Salvation

Something Lighter: Thoughts About Creation 1 of 4, Why am I Here?

Hi all, I was sitting in an airplane in the summer of 1992, part way through a very long flight headed for Russia to help start churches. Out

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

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

About Free Will if You Like #2 of 4

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 4

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

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

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

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,

Understanding the Limits of Grace #1 of 3; The Limits of Grace

Hi all, I often say this to understand the differences between judgment, mercy, and grace: Judgment is getting what you deserve. Mercy is not

Final thoughts: Surprised Who is in Heaven? Royals and Non-Royals in the Kingdom

Hi all, We are citizens of a kingdom, not a parliament or republic In a kingdom there is a king and the king's family who are royalty, and

Surprised who is in heaven? But what about…ignorant natives? 4 of 4

Hi all, I added a 4th part to answer the questions: What if a person has never heard of Jesus? Are they doomed to hell because an 'accident of

Surprised who is in heaven? But what about…religion? 3 of 4

Hi all, I've shared how the thief on the cross was not righteous by the law of Moses, yet found himself in heaven, as did the beggar named Lazarus

Surprised Who is in Heaven? (appearances can be deceiving) #2 of 4

Hi all, I wanted to remind you about Saturday's Zoom web meeting, May 16, 1pm US/Canada Central time - hope you can join us. I will have a handout

Surprised Who is in Heaven? (and Who Isn’t) #1 of 3

Hi all, Before I get started I want to remind you of our Saturday, May 16, Zoom web meeting - 1pm Central Time US/Canada. Registration is above

I Can’t Improve on This! #1

-I had her heart- Hi all, I had Barb's heart on our first date. And truth be told, she had mine. She was 15, I was 16, and I owned a 1965 GTO.

Tongues and How the Gifts Work, Gifts of the Spirit #4

Hi all, I was walking home from class (college) one night, worshiping the Lord as I went. Suddenly my tongues shifted to English without me doing