Brothers and sisters in Christ, we are at war! It is not a war to liberate an oppressed nation. It is not a war to conquer a land. It is a war for our souls–for our very survival! To be victorious in this war, we must choose sides–decisively, firmly, purposefully, enduringly! Simultaneously, we must, according to James 4:7, (1) “submit to God”…

If there was ever anyone who was absolutely fixed on cursing the people of God, it was Balaam in Numbers 22-24. In an effort to satisfy his materialistic heart and receive a reward from the king of Moab, Balaam attempted three times to pronounce a curse upon Israel, but every single time Balaam ended up blessing the people  instead. Why? What happened?…

When Jesus left Jerusalem following the Passover (John 2:23) and headed back to the more fertile soil of souls in Galilee (John 4:3), the Bible records that Jesus “needed to go through Samaria” (4:4), or that He “had to pass through Samaria” (NASB). For us, that may not sound unusual, but for a Jew, that was highly unusual, for no Jew ever…

Recent studies reveal that two million American adults become less receptive to the gospel and less receptive to “churches” every year. In fact, from 2007 to 2014, it was found that 12 million American adults moved from a “high level of religious commitment” to a “low level of religious commitment.” These stats may not surprise many of us. With the direction that…

We often use some accommodative terms in the church to describe certain things that we do. One example of that is when we “extend the invitation.” Members of the church know what that means. That is time in each service (and multiple times each week) when individuals are given an opportunity to respond to the gospel of Christ and make their lives…

So, apparently today is “A Day Without a Woman.” As I understand it (and I could be mistaken), this is an organized opportunity for women around the country to strike, participating in gender equality demonstrations and letting others know what it is like to have “a day without a woman.” Since Adam could not live a day without a woman, it is…

I make mistakes. I mess up. I sin and fall short of the glory of God. I make choices that disappoint God and separate me from Him. I’m not perfect! I’m about as far from perfect as it is possible to be! But, I am perfect! “What!? You just said that you are not perfect! How can you then say that you…

How big (or little) are you in YOUR OWN eyes? How do you see yourself compared to God? In First Samuel 15, the Lord told King Saul, “Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them” (15:3). “But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings,…