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May 9th, 2019
God’s Work, Not Yours
In Titus 3:5 the Apostle Paul writes, “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us…” The word “saved” used in this verse is a word that implies rescue. Imagine for a moment that you are on the Titanic. The ship has gone down, and you are floundering in the icy waters of the Atlantic. Then a rescue ship appears and pulls
March 29th, 2019
The Christian Life is Meant to be Easy
In the eleventh chapter of Matthew’s gospel, Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” The first thing I notice about this passage is
February 17th, 2019
God is Not Keeping Score Anymore
I think that many people visualize God as a grey-bearded old man sitting up in heaven with a feather quill pen writing down all our sins and transgressions on a huge scroll, with the thought in mind that, even though we might have thought we “got by with it”, he saw what we did and will get even with us sooner or later. In reality, however, nothing could be more
February 17th, 2019
Do We Pay for What We Have Done?
A few years ago as I was walking out of a church, a man said to me, out of the blue, “Well, I know we all have to pay for what we’ve done…” I don’t know what he was talking about, or what specifically was on his mind, but it struck me that this is exactly the way many people think: that we all have to pay for what we’ve
February 17th, 2019
Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God
In 1741, Jonathan Edwards preached a now-famous sermon entitled, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. Edwards was guilty of propagating a common falsehood, that is, that God is angry because of sin. This misrepresentation of God continues in our day. On 9/11 I heard two prominent ministers interviewed on television. They both agreed that 9/11 was God’s judgment upon America because of sin. God is not judging America
February 17th, 2019
Getting Rid of the Fear of God
In his first epistle, the Apostle John has a lot to say about our relationship with God, which he describes as a relationship based on love, specifically God’s love for us. He writes that “we love him because he first loved us.” Our love for God, therefore, is merely a response to his love for us, because, as John says, he loved us first. Furthermore, the Apostle Paul tells us
February 17th, 2019
The Benefits of the Resurrection
By Scotty Todd It is important that we understand the precious things that the Lord has done for us, but there is a key we must have or we’ll never understand them. So I want to start off with I Corinthians 15. I Corinthians 15:1-4 1: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2: By
February 17th, 2019
The Price is Paid
By E. W. Kenyon Did you ever realize that it is not what you do, but what He did for you that counts? We have given the wrong message to the world. Our message to the world has been one of “giving and putting away;” we have told them what they must do, while the truth is that God does not ask the world to give up anything. Someone might
February 16th, 2019
Reality, Not Religion
Jesus did not come into the world to bring another religion. Christianity, in fact, is not a religion at all. Religion is all about rules, laws, and codes of conduct. In other words, religion tells you what you must do to make yourself acceptable to God. The gospel, on the other hand, tells you what Jesus has already done to make you acceptable to God. Religion is man-made. It first