Do You Have Enough Oil? (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/26/2014
While the indwelling of God's Spirit certainly produces abundance, it is more accurate to say that oil and the Holy Spirit are often parallel, not equivalent.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/26/2014
While the indwelling of God's Spirit certainly produces abundance, it is more accurate to say that oil and the Holy Spirit are often parallel, not equivalent.
Do You Have Enough Oil? (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/19/2014
The Holy Spirit is only a portion of what oil represents. If the Holy Spirit is all we think of when we read about oil, we will miss miss much meaning.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/19/2014
The Holy Spirit is only a portion of what oil represents. If the Holy Spirit is all we think of when we read about oil, we will miss miss much meaning.
What Does it Mean to Take Up the Cross?
Sermonette; Given 12/6/2014
Bearing our cross means our time on this earth is virtually finished, that we are willing to give up our lives, emulating the life of our Savior.
Sermonette; Given 12/6/2014
Bearing our cross means our time on this earth is virtually finished, that we are willing to give up our lives, emulating the life of our Savior.
Laying Aside Every Weight (Part Three)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/21/2014
Our sins can drag us down, but there are other weights that impede our progress, limit our usefulness to God, hold us back, and hinder us in our race.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/21/2014
Our sins can drag us down, but there are other weights that impede our progress, limit our usefulness to God, hold us back, and hinder us in our race.
Laying Aside Every Weight (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/14/2014
The apostle Paul endured tremendous hardship, and his example teaches that we have the ability and responsibility to choose how we let circumstances affect us.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/14/2014
The apostle Paul endured tremendous hardship, and his example teaches that we have the ability and responsibility to choose how we let circumstances affect us.
Laying Aside Every Weight (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/7/2014
What allows some to take the hits that life throws at them and keep going, while most tend to become mired in the muck and bogged down by life's troubles?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/7/2014
What allows some to take the hits that life throws at them and keep going, while most tend to become mired in the muck and bogged down by life's troubles?
Envy: The Most Precious Daughter
Sermonette; Given 11/1/2014
It is easy to follow in Satan's footsteps, courting his daughter Envy, reaping the disquiet which accompanies her. Envy comes from pushing God from our thoughts.
Sermonette; Given 11/1/2014
It is easy to follow in Satan's footsteps, courting his daughter Envy, reaping the disquiet which accompanies her. Envy comes from pushing God from our thoughts.
A Time To Scatter
Sermonette; Given 10/16/2014
While we yearn for the church to be re-united, until our own personal walk with God is attained and we intently seek Him first, church unity will not happen.
Sermonette; Given 10/16/2014
While we yearn for the church to be re-united, until our own personal walk with God is attained and we intently seek Him first, church unity will not happen.
A View of the Work
Sermonette; Given 10/11/2014
Judging the quality of our work by numeric standards is not a measure of spiritual growth, and to equate it with spiritual growth in rank Laodiceanism.
Sermonette; Given 10/11/2014
Judging the quality of our work by numeric standards is not a measure of spiritual growth, and to equate it with spiritual growth in rank Laodiceanism.
Where the Eagles Are Gathered
Sermonette; Given 9/25/2014
The Olivet Prophecy foretells a gathering of eagles or vultures in anticipation of God's judgment. Will they mistake us for the nearly-dead?
Sermonette; Given 9/25/2014
The Olivet Prophecy foretells a gathering of eagles or vultures in anticipation of God's judgment. Will they mistake us for the nearly-dead?
A Heavenly Homeland (Part Three)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 9/12/2014
During such times of turmoil, we need to remind ourselves that our hope and confidence were never in the capabilities of man in the first place.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 9/12/2014
During such times of turmoil, we need to remind ourselves that our hope and confidence were never in the capabilities of man in the first place.
A Heavenly Homeland (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 9/5/2014
It would be profoundly contradictory for citizens of heaven to become involved in the politics of governments that our King will overthrow when He returns!
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 9/5/2014
It would be profoundly contradictory for citizens of heaven to become involved in the politics of governments that our King will overthrow when He returns!
A Heavenly Homeland (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 8/29/2014
When Christ returns, He will establish the Kingdom on earth and all people will be His subjects then. But what does citizenship entail now—before His return?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 8/29/2014
When Christ returns, He will establish the Kingdom on earth and all people will be His subjects then. But what does citizenship entail now—before His return?
The Second Death
Sermonette; Given 8/16/2014
For those who have submitted their lives to God, turning their lives around in repentance, there is no fear of the Second Death—eternal death in the Lake of Fire.
Sermonette; Given 8/16/2014
For those who have submitted their lives to God, turning their lives around in repentance, there is no fear of the Second Death—eternal death in the Lake of Fire.
Clothing, Wineskins, and Wine
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 8/13/2014
The Parable of the Cloth and the Wineskins concludes a much longer narrative. The context and reveals deeper meanings and applications of the parable.
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 8/13/2014
The Parable of the Cloth and the Wineskins concludes a much longer narrative. The context and reveals deeper meanings and applications of the parable.
Why Is Life So Hard? (Part Three)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 8/8/2014
God narrows in our way because He loves us, just as we hedge our children because we care about their lives. God loves us too much to leave us the way we are.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 8/8/2014
God narrows in our way because He loves us, just as we hedge our children because we care about their lives. God loves us too much to leave us the way we are.
Why Is Life So Hard? (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 8/1/2014
Some have a warped idea of godliness, not pursuing it with a desire to resemble God, but believing that if they are righteous, God will materially bless.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 8/1/2014
Some have a warped idea of godliness, not pursuing it with a desire to resemble God, but believing that if they are righteous, God will materially bless.
Why Is Life So Hard? (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 7/25/2014
Entrance into the Kingdom of God will not happen without many tribulations (Acts 14:22). We may need to adjust our expectations of what discipleship entails.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 7/25/2014
Entrance into the Kingdom of God will not happen without many tribulations (Acts 14:22). We may need to adjust our expectations of what discipleship entails.
Did Christ's Resurrection Change the Day of Worship? (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 7/11/2014
The timing of Jesus Christ's resurrection has nothing to do with establishing which day God made holy, and everything to do with whether He is the Messiah.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 7/11/2014
The timing of Jesus Christ's resurrection has nothing to do with establishing which day God made holy, and everything to do with whether He is the Messiah.
Passover of the Most High God'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 7/9/2014
Among God's many titles is one that proclaims His supremacy over all others: 'God Most High.' It provides confidence in God's governance of our lives.