 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for under compulsion he will let them go, and under compulsion he will drive them out of his land." (Exodus 6:1 NASB) 5/3/2018
3 Options For Salvation There are 3 possibilities for the salvation of mankind. God could save everybody, God could save nobody, or God could save somebody. Only in one of those 3 possibilities can God truly display all of His attributes and receive the most glory.
2/28/2018
Therefore Comfort One Another Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.  I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now l live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.  #3. We must abandon the entitlement mentality. Your church is not a country club where you pay dues to get your perks and privileges. It is a gospel outpost where you are to put yourself last. Don’t seek to get your way with the music, temperature, and length of sermons. Here is a simple guideline: Be willing to die for the sake of the gospel. That’s the opposite of the entitlement mentality. 12/18/2017
Don't Make Vows. Just Serve God! The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 NASB) 12/11/2017
What Do You Plead Before God? Man has a sin problem. Man has a righteousness problem in that we don't have it. This poses a serious problem because one day we will stand before the Creator of the universe and we will be judged by God for our life that He has given us.
9/18/2017
What Successful Ministry Should Bring
So I answered them and said to them, "The God of heaven will give us success; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no portion, right or memorial in Jerusalem. 9/4/2017
Why Love Is The Greatest But now faith, hope, love abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 NASB)  One of the statements that I have always made and the book by David Cloud that I am linking to back it up is that those who sit in fundamentalist pews are usually the most biblically ignorant among all Christians. This is due in large part to the cult mentality that they typically share. It expresses itself in KJV Onlyism and man worship among other things.
What is sad is that many of the people like Hyles and others are followed almost blindly and even have excuses made for them, but if you are a genuine Pastor out there attempting to teach and instruct your congregation to study the Bible for themselves and don't happen to use the KJV; well you are cast out, excommunicated, and cast off as a blasphemous heretic. 7/27/2017
Origins Of A Great Ministry And the king granted them to me because the good hand of my God was on me. (Nehemiah 2:8b NASB)  Once again Thomas Rainer with another great article. These types of generational shifts are happening and as it has happened time and time again over the past 100 years especially if churches refuse to acknowledge and embrace change they will close their doors.
5/30/2017
How Will They Know? By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. - John 13:35 NASB  Here are my notes from this past Sunday in their full form for those who would like to do a deeper study of the text and the message entitled: "Is the Cross Necessary."
 The grass is always greener on the other side right? As the old saying goes that is what far too often many think when they become stricken with envy and discontentment. However, no matter what abundance anyone is able to obtain if the goal is to find satisfaction in material possessions then one will never truly be satisfied. After all, no matter what one has, the grass will remain greener still; on the other side.
3/22/2017
Hyper-Separatism Breeds Hypocrisy Hyper-Separatism is a term many use when referring to the practice in Christian fundamentalism which requires a separation from the world that goes well beyond the biblical mandate into territory that is ultra-legalistic and breeds hypocrisy because no one can possibly live up to its own self imposed standards.
2/27/2017
Word of Faith Craziness? Fundamentalism of all kinds seems to rear its ugly head from time to time and in this case it is doing it in the Word of Faith movement out of Spindale, NC. Commentary on the Word of Faith movement itself has been done in many forms by many authors so I will not be speaking specifically here about that. My concern is in the fundamentalist associations that are in view here in this article.
 This is an excellent debate on the subjects of election, calvinism, predestination, and then specifically Romans chapter 9. Romans chapter 9 is often one of the most neglected and misinterpreted passages of Scripture due to traditions and systems of thought being forced on it, rather than letting the passage speak for itself and interpreting it normally and consistently the same way we would any other passage.
 Christmas may have come and gone for this year, but let's not lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas as we move forward into a new year. The year that we start today, 2017, surely brings with it a new set of blessings and challenges and we must walk in the Spirit and live out our identity in Christ if we are to be prepared daily for what is to come.
11/29/2016 It Has Been A While Hello, and welcome back. It has been a few weeks since my last post. I have been busy preaching and teaching Sunday School, and I have also been working on getting my first business up and running. It is called Cain Web Design, and you can view my website at: www.cainwebdesign.com
11/12/2016 Quick Post on Premium Bibles Every Christian should have at least one Bible right? In today's more advanced technological world that may consist of your one Bible being an app on your smart phone, which, by the way, is fine by me. One may get a weird look from someone in an older generation but don't let that bother you.
 Howard Hughes was once asked, "How much does it take to make a man happy?" His response, "Just a little more."
Contentment is something that all people struggle with. Especially since there is more than just one person in existence. If there were no one to compare ourselves to then we would never know if what he had was as good, better or worse than someone else. |
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