He Promised, We Act, He Does!
Many years ago, I heard Charles Capps say, “The Gospel is so simple that we need a lot of help to misunderstand it.” He went on to say, “And believe me, we’ve had all of the help that we need to misunderstand the Word.” Ain’t that the truth! For example, over the years, I have been amazed at how preachers and teachers complicate the ministry of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. It's as though they want to specialize the deepenizing (I know that isn't a real word, but it really, really does describe what is happening) of what should be so obvious and simple to comprehend, accept, and receive....
A Message for the Clueless
Last Tuesday night, the small group that Vickie and I attend was going to look at the 8th, 9th, and 10th chapters of Acts. So, Tuesday morning, I opened the Bible app on my computer, and began to scan through the chapters. (Come on, you know what I'm talking about. You do it too. It wasn't like I was reading it for the first time.) By the time that I made it to the 10th chapter, I had my reading mode in high gear. You see, in my mind, I reasoned that I already knew everything about Cornelius and his angelic visitation. A few verses later, I got my usual excitement as I read, "And he became...
Let Me Tell You a Story
I absolutely love participating in the small-group ministry at our home church. In fact, I love it so much, this semester, I am leading two different groups, one on Wednesday mornings and the other on Friday mornings AND attending another group with Vickie on Tuesday evenings. Let me tell you about the groups, and then I'll get into the reason for this post. For the last four years, I've led a Wednesday morning men's group and used many books, which have included the Robert Morris book The God I Never Knew, and in another 13-week semester, Dr. David Jeremiah's book The Great Disappearance,...
Praying in the Spirit
When I sit down to write this blog each week, I wrestle with two things. First, what to write. There’s so much that I want to share. I struggle with which thought to pass along to you. I’d post a daily blog entry, but reality tells me that my schedule is already too full, and you probably already have too much in your email inbox. Second, how to limit what I write. A heart that is overflowing tends to create an overflowing blog entry. I struggle to keep this to just 300 to 400 words. This week, I will eliminate part of the struggle by not giving just one thought. Instead, I’ll pass along...
The “Other Tongues” Question
Ready for a long read? Well, it won't be found in this post. My thought is short and to the point. When challenged with the question, "Do I have to speak in other tongues when I am baptized in the Holy Spirit?", I, in turn, love to respond with the question, "Don't you mean to ask, do I get to speak in other tongues when I am baptized in the Holy Spirit?" After pausing for a minute to allow my question to penetrate their spirit, I then follow up with, "Why wouldn't you want to speak to God in a language from heaven?" (1 Corinthians 14:14). "Why wouldn't you want to have the ability to build...
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