Keeping Things In Order
Let’s count to ten. Okay, are you ready? Here we go. One – three – nine – eight – two – four – six – five – seven – ten! There, we did it! But it was confusing wasn’t it? Do you know why? Of course...
Let’s count to ten. Okay, are you ready? Here we go. One – three – nine – eight – two – four – six – five – seven – ten! There, we did it! But it was confusing wasn’t it? Do you know why? Of course...
Once I was visiting a church in a major city when the minister got up to take the offering. And that’s just what he did. He took it. He started by saying that God loves a cheerful giver. Then he went on to say that even though God loves a cheerful giver, that...
There are two plans for your life. Did you know that? That’s right. God has a plan and the prince of darkness has a plan. And the choice is yours. Now with that in mind, let’s explore a possibility. Let’s say that you choose God’s plan. You...
Once I sat through a worship service where several thousand were in attendance. The preacher gave an inspiring message about alcohol. For an hour he preached. He had good illustrations and stories. In fact, it was one of the most informative messages on alcohol I...
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. (1 John 5:14-15) As Christians, there are...
In Matthew 14, Jesus fed 5,000 men and their families from five loaves and two fish. After this was accomplished, Jesus made His disciples get into a boat and go to the other side of the sea while He sent the large group of 5,000 families away. After He sent the...
One day I watched as a two-year old boy stood on the edge of a table. His father was close and was holding out his arms. The young boy fell forward and the father caught him in his arms. The father stood the young boy back on the table and this time stepped back a...
Today I would like to share a letter we received. It starts like this. Dear Brother Larry, My husband is the pastor of a church of about one hundred people. He has always worked hard. He is a good man. He graduated from seminary with honors and is a good preacher....
I am not against contemporary worship services, but remember this: flashing lights, smoke machines, and 125 decibel music can get people excited for the moment, but only a manifestation of the glory of God and a move of the Holy Spirit will change people...
Several weeks ago a man told me that he had been praying for something for years and that God had not answered his prayer. He went on to say that every time he asks God for the answer to his prayer, nothing seems to happen. He said, “I guess you just never...
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19). Recently a lady asked for prayer after an evening service. Her request was simple but so typical...
In Hebrews 12:24 it says, “To Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.” The blood of Jesus is much more powerful than the blood of Abel or that of bulls and goats. Under the new...
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