John 6:60, "When many of his disciples heard it, they said, 'This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?'" The Jews and Christ's disciples just heard Jesus speak of eating His flesh and drinking His blood. Who wouldn't think this was just too hard to take? After they make the above statement, Jesus, … Continue reading Too Hard to Believe

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,6 being ready to … Continue reading War…

Hebrews 13:11-16 11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. 12 So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. 13 Therefore let us go to … Continue reading What do we seek?

"Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwelling places." - Leviticus 23:3 What would you do if the Bible, because of the Sabbath, forbid the watching of … Continue reading What if the Bible said, “No sports on Sundays!”

Certainly any Bible book study would be appropriate to begin on Easter Sunday morning since all of the Scriptures point to Christ and His redemptive work.  But there is a sweetness to beginning Philippians on this particular Sunday morning.  I exhort you to be there and participate.  You'll be blessed by what some call the … Continue reading Bible Fellowships begin Philippians this Sunday…

The gospel cannot be an bigger than it is anymore than God can be "bigger" than He is (being infinite, He's not bound by space or time so any spatial descriptions fall short).  However, He can be magnified better by His people...without a doubt!  As well, the gospel can be magnified on a grander scale … Continue reading The Mega-Gospel…

Holiness ceases to be holiness the instant it becomes partial. Holiness, by nature, impacts the whole.  God is holy entirely.  Combine this with the fact that our culture...our Christian culture, is full of compartmentalized views of life and holiness.  Consider the "fruit of the Spirit" in Galatians 5:22-23 is singular, not plural, indicating that it … Continue reading Holiness on the Whole

A couple of things I wanted to follow-up with from this morning's message. 1) No one has said anything, but I did want to clarify that at one point in the message I was NOT likening homosexuality with racism.  In fact, I'm on record as saying they are not the same and laws do not … Continue reading Sex and the Law follow-up

Here are some implication / application notes to round out Sunday's message: Implications of Cleanliness Laws (APPLICATION POINTS) For man to be right with God, he must be cleansed within and without (Christ does this in making us new thru the Cross) The whole person must be cleansed, therefore the whole person must be sanctified … Continue reading Implications of Cleanliness Laws