I drove by a church in Springfield the other day and their sign by the road said “Love is the only doctrine of this church.” Now that sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Love is the only doctrine. Let’s all just love everybody. It really sounds wonderful, but is it biblical? [Read more…]
Jesus told His disciples that He was going to suffer, die and rise from the grave (Mark 8:31). Our Lord told them that He is the Messiah, that He is the Savior. He also told them that He would send the Holy Spirit to comfort and guide them. [Read more…]
In addition to some people wanting us to leave the Gospel out of our messages others want us to leave out The Law. They want us to leave out the 10 Commandments when we preach in the open-air. Whether we are downtown or at MSU, it’s not uncommon to hear “You preach hate.” Or “Tell them the love of Jesus.”“ And “that’s not now you love them to Jesus.” Or “You’re being judgmental.” “Judge not lest ye be judged.” “Only God can judge me.” [Read more…]
Have you ever thought about the fact that we are made in God’s image? Have you ever thought about the magnitude of being made in the image of God? I’m not sure that we can really even wrap our minds around this – at least I can’t. God made us in His image!
When you get ready to graduate from high school, you plan and prepare for your future. You decide if you are going to work or go to college. If you plan on going right to work, you start thinking about what kind of work you want to do. You check into it. You see if you are qualified to start in that field right away or if you have to go through some kind of training. [Read more…]
George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin
Recently the jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of second degree murder and not guilty of manslaughter. Was he really innocent? Should he have waited in his vehicle until the police showed up like the 911 operator advised him to do? Obviously he should have waited. But he didn’t and now he had to go through this trial and people are threatening to kill him because he was found not guilty. More importantly, a teenager is now dead because of his actions. [Read more…]
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…]