Secret Faults and Presumptuous ThoughtsSermon; Given 6/5/2021
People can mentally 'legalize their iniquities,' in doing so attempting to make God the accomplice of their sins. But He will not overlook blatant faults.
Made Alive by Exceeding Greatness!
Sermon; Given 5/22/2021
God granted humans a limited measure of power and dominion at creation, but not until the Day of Pentecost of 31 AD did their potential become fully operative.
Sermon; Given 5/22/2021
God granted humans a limited measure of power and dominion at creation, but not until the Day of Pentecost of 31 AD did their potential become fully operative.
God's Non-Transmittable Attributes (Part Three): OmniscienceBible Study (Article); Posted 5/18/2021
The apostle John declares in I John 3:20 that God 'knows all things,' confirming the extraordinary greatness of the One we worship.
The Ambiguous Mind
Commentary; Given 5/8/2021
We cannot vacillate between allegiance to the world's standards and God's perfect standards. As one asks for wisdom, one must relinquish doubt.
Commentary; Given 5/8/2021
We cannot vacillate between allegiance to the world's standards and God's perfect standards. As one asks for wisdom, one must relinquish doubt.
Gentle and Lowly in Heart
Sermon; Given 4/17/2021
Paul displayed a gentleness not grounded in weakness, but in strength, a gentleness which showed anger, but only at the right time and to the right degree.
Sermon; Given 4/17/2021
Paul displayed a gentleness not grounded in weakness, but in strength, a gentleness which showed anger, but only at the right time and to the right degree.
Defective Reasoning: Appeal to Authority
Commentary; Given 4/10/2021
We must be wary of placing too much confidence in self-appointed experts—the 'professionals' who rise to the top of every field of endeavor
Commentary; Given 4/10/2021
We must be wary of placing too much confidence in self-appointed experts—the 'professionals' who rise to the top of every field of endeavor
Conditions for Blessings
Sermonette; Given 4/3/2021
When people test God's promises, they come to appreciate the blessings which follow obedience to His laws. Most of the blessings we receive today are spiritual.
Sermonette; Given 4/3/2021
When people test God's promises, they come to appreciate the blessings which follow obedience to His laws. Most of the blessings we receive today are spiritual.
By This We Know Love!
Sermon; Given 3/27/2021
As God's people keep God's law in its spiritual intent, they begin to think like the Father and His Son, both of whom habitually do good.
Sermon; Given 3/27/2021
As God's people keep God's law in its spiritual intent, they begin to think like the Father and His Son, both of whom habitually do good.
God's Non-Transmittable Attributes (Part Two): OmnipresenceBible Study (Article); Posted 3/16/2021
In Psalm 139, David points out God's attribute of omnipresence, that is, His ability to be present everywhere at all times by His Holy Spirit.
Are You Living An Illusion?
Sermon; Given 2/27/2021
Religious narcissists, who identify with the servant who received ten talents, cherry-pick Scripture to enhance their self-love and support their views.
Sermon; Given 2/27/2021
Religious narcissists, who identify with the servant who received ten talents, cherry-pick Scripture to enhance their self-love and support their views.
God's Non-Transmittable Attributes (Part One): Omnipotence Bible Study (Article); Posted 2/7/2021
Among God's many attributes are those that He cannot pass on to others because they define Him. God's attribute of omnipotence defines His power over all.
Reacting to Criticism
Commentary; Given 2/6/2021
All have been guilty of malicious gossip; consequently, they should not become offended when they hear gossip about themselves (Ecclesiastes 7:21).
Commentary; Given 2/6/2021
All have been guilty of malicious gossip; consequently, they should not become offended when they hear gossip about themselves (Ecclesiastes 7:21).
Lonely, But Not Forsaken
Sermon; Given 1/30/2021
Even Jesus had to cope with feelings of anxiety and loneliness in Gethsemane before His crucifixion, a time when He experienced separation from His Father.
Sermon; Given 1/30/2021
Even Jesus had to cope with feelings of anxiety and loneliness in Gethsemane before His crucifixion, a time when He experienced separation from His Father.
The Grand Secret!
Sermon; Given 1/2/2021
God reveals a grand secret through David: namely, that spiritual growth will come to people who set the Lord before oneself continuously.
Sermon; Given 1/2/2021
God reveals a grand secret through David: namely, that spiritual growth will come to people who set the Lord before oneself continuously.
The Incomprehensibility of Our Great God
Commentary; Given 12/19/2020
Western society is increasingly using exaggerations or superlatives to describe the ordinary and mundane. Everyone will give an account of all idle words.
Commentary; Given 12/19/2020
Western society is increasingly using exaggerations or superlatives to describe the ordinary and mundane. Everyone will give an account of all idle words.
First Love (Part Two)Bible Study (Article); Posted 12/14/2020
Christ's reprimand of the Ephesian church, "You have left your first love," seems odd being said to a church that appeared so busy doing God's will.
Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
Sermon; Given 11/28/2020
Physical hunger and thirst provide important types of the desire one must cultivate for spiritual resources, realizing that man cannot live by bread alone.
Sermon; Given 11/28/2020
Physical hunger and thirst provide important types of the desire one must cultivate for spiritual resources, realizing that man cannot live by bread alone.
What Does Our DNA Say About Race?
Commentary; Given 11/14/2020
Recent DNA research has affirmed that all humans are genetically 99.9% similar, proving that we are all descendants of Adam and Eve, in essence, all siblings.
Commentary; Given 11/14/2020
Recent DNA research has affirmed that all humans are genetically 99.9% similar, proving that we are all descendants of Adam and Eve, in essence, all siblings.
Keep Your Heart With All Diligence!
Sermon; Given 10/24/2020
Christ does not remove His people's trials, but He provides help for those going through them, using the cleansing power of the trial to heal their minds.
Sermon; Given 10/24/2020
Christ does not remove His people's trials, but He provides help for those going through them, using the cleansing power of the trial to heal their minds.
First Love (Part One)Bible Study (Article); Posted 10/23/2020
A Christian's foremost responsibility is to love God wholeheartedly. A decline similar to the Ephesians' loss of their first love affected the first-century church.