Faith untested is faith unknown, and it is during such tests that the level of a believer’s trust becomes so important. Jesus has all power in Heaven and in earth, so He also has power over every trouble, trial, and sickness. Consequently, just because a man or woman can’t see Him moving, that doesn’t mean […]
Part 1 / Lesson 3 – WHAT IS FAITH? During the Old Testament the word “faith” was seen as the act of being faithful to a calling or need. During the New Testament the word “faith” was seen as the act of believing in a teaching and/or a teacher, and thereby becoming an obedient and faithful […]
Part 1 / Lesson 1 – THE CHURCH If you were to describe the first image that pops into your mind when hearing the word “Church,” what would you say? Many people would describe seeing a stain-glassed cathedral of stone and marble. Some would speak of a more humble structure with a white steeple and wooden […]
The dwindling numbers of churchgoers and of believers in the inerrant Word of God has much to do with people being tired of attending lifeless churches. People want something living and real, not a plastic cross or an ever-revolving offering plate. Instead, they want a relationship with the living God that goes beyond simple pew […]
Free will is defined as: “the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one’s own discretion” (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary). Confusion about free will often derives from a misunderstanding about God’s love. This confusion usually comes from the accusation that a God that allows mankind to suffer sin or the […]
Matthew 18:21-22 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? (22) Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Why “seventy times seven”? Are we to believe we should forgive every […]
The Apostle Paul spoke intelligently to those who were “mature” in the faith. This would be to those who were complete in Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that ARE PERFECT: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: As a […]
THE MATURING OF A MINISTER Jesus didn’t come to simply make converts; He wants ambassadors. For this to be completed it will require a church of matured saints who are unified into one body and one mind that moves according to its one head, Jesus. The Bible commands such Christlike perfection: Matthew 5:48 (48) Be ye […]
The Lord’s system of Church government is not to be controlled by one man. Rather, it is to be led from Jesus, being the one head of the Church, working through a group of elders (plural) within a given body of believers (See Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13; 1 Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 13:17; James […]
A boy gave up his fish and bread lunch. Jesus used that to feed thousands of hungry souls. An assembly of 120 disciples gave up their fear of persecution. Jesus used that to spread the gospel to the descendants of Israel in every nation. A woman of ill repute at a well ignored her shame. […]
