hey, if...
Perfect and Lacking Nothing
James 1:4 ...that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. (NKJV) Perfect, complete and lacking nothing. Now that's sounds like where I want to be. If I watch TV and listen to the radio, both secular and Christian, that sounds like what just about everyone is...
It Made Me Stop and Think
Psalm 69:26 For they persecute the ones You have struck, And talk of the grief of those You have wounded. (NKJV) This weekend I was at a Missions Conference and something I witnessed really made me stop and think.A young, petite, Caucasian female got up and gave...
Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father 5 – Part 5
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) We close our series today on "lukewarmness" with a few more questions that allow us to...
Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father 4 – Part 4
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) The title of this series is a famous line from the Star Wars movie where Darth Vader tells...
Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father 3 – Part 3
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) The title of this series is a famous line from the Star Wars movie where Darth Vader tells...
Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father 2 – Part 2
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) The title of this series is a famous line from the Star Wars movie where Darth Vader tells...
Luke, Luke – I Am Your Father – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV) The title of this series is a famous line from the Star Wars movie where Darth Vader tells...
Keep The Change
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (NKJV) A Christian's life should be marked by constant change. No matter what level of...
Jealous Holy Spirit
James 4:5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”? (NKJV) A yearning, jealous Holy Spirit. Bet you haven't thought about that concept in a while. What is James talking about? Why is the Holy Spirit jealous? What...
Do You Not Know? Part 2 – Part 2
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)2 Corinthians 13:4-5 For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you. Examine yourselves as to...
Do You Not Know? Part 1 – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)2 Corinthians 13:4-5 For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you. Examine yourselves as to...
E-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y: Heaven is Eternal – Part 3
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Jude 21 - keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (NKJV) Just like hell will go on and on and on and NEVER end, heaven is forever too. Comically,...
E-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y: Hell is Eternal – Part 2
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Jude 21 - keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (NKJV) In the first part of this series, I attempted to get you to really stop and think deeper...
E-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y is Eternal – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Jude 21: keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (NKJV) I was talking with my beautfiul wife the other day about eternity. Sometimes the whole idea...
Godly Leadership – Practical Principles – Part 5
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...) 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. (NKJV) We are wrapping up our series on leadership today. The following is a list of leadership principles and reminders that I have developed over...
Godly Leadership – Character Traits 3 – Part 4
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...) 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. (NKJV) A Leader Must Have Vision A leader must be able to see the way and know where they are going. If not, then you have the proverbial blind...
Godly Leadership – Character Traits 2 – Part 3
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...) 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. (NKJV) A Leader Must Be a Servant The typical image of a leader today is the person who is upfront, sits in the first row, dines at the head of the...
Godly Leadership – Character Traits 1 – Part 2
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...) 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. (NKJV) Yesterday we looked at what leadership is, and who it applies to. Today we will begin to discuss the characteristics of a Godly leader. A...
Godly Leadership – Introduction – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...) 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. (NKJV) A Bible question I received last week reminded me of a message series that I have wanted to do for a long time. Leadership is a subject near...
Arent You Glad?
Psalm 86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. (NKJV) As far as the daily grind of living life goes, this would have to be one of the most encouraging verses in Scripture. If you've been alive long, you...
This But Not That
2 Corinthians 4:8-10 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may...
Preparation and Deliverance
Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But deliverance is of the LORD. (NKJV)I'm constantly amazed that verses I have just skimmed over several times sometimes jump off the page at me depending on what's going on in my life.Horses, battle,...
Exemption Time
Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things...
Not Willing to Come
John 5:40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. (NKJV) Having life... isn't pretty much the summary of what our existence is about? Even the terribly wicked, evil and unsaved are "having life" - it's just a distorted and misguided version of...
Secret Arrows: A Full Quiver – Part 5
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 11:2 For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. (NKJV) It is part of the human experience to be attacked by...
Hell Hath No Fury
1 Timothy 2:11-15 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into...
Secret Arrows: Immaturity & Patience – Part 4
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 11:2 For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. (NKJV) It is part of the human experience to be attacked by...
Secret Arrows: Stress & Serving – Part 3
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 11:2 For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. (NKJV) It is part of the human experience to be attacked by...
Secret Arrows: Hurt & Sympathy – Part 2
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 11:2 For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. (NKJV) It is part of the human experience to be attacked by...
Secret Arrows – Part 1
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Psalm 11:2 For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. (NKJV) If you've been alive very long, you know what it's like to...
New Years Resolution: No Harm – Part 4
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Joel 2:12 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart...” (NKJV) Turning your whole heart toward God. A great New Year's resolution; an even better daily resolution.We've looked at how...
New Years Resolution: Don’t Tear Your Clothes – Part 3
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series...)Joel 2:12 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart...” (NKJV) Turning your whole heart toward God. A great New Year's resolution; an even better daily resolution.That's sounds good...