One of he key things that a believe brings to his community is the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul writes in Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, …” People by their very nature re interpreters, always seeking to make sense of life. Thos around us are confused because they are unable to understand WHAT is happening, WHY it is happening, and WHAT TO DO as a result. The big problem in our community is that most people do not know that they are confused. They think that their interpretations are insightful and their actions are logical. They do not see themselves and their situations with clarity. They only things that can correct this spiritual blindness is clear presentation of the gospel. When the Bible was removed from the educational system, we threw out all the foundational principles for absolutes, and understanding. Society today is building on a foundation that is riddled with theories, and conjecture. Only the Word of God can provide an answer to the crazy world that we live in, and it is the gospel that … READ MORE

Over the years it has been my privilege to have friends. What would the world be like without people who have invested their lives in me. As I consider those who have impacted my life, I must admit that there is an unspeakable comfort in knowing that God is constantly taking knowledge of me in love, and watching over me for my good. There is tremendous relief in knowing that His love to me is utterly realistic, and based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me, so that no discovery now can disillusion him about me, in the way that I am so often disillusioned about myself, and quench His determination to bless me. There is great cause for humility in the thought that He sees all the twisted things about me that my fellow-men do not see (to which I am grateful), and He sees more corruption in me than I see in myself, yet He still loves me and is committed to revealing Himself to me. God wants me as His friend, not because of what I can do for Him, but because of what He has to offer to me. This is true … READ MORE

Knowing God is a relationship calculated to thrill a man’s heart. What happens is that the almighty Creator, the Lord of hosts,, before whom the nations are as a drop in a bucket, comes to us and begins to reveal Himself to us, there the words of truth of the Holy Scripture. As we listen to what God is saying, we find ourselves brought very low; for God talks to us about our sin, and guilt, and compels us to judge ourselves hopeless and helpless, and cry out for forgiveness. But this is not all. We come to realize as we listen that God is actually opening our heart to Him, making us His friends, and enlisting us to be covenant partners. It is a staggering thiing, but it is true — the relationship in which sinful human beings know God is one in which God takes us on His staff, and to be henceforth His fellow-workers and personal friends. Teh action of God in taking Joseph from prison to become Pharaoh’s prime minister is a picture of what He does for each believer: from being Satan’s prisoner, he finds himself transferred to a position of trust in the service … READ MORE