Day: May 29, 2018

Some Not-So-Subtle Sermon Suggestions 

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Some Not-So-Subtle Sermon Suggestions In Defense of the Faith Tuesday, May 29, 2018 Steve Schmutzer According to a recent “Twitter survey,” the average length of a sermon anymore is about 36 minutes.  I said “average.” That means roughly half of the sermons every Sunday are shorter than that. It’s fast food for the frenzied flock. I suppose I could be persuaded to accept those parameters more if those 36 minutes were filled with substance and pith. You know – the “chewy stuff.” I need those elements that make me think, that convict me, that expand my view of God, that …

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The Finished Work

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Reflections The Finished Work God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. (II Cor. 5:19) God has already forgiven the entire human race because of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus Christ has FINISHED His redemptive work, God is finished forgiving. And His forgiveness is total for every sin ever committed, or that will be committed, by every human being. Our faith does not contribute to this finished work. Nor can our unbelief undo it. It is a finished reality for the entire human race in Christ — regardless of whether even one person believes …

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The Stages of Our Christian Life

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No matter how long we’ve walked with God, He is always challenging us to become more like Him The Stages of Our Christian Life PHILIPPIANS 1:5-7 5 in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and …

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A Little Leaven…

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A Little Leaven… Pete Garcia A believer moves through three stages in life: salvation (a one-time event), sanctification (a life-long event), and glorification (a permanent event). Satan actively attacks all three of these areas to either prevent a person from hearing the truth to become saved or by perverting the truth to keep a believer’s growth in Christ stunted. The best tactical strategy an adversary could ever have is to keep his enemy in a state of both confusion and disarray. We know that Satan (i.e., the adversary) has used this strategy of corruption generously over the course of human …

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