I’m very worried about America. We are far from God and it doesn’t seem to bother most of us. Oh, the majority of American’s claim that they believe in God, but a very small percentage have a biblical world view. In other words, most Americans have made a god that overlooks their sins. They’ve fashioned a god in their mind that loves and accepts them, with their sins and all (no repentance required – so they think). [Read more…]
Recently I took some expired cough medicine. I didn’t feel good so I went to the medicine cabinet and found the cough syrup. I looked at the expiration date and saw that it had expired over a year ago! I felt so bad, that I took the medicine anyway. [Read more…]
Through the Super Bowl Outreach, 115 street preachers converged on New Orleans a few days before the Super Bowl. We were grouped together in ten groups and we were strategically placed on corners with high foot traffic near the convention center, the French Quarter and the Marketplace. [Read more…]
Look at the lyrics by Philip P. Bliss listed below. Have you recognized your guilt before God? Do your sins seem vile to you? Do you recognize that you are helpless to save yourself? Only God can open your eyes to your sinfulness before you will cry out to the Savior. [Read more…]
Is your belief in Jesus real? Do you confess Jesus as your Lord and Savior? In Isaiah, God says these people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me (Isaiah 29:13). Have you truly been born again (John 3)? Are you a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17)? Have you truly repented and put your faith in Jesus (Acts 26:18,20)? The apostle Paul said that we need to examine ourselves and see if we are in the faith. Please do this today. Are you truly saved or are you just giving God lip service? If you haven’t really been saved, please repent and believe the Gospel. Only Jesus saves. Do not be deceived! Turn away from your sins and put your trust in Him.
Christian: You may not be comfortable proclaiming the Good News of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through a megaphone. That’s understandable. But are you speaking His name to someone? To anyone? Are you confessing Jesus to others?
Then in Luke 12:9, Jesus goes on to say, “But he that denies me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.” Do you really want Jesus to deny you? Even if you are bashful or shy, you can still share your faith with others. Tell someone your testimony. Tell a family member or friend that you want to practice on them. No matter how you start, just start today! Be sure to include the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord in your testimony. Tell others how they can receive the Good News and how God can forgive them of their sins if they will repent and put their faith in Jesus.
In Psalm 9:1, David says that he will praise God with his whole heart. Do you praise God with your whole heart? Are you praising God the right way? I may have moments where God gets all of my heart; but not all of it as often as He should receive it. David goes on further to say that he will show God’s marvelous works to others. Are we doing that like we should? Are we the salt and light of this world that Jesus called us to be?
Have you put your trust in Jesus? If so, then you have been justified by Him. You are guilty of your sins, but because of Jesus’ sacrifice, God can legally let you go free. Jesus bore your sins for you. God now sees you through the righteousness of Jesus! This is indeed Good News. If you haven’t put your faith in Jesus and turned away from your sins, what’s keeping you from doing so right now?Acts 20:21 tells that we are to have “repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” Are you justified with God today through the shed blood of Jesus?
Jesus gave Himself for our sins. Have you received or rejected this amazing gift?
I have an old high school friend who tells me every now and then that I need to slow down my religious posts on Facebook. He’s concerned that I’m coming on too strong. In fact he recently described what I’m doing on Facebook as “Facebook pulpit overdrive.” I appreciate his comments and his concerns, but I don’t see myself backing off any time soon. [Read more…]