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Continue reading →God With Us
He said, “Certainly I will be with you. …” – Exodus 3:12 Moses had spent the last forty years of his life in Midian, looking after his father-in-law’s sheep. His days of luxury and privilege in Pharaoh’s house were a distant memory. He had to flee Egypt because Pharaoh sought his life for killing an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating his fellow Israelite. And his own people didn’t appreciate what he did either. So the wilderness became his safe place… a place where he didn’t have to walk the fine line between pleasing Pharaoh and helping his people. He probably felt for what his suffering brothers and sisters were going through hundreds of miles away, but what could he do … Continue reading →
New Page: The Unforgiving Servant
“We let the world influence our thinking too much. The ideas and ideals presented by secular media have replaced God’s truth in our minds and hearts, and we’re not even aware of it. When we seek to obey God, we unknowingly do so in a worldly way. This is true of forgiveness as well. “We know God wants us to forgive. But when we do so, we use the world’s idea of forgiveness as our model. The world says forgive because it’s good for you. It makes you feel good and gives you peace of mind. It reduces your stress. It may even increase your lifespan. Forgiveness is about you. “But when God commands us to forgive, He offers Himself … Continue reading →
New Post: The Good Samaritan
The next part of my series on Jesus’ parables is now available. This is on the The Good Samaritan. This series is based on messages I’ve given at Beatty Baptist Church.
Continue reading →New Post: The Leaven of the Pharisees
The next part of my series on Jesus’ parables is now available. This is on the The Leaven of the Pharisees. It’s an expanded version of an old post. This series is based on messages I’ve given at Beatty Baptist Church.
Continue reading →New Post: The Laborers in the Vineyard
The next part of my series on Jesus’ parables is now available. This is on the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. This series is based on messages I’ve given at Beatty Baptist Church.
Continue reading →New Post: The Prodigal Son
The next part of my series on Jesus’ parables is now available. This is on the Parable of the Prodigal Son. This series is based on messages I’ve given at Beatty Baptist Church.
Continue reading →New Page: Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
The next part of my series on Jesus’ parables is now available. This is on the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. This series is based on messages I’ve given at Beatty Baptist Church. Eventually I’ll have them all listed on their own page.
Continue reading →New Page: Parable of the Sower
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted regularly. I’d like to get back into it, beginning with a series of posts on the parables of Jesus. These will be based on messages I’ve given in the past at Beatty Baptist Church. The first of these is complete and it’s on the first of the parables, the Parable of the Sower. My eventual goal is to get the whole series online, and then work them into a new book with the working title “The Story Teller, and Other Analogies.” This book would contain, as the centerpiece, an expanded version of my “God the Author” analogy, and some other smaller articles that use good analogies. Don’t know if I’ll ever complete … Continue reading →
Beware of Worldly Virtues in the Church
Ever since Jesus warned His disciples of false prophets in Matthew 7:15, “wolves in sheep’s clothing” have promulgated their doctrine. Most of the New Testament epistles addressed the errors of various false teachers such as the Judaizers and Gnostics. But the New Testament warns us things will be much worse in the end times, just before Jesus returns, …and that some Christians would buy into the doctrines of demons: Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons… – 1 Timothy 4:1 For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for … Continue reading →