Last night at Midweek Fellowship we had a discussion about being confronted with the belief that if one has enough faith they can be healed. When I hear the phrase “enough faith” I cringe. It is a subtle error of presumption that disregards biblical truth, although an individual who may advocate it may be absolutely sincere. Faith is the “substance … Continue reading →
Yesterday, Sunday, October 2, 2016 we looked at John’s mention of seven specific ministries of the Holy Spirit throughout John 14 – 16 and I want to share that with you here… In Scripture, Jesus spoke most about the endowment of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the gift of God’s power for our lives. When we pray for … Continue reading →
This morning in our gathering at CrossHope Chapel, my wife made mention of a dream that I had recently where she woke me because I was repeating the name Jesus. She joked that she actually thought it was some kind of near-death experience, but the reason I was repeating the name Jesus was because I was confronted with a demon … Continue reading →
Last night at our Midweek Fellowship we were talking about the topic of joy, and afterwards I remembered two other important Bible verses that we could have looked at: • Nehemiah 8:10 – “for the joy of the Lord is your strength” • Proverbs 17:22 – “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” Also, here … Continue reading →
Don’t settle for for a mediocre prayer life. If you will commit to praying with the very promises of God in your prayers, you will experience a breakthrough that will move heaven to answer in a fulfilling way. Here is a three point guide for praying with God’s Bible promises, using the letters ABC… Ask – Begin by actually asking God for … Continue reading →
Last week at CrossHope Chapel we looked at John 4:1-45 and afterwards I found myself wishing I had invested more time on Jesus’ words “true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth” (John 4:23, ESV). I have been feeling that I may have given it too much of a simplistic spin when I tried to illustrate the issue … Continue reading →
The political issue of bathrooms and gender identity is far more than meets the eye. Individuals who are crying foul on laws that protect American citizens from predators and perverts seem to be advertising their absence of biblical morals, common sense, and is playing into the plans of Satan’s attack on God’s creation of distinction between male and female. Satan … Continue reading →
Yesterday at CrossHope Chapel we looked at John 2:13-25 “Jesus Cleanses the Temple” and we discussed God’s grace in the Passover, being angry without sinning (Ephesians 4:26) the Temple and it’s message of transference to Jesus Christ, those who want a “sign” rather than a scripture, the hard truth that every man has a heart intent on evil (Jeremiah 17:9), and … Continue reading →
In John 2:1-12 we read the story of Jesus’ first public miracle, turning water into wine. You don’t have to be a faithful church member to be familiar with this account because it’s frequently cited in the secular world. John 2:11 states “What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed … Continue reading →
I would like to share with you a recently posted article at www.calvarychapel.com that goes with our current teaching series on the Gospel of John: “6 Reasons Why I Believe Jesus is God” by John Hwang. The above article is an easier read, because it is a bullet point type of layout of proof texts listed according to six categories, thus … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Two things I’d like to mention by way of follow-up on our introduction to the book of John on Sunday, March 6, 2016… • The Got Questions? website has a great reply to the question “What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of God?” at http://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-Son-of-God.html and I want to share an important great thought from that article: “Another example can … Continue reading →
What is the application of 2 Corinthians 6:14 “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” ? This verse has been most popular in its use as a proof text when it comes to marriage. Don’t marry an unbeliever is what it is commonly considered as its teaching. … Continue reading →
In our discussion tonight I made reference to 2 Corinthians 12:9 but realized on my drive home that I didn’t fully quote it, and I should have because I missed the part that was most pertinent to our conversation, so here it is in its entirety: “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made … Continue reading →
Let me begin by saying, I don’t believe the seventh-day Sabbath has been terminated, only in the sense that Jesus came to fulfill it (Matthew 5:21-22) and all the laws, and I don’t believe the keeping of the seventh-day Sabbath is an intended practice for those who claim the righteousness of Christ through faith for their salvation. I believe the Sabbath … Continue reading →
Here are some things to consider on unclean meats, as it came up in our discussion today. One awesome thing about our fellowship is our desire to provide an environment that points to the grace of Christ, His holy word, and allow each of us to grow in convictions according to the work of the Holy Spirit without the pressure of any … Continue reading →
A big takeaway from our teaching time this morning in Revelation 10 is the seven thunders, which John was told not to write down for us to know what they were. As followers of Christ Jesus, we don’t always have all the information we may think we need or want, but Deuteronomy 29:29 reminds us “The secret things belong to the Lord … Continue reading →
I mentioned today as we were looking at Revelation 8 and 9 that I would email you the psalm that I was trying to think of on judgement, and that is actually was Psalm 97. While looking for my notes on Psalm 97 I realized that a recent message from John MacArthur covered in a powerful way this very topic of … Continue reading →
At our Midweek Fellowship we watched a DVD from Tommy Nelson on the introduction to the prophecies of Daniel. He laid out 9 reasons for prophecy and I would like to share those again here: It gives us comfort to know that God has a plan (1 Thessalonians 4:13). It keeps us sober minded about life and the future. It … Continue reading →
For the sake of understanding the prophecies of Revelation and the coming final events, know that there is a difference between tribulation that is persecution caused by Satan and tribulation that is the wrath caused by God. Believers of every age have experienced persecution brought upon them because of the hate of Satan against the followers of Christ. Jesus said in … Continue reading →
At the end of 1999 I walked away from my pulpit as a Seventh-day Adventist minister, having spent 18 years of my adult life in the denomination, including serving as a pastor in both the Carolina Conference of SDA and the Gulf States Conference of SDA. At the time that I left the Adventist denomination I was going through an unwanted … Continue reading →