Archive for October 2021

OUR CALLINGYesterday we saw that God’s expectation of His Church is lofty, clearly stated and purpose driven. We are to showcase the superiority of the life He offers as compared to Satan’s, so that others want Him too. There’s a lot of hurting people out there who are trying everything imaginable to appease their hunger…

A MYSTERY, OR NOT?In this little series we’ll see that what constitutes the Church that Jesus intended is NOT a mystery, and why it’s not. And we’ll see that it IS a mystery, and why it is. Both are true and that’s part of the mystery. To start with, scripture is very clear about it.…

YES, JESUS IS BUILDING HIS CHURCH Yes, Jesus IS building His Church as He said He would, but many can’t see it. They’re too fixated on their worldly lifestyle and on the church as they have known it. They are not alert to what is happening in the two spirit realms, that is, that God…

JESUS IS BUILDING HIS CHURCHJesus IS building His Church as He said He would. Today. Amidst the deep darkness of this world. But where is it and what does it look like? How do we know it when we see it? Are we looking in the right places? HEARTSThe first thing is to know that…

THE LAST 7 WORDS – –We humans find comfort and security in things as they are and often become restless with change. How we do church is a prime example. Most of us acknowledge that our society is profoundly different from 10 years ago, but many still can’t see that it effects “church.” Isaiah and…

CHURCH BY THE BONFIREA week ago tonight, Elaine and I were invited to a bonfire with 20-25 others. We had met one couple previously, but all the others were strangers to us and many had not previously met each other. We were young and old, born-again anywhere from two weeks to nearly 70-years ago, and…

THE CALLED-OUT ONESIt is easy for us to think that because we go to church and avoid certain sins, we have obeyed Jesus’ call to come OUT OF the world. Further, we’ve been led to believe that we can retain our love for the world and the things of the world if we simply “accept…

GOD’S HANDIWORKJesus didn’t intend to change us just enough to get into heaven when we die. He intends to transform us for our joy and to make us bearers of His image to draw others to Him. The holiness He calls us to isn’t just to keep us out of hell, it is to make…

THE GLORIOUS CHURCHThe Church that Jesus had in mind is glorious. It is like finding a gold nugget in a chunk of coal. Like the rays of the sun bursting through a break in dark storm clouds. Like righteousness, peace and joy in a world of pervasive wickedness, endless conflict and gripping sadness. The Church…

THE HOUSE BUILT ON THE ROCKThis Florida beachfront house, anchored on pilings sunk 40’ into the ground, withstood 155-mph winds while others were destroyed. Unless we change, much of “church” as we know it as individuals and as assemblies, will soon be blown down like the other houses. Many who claim to be Christians are…