The Answer for a Sighing, Crying, Dying World
Some time ago, while taking my daily walk and listening to the ministry of John Osteen (Joel Osteen's father), I heard and later wrote down in the margin of my Bible the following statement by Pastor Osteen - Heaven is too real, Hell is too hot, Time is too short, and Eternity is too long. Can you capture the enormity and urgency of that statement? We live in a sighing, crying, dying world that needs the message of the gospel N-O-W. Time is of the essence. We have absolutely no time to waste. The children in our schools, the youth in our universities, the neighbors in our communities, the...
Put Satan in a Box
Here's a trip down memory lane with a chorus that I used to sing in children's church as a child some 500+ years ago. ♫The devil is a sly old fox, if I could catch him I'd put him in a box. Lock that box and throw away the key, for all the mean tricks he's played on me. I'm glad that I'm a Christian, I'm glad that I'm a Christian. I'm glad that I'm a Christian, I'm trusting in the Lord. ♫ Please tell me that I'm not the only person to remember this chorus. For those unfamiliar with this children's classic, there are several versions available on YouTube. Here are a few of them. * The devil...
A Whack-A-Mole Thought
Ready for a crazy way of thinking? I have this crazy idea that suggests that at times, reading God's Word is like playing the Whack-A-Mole game. Come on, you know the game I am talking about, don't you? Whack-A-Mole In my times of reading a scripture, a certain word will pop up in the verse and I've got to get ahold of it before it gets away. This morning was one of those Whack-A-Mole times. I was reading this scripture. "And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high." Luke 24:49 The Whack-A-Mole word...
Armed and Ready
Here's a short but gigantic question - are you memorizing the Word? Wait. Stop. Don't leave! The word "memorizing" may cause a few people to quit reading. For those who are still with me, I am quite certain that you read the Word and possibly even study the Word, but that's not my question. Here it is again. Are you memorizing the "quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword" (Hebrews 4:12) Word? Let me share three reasons why I am still memorizing scriptures today. Memorized scriptures: Provide me with an instant, rock-solid defense and offense to Satan's lies and deceptions. ...
God’s Answer to a Stage 4 Diagnosis
I absolutely love the opportunities that Vickie and I have had recently to minister the Jesus the Healer Rallies. In each service, I am reminded that when we magnify the truth that Jesus is the healer, He shows up to demonstrate and validate the claim...and believe me, He does show up! As great as these single services are, I wish, wish, wish that I had more than one service to share about the healing Jesus. Among the extra services, I would love to have a service to minister to those who have heard the death sentence words "I'm sorry to inform you that your condition is at a Stage 4 level"....
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