Our Character

Our Character

God has really been pressing me on my character.  I know the word character is not in the Bible (KJV) verbatim, but the entire word of God speaks about what God expects our character to be.  My friend it is our character not our natural abilities, God-given skills and...
The Offense of God

The Offense of God

One of the greatest central truths I have learned in my life is there seems to always be some type of offence in me.  The longer I go with God the more I see and feel these offences in me that well up in my flesh to take control of my heart, mind, and of course...
God’s Word Says

God’s Word Says

I think (if you have any Bible teaching) you would have to be as dumb as a red brick not to be able to see we are living in the day and hour that Jesus Christ could return from heaven as the men in the crowd promised when Jesus ascended on high.  In Acts (the only...
Our Heart Condition

Our Heart Condition

There are spiritual laws in our lives that God operates through.  Just like how God works through His physical laws God must work through His spiritual laws.  For example God can only minister to the glory of God in us that we have allowed Him to develop in us.  Many...
God’s Vineyards

God’s Vineyards

Jesus was a master with the use of symbolism as he shared with the common people of His day.  He knew picture messages and easy to understand illustrations where key to understanding, but so profound with spiritual significance and revelation.  Jesus often talked...
Real Power

Real Power

I do not know about you, but I have grown up in church all of my life and when I look back at what I remember and what I see in churches today I ask myself  what has happened to the power of God?  I can remember the sovereign power of God falling in services and...
Casual Worship

Casual Worship

Karen and I were passing through Kitty Hawk on the outer banks of North Carolina on our way home from Corolla (after spending a day with John, Mary (Karen’s sister), their two wonderful girls, and another couple and their three kids. John and Mary like to drive down...
God’s Longsuffering

God’s Longsuffering

Jeff and Connie have moved in with us for about a month before they leave for Okinawa, Japan Jeff is one of those real American heroes a U.S. Marine. With their luggage, excess food and “stuff” from their home here in Jacksonville they also brought a five month old...