Christian Living

Do you know the Word or the Word? My Own Lesson in this, #2 of 3

Hi all,Most of you know our oldest son, Chris, was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck causing brain damage. Any brain

Do you know the Word, or the Word? 1 of 3

Hi all,Years ago a man emailed me, expressing the stunning realization that he knew the Word of God but he didn't know Jesus. He knew all

How to discern your spirit or the Holy Spirit, Non-tithers in hell? #4 of 4

Hi all,I received an email from a Nigerian man very worried for his salvation. He had listened to a man who claimed to have died and been given a

How to Discern Between Your Spirit and the Holy Spirit #3 of 4

Hi all,We closed last week with God's instructions about words that make people vain, from their own imaginations.Who falls prey to being led of their

How to Discern Between Your Spirit and the Holy Spirit #2 of 4

Hi all,I closed last week talking about how Jeremiah was confronted by another so called prophet who gave prophecies for the nation that conflicted

How to Discern Between Your Spirit and the Holy Spirit #1 of 4; Our spirit,

Hi all,A young couple have in their hearts to build a camp for church retreats, rest for pastors, and 'revival' meetings. They visit a property and

About Free Will, if You’d Like #4 of 4

Hi all,The single biggest issue I receive email about involves emotions and thoughts. We live in a culture of short bursts of video and sound designed

About Free Will, If You’d Like #3 of 4, Finding Purpose

Hi all,In my teen years after my dad left our family, I worked several different jobs. They included farm work baling hay and painting fence posts,

About Free Will if You Like, or Not; #2 of 3 or 4…Knowing What We Have

Hi all,Having established that we are sovereign beings and neither God nor the devil can make us do anything, we find that means we are 100%

About Free Will, If You’d Like, #1 of 3

Hi all,This series is not about predestination, but about what free will is, why it is, and how it benefits us - which will explain a lot of the

The Reason Behind the Reason, Prophetic for the Body #3 of 3

Hi all,I closed last week talking about how Gallio the Roman Senator and Judge, had refused to make being a Christian a federal offense, but the laws

The Reason Behind the Reason; Refusing to be the Same #2 of 3

Hi all,Last week I mentioned the reason the church has been persecuted through the ages is because they were different from the culture and society

The Reason Behind the Reason; Conformity #1 of 3

Hi all,I made the observation in my book Return of the First Church that the early church was a counter-culture movement whereas the modern

Why the 10 Commandments #3 of 3

Hi all,How do we live in the empowerment of grace while surrounded by a religious world that would like to externally control us by their

Why the 10 Commandments? #2 of 3; Effects of Legalism

Hi all,Last week I established why God gave the Mosaic law - because sin was in the world but up to that point no one knew exactly what sin was. There

Why the 10 Commandments? #1 of 3; Why God Made Rules

Hi all,I closed the last series on grace asking why then did God give the law? If grace empowers, if it has purpose and is holy, teaches and

Understanding Grace 3 of 3; Empowering Grace

Hi all,I've shared how grace carries an expectation, a purpose, and has limits. Grace is completely within the heart of the giver of grace, and is

John Fenn, Understanding Grace 2 of 3; It’s not about you

Hi all,I shared last week that love is unconditional, but grace always has conditions and expectations. Grace always has boundaries, rules,