Blown over by God’s Divine Love

August 23, 2011

This past weekend, we hosted a conference on Biblical Evangelism sponsored by Christian Soldiers Ministries in Fremont CA.  I have to say that of all the conferences in my life time, this one cuts the cake.  Not only was the fellowship and dialog divinely driven through the Holy Spirit, but the content and measure of [...]

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9 Days Till Evangelism Conference | Register Today FREE

August 10, 2011

Register today for the conference in Newark. If you are interested in getting the mp3′s after the conference, please let me know and I’ll shoot em to you! Pray for the healthy church conference in South GA Oct 2 through 9th.  www.biblicalevangelism.info 

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What it Costs to be a True Christian | JC Ryle

August 2, 2011

The following are the words of Bishop JC Ryle and were shared with me today by a brother in ministry.  Read and relish the great wisdom and truth straight from the word. “…and counteth the cost…” Lk. 14:28 Let there be no mistake about my meaning. I am not examining what it costs to save [...]

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Fight for Holiness, Keeping Sin In while Kicking It Out! | Reflections on Grace

July 28, 2011

Last Saturday as the elders and those in training for ministry gathered, the continued discussion on sin the life of the believer launched itself into a new puddle.  As we splashed around for a bit an object lesson jumped into my mind.  Writing on the board a list of sins from the brothers in the room gave [...]

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Quick Thought: Why Do We Hold On to Trash Above True Treasure?

July 27, 2011

This won’t be a long dragged out treatise on affection and eternal focus, it’s really a theological gripe stemming from a world-view that I should not fuss over because it is expected.  I recently was forced to watch a hip-hop video that was auto played in my browser by a prominent artist who just released [...]

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Church Discipline | A Welcome Idea but a Rejected Reality

July 20, 2011

Because of the lack of true purity in the body of Christ through the decades, church discipline has been reserved for the mass murderers and public mass abusers of children.  Everyone else seems to be immune, especially in their own hearts, to any time of accountability to holy living.  In the last four years we [...]

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Being squeezed; a good thing in Christ… | Spiritual Growth

July 20, 2011

Over The last few months God has been showing me more and more just how much I need to be squeezed.   I’m not talking about the squeeze as in the affectionate hug,  I’m talking about a squeeze as in a cleansing squeeze. You know, like a sponge you are trying to rinse after washing [...]

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Feeding the Flock | What is True Spiritual Food?

July 12, 2011

A few weeks ago I jotted down five areas where a pastor should spend most of his energy, time and passion.  As promised, I wanted to come back to these five things and talk about them a little more detailed.  The first of the five was “Feeding the Flock” and in my opinion, is the [...]

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A Call to Prayer and a Time to Look Within… | CJ Mahaney, Sovereign Grace

July 9, 2011

Although there is much that will be said and speculated.  The call of the church is for her to petition the Lord of all things for His sovereign grace in these matters with Pastor Mahaney as well as with all of us. Mahaney’s board has stated: “The charges against C.J. are serious, but his response [...]

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What Should a Pastor Really be doing? | 5 things to consider

June 29, 2011

In considering what pastors are and are not supposed to do, if twenty people are asked, chances are one might receive sixty different answers. As I reflect on my own years in ministry, I too have changed that answer several times in many seasons and for many reasons. It goes without saying that culture, tradition, [...]

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