It Only Takes One
One who will hear the call. One who will acknowledge the devastation caused in the Church by turning away from the Lord. One who will take it to heart. One who will act. There is no indication in Scripture what…
Don’t Be Left Out
Luke 3 & 4 is the launch of Jesus’ earthly ministry. He was thirty years old (Luke 3:23). He was baptized in water by John, affirmed by the Father, and filled with the Spirit (Luke 3:21-22). He was full of…
If… Is A Big Word
It’s only two letters of the alphabet. How much difference can two letters make? They are the two most neglected letters in contemporary Christianity. If we see them together in the Bible, we either don’t see them, or we slide…
Warning to Worship Leaders Everywhere
When I was growing up in South Africa in the 1960’s most worship service planners called everything before the sermon, “preliminaries.” That word conveyed what everyone was thinking in those days... that the main attraction in the worship service was…
Worship Wars
Some things never change. The story is told that back in the days of the Second Great Awakening, Charles G. Finney was in a minister’s meeting where a heated argument had broken out regarding allowing “bass violins” into church worship.…
Speed Dating
I’ve only seen it on TV commercials, but it looks ridiculous and desperate. A room full of people walking around with drinks in their hands, looking for meaningful relationships, but limited to five minutes of table-talk with each other to…
May 26, 2016 State Wide Prayer Gathering
“If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land.” 2…