One of the first sermons from Jesus that was recorded in the New Testament was called “The Sermon on the Mount”. In this sermon, Jesus explained the process of salvation as well as our duties as a Christian. The first sentence that was recorded was “Blessed are the poor inContinue Reading
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, “Why do Christians worship on Sunday?”? Or, have you asked yourself, “When did Sunday services begin?”. If you were like me, the thought never crossed your mind. Maybe your parents did it and, then, you just went along with their practice. Or, somehow, you got connected with the local church and you just went along with the “status quo”.
I was sitting on the bus one day and this young, highly enthusiastic, African-American brother (in the LORD) boarded and started speaking in favor of Jesus, publicly and boldly. I was impressed by his unflinching zeal to speak about Jesus knowing how controversial the topic of Christianity can be. However,Continue Reading
One of the great questions inside and outside of the Christian community is, “Is Jesus’ coming near? What did Jesus really say about His second coming?
What is freedom? It’s really one thing, the freedom to choose. However, many of us, think we are free but, in reality, we have given up our choice. We parade ourselves as having the strength to push through pain and suffering but, we don’t realize that we are simply bowingContinue Reading
Oftentimes, the religious experience can turn into exclusivity. We can subconsciously shun the “sinners” and gravitate towards the “righteous” and expect to receive a special endowment of righteousness by being near them. However, that behavior can actually lead to the opposite effect…
In Genesis 2:2-3, God is the subject of those two verses. 10 times the word “God”, “His” or He”, referring to God, is used. We see that a great God, who needs no rest, rested on the seventh day. The phrase “seventh day” was used 3 times. In the Bible,Continue Reading
Let me preface this with a little story of mine. I used to think that I would never leave Jesus. In fact, I promised Him I wouldn’t. But I walked away from Him for 13 years. At first, it was this woman. I liked her and, little by little, IContinue Reading
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2Ti 1:7 Fear leads to ruin… but love casts out all fear There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. HeContinue Reading
To understand Hebrews 4:1-11, you have to get the WHOLE CONTEXT of what the Bible says about it. The first three verses warn us to NOT be like the unbelievers who WON’T enter into His rest. It’s amazing that many people either don’t see that warning or discard it. ThenContinue Reading
