Proverbs 31:10 asks the question: “Who can find a virtuous woman…?” Webster’s dictionary defines the word virtuous as general moral excellence, goodness of character, or chaste. The end of verse ten goes on to say if you can find such a woman, “her … Continue reading →

Back in 1992, I was on my way to the hospital to visit Bernie Mack, one of the founders of the church that I pastor. As I drove, I prayed and spoke with the Lord about what to say to encourage this … Continue reading →

“Is 1 Peter 4:5-6 Jesus telling the lost at the Great White Throne why they are condemned?” “Who shall give account to Him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. For for this cause was the gospel … Continue reading →

“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold Who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: He calleth them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not … Continue reading →

“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be” (Rom. 4:18). How big is your God? Man frequently limits his “gods.” Polytheists, with … Continue reading →

The story is told of how a wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of … Continue reading →

With convincing “signs and wonders” being wrought all about us in increasing numbers, some are being carried away from the truths so clearly set forth for our day in the epistles of Paul. Some have concluded from these “supernatural manifestations” … Continue reading →

“In his book, I Shall Not Want, Robert Ketchum tells about a Sunday school teacher who asked her group of children if any of them could quote the entire twenty-third psalm. A little four-and-a-half-year-old girl was among those who raised … Continue reading →

HOW TO KNOW GOD’S SPIRITUAL PROGRAM FOR HIS CHURCH If you were on a sailing vessel, which was being tossed to and fro and going to pieces in the middle of awful darkness and a violent storm, could you be … Continue reading →

When? How? Where? Why? I wonder how many, or rather how few, Christians begin to comprehend the statement of Romans 5:20: “Where sin abounded grace did much MORE (over) abound. Much more Super-abound. But God Who is rich in mercy, … Continue reading →

In 2009, my mother went home to be with the Lord. One of the things I got from her house was an old beat up dresser that my siblings just wanted to throw away. I brought it home because my … Continue reading →

During my high school years, I knew many who were allowed to freely attend school functions or simply hang out with friends multiple times per week. But in our household, teenagers were allowed only one evening out per week, with … Continue reading →

My father mispronounced a number of words: “crick” instead of “creek,” “choirpractor,” instead of “chiropractor,” and “warsh” instead of “wash.” It wasn’t until my teen years that I learned, to my embarrassment, that I too had been mispronouncing these words. … Continue reading →

We have friends with an adolescent in the late teens. The mother and father have been experiencing heart-wrenching rebellion from this young person. The teen has been moody, mouthy, disobedient, unappreciative, defiant, and far more. The father often takes the … Continue reading →

August Rush is a movie about a young boy without a family. His mother was told her newborn son had died, but, in reality, he was given to an orphanage. He waited and longed for his real parents to come … Continue reading →

“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be” (Rom. 4:18). How big is your God? Man frequently limits his “gods.” Polytheists, with … Continue reading →

“Probably one of the biggest doctrines that I am confused about in the Bible is the doctrine of ‘being baptized in the Spirit.’ Is this for the Body of Christ?” “Baptized in the Spirit” or “baptized with the Spirit” is … Continue reading →

“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise” (Eph. 5:15). “See then” refers to the immediate context that believers should “walk as children of light” (v. 8) as a bright testimony for Christ before the unbelieving … Continue reading →

We are often asked what it means to be a “mid-Acts” dispensationalist. To answer that question, we first need to define what it means to be a “dispensationalist. A dispensationalist reads the Bible as showing God’s unfolding plan across time, … Continue reading →

It is instructive to compare the first Adam in the Garden of Eden with the Last Adam, the Lord Jesus Christ. First Adam Last Adam 1. Came from the earth 1. Came from heaven 2. Returned to the earth 2. … Continue reading →

“I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright and morning Star” (Rev. 22:16). The Lord told the Apostle John that the … Continue reading →

When John the Baptist came on the scene, he said that the Kingdom was “at hand”: “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is AT … Continue reading →

The idea of spiritual growth, or spiritual maturity, is closely related to the doctrine of sanctification. Positional sanctification takes place instantly at the time of salvation when, having placed their trust in Jesus Christ and His finished work of redemption … Continue reading →