We Are Saved by “Grace” Through Faith in Jesus Christ

We Are Saved by “Grace” Through Faith in Jesus Christ These first 16 verses all have to do with our own personal salvation in the Lord. Each one of these are major power verses and they all have to do with the first definition of grace – which is that grace is the unmerited favor and mercy of God towards mankind. In these verses are complete and full revelation on exactly what our eternal salvation in the Lord is really all about. If you can grasp what the Lord is trying to tell you in these specific verses, you will …

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I CAN SLEEP WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

I CAN SLEEP WHEN THE WIND BLOWS Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals. Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. “Are you a good farm hand?” the farmer asked him. Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man. …

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How Big Is Your God?

How Big Is Your God? by Charles R. Swindoll Scriptures: Job 38:1–41 38 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the …

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I Am Pilate!

I Am Pilate! Dr. Mike Murphy “There was something in his eyes that was different. Something separated him from all the others that had appeared before me. So many had been brought in front of me to judge in this rebellious country, they became nothing more than faces without a face. Names spoken without a sound. But something in his face brought his name to my lips, something in the sound of his voice caused me to speak it.” “He was unlike any man I had ever met. Most came in front of me filled with fear, speaking whatever words …

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The Ten Plagues of Egypt

When God sent the ten plagues upon Egypt, He did it not only to punish the Egyptians for enslaving the Jews, but also to show His superiority to anything that the Egyptians worshipped. In Exodus 12:12, Moses wrote that God would execute judgments “against all of the gods of Egypt.” Each of these plagues affected one or more of the Egyptian gods. First Plague: Nile River to Blood The Nile River, considered sacred by the Egyptians, was turned into blood. Khnum, guardian of the Nile, could not protect his own river. Hapi, the spirit of the Nile, could not prevent …

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