Month: March 2019

The Weight of the World and Christ’s Coming

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The Weight of the World and Christ’s Coming Alf Cengia A few years ago I worked in a corporate environment. I was surrounded by account managers, salespeople and technical engineers who were constantly in and out of the office. They could be anywhere at any time, so I hardly ever paid much attention to what they were doing. I didn’t report to them and we had our own tasks to worry about.It was different with my boss. He’s the sort of man who demands hard work and quality performance from his staff. Under his leadership our branch of the business …

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Who touched Me?”

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“Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the hem of his cloak. She said to herself—If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” Matthew 9:20-21 The ‘cloak of Christ’ still trails nearby us. It is by us, when we open the Bible and read His words. It is by us, when we feel the presence of the Holy Spirit with us. It is by our beds of pain, when we are sick. It is by us, when it grows dark around us with the gloom of …

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The Work of the Spirit of God

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Reflections But when the Comforter is come, which I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, shall testify of Me. (John 15:26) What is the purpose and work of the Holy Spirit of God? It is to testify of Christ, glorify Christ, and edify in Christ. The purpose of the Spirit of God is to form Christ in us. That word, “form,” means, “to inwardly realize and express.” Thus, the Spirit of God is to reveal Jesus TO us, and IN us, and THROUGH us. The result is that we …

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Grace to the Guilty

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Genesis 45:1-8 (KJV)45 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. …

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The Lord Judges the Nations

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Introduction Ezekiel chapters 25-32 details Divine judgments against nations that have risen up many times against Israel as their adversaries. There are seven people groups singled out, and the text divides them in two groups. The first is a group of four that includes Ammon, Moab, Edom and the Philistines.  The second group is a […]

The Amazing Truth of the Rapture

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By Dr. Thomas Ice When one sits back and contemplates the great truths contained in God’s plan for history as revealed in the Bible, it is truly amazing to contemplate such reality. A partial list would include the following: God’s creation out of nothing; God’s creation of angels and their role in history; man’s fall […]

What Happened to Ananias and Sapphira?

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What Happened to Ananias and Sapphira? Dr. Andy Woods Sugar Land Bible Church One of the most peculiar stories of the Bible involves the divine slaying of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11. The events of Acts 5:1-11 must be understood in harmony with the communal living arrangement practiced by the early church. Jews, who […]

Genesis Msg 1, God, Creation, Pre History and Origins

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https://youtu.be/WZLUHJBD0mA Genesis and the creation account are sober truth. It provides us with our origin and refutes all the secular accounts of our appearance on the earth. In fact the secular accounts are mostly fanciful and contradict empirical data of mankind’s story   NOTES HERE:https://media-cloud.sermonaudio.com/text/125132358483.pdf

PRAISING THE LAMB OF GOD

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Revelation 5:1-14 5 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? […]

Whose Battle?

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Whose Battle? “And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands” (1 Samuel 17:47). Let this point be settled, that the battle is the LORD’s, and we may be quite sure of the victory, and […]

Who Is He That Condemneth? – by Jack Kinsella

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One of the most hotly debated points of doctrine (apart from the timing of the Rapture) among Christians of different denominations is the question of eternal security. Specifically, can a believer who was saved fall away and lose his salvation? Is there an unforgiveable sin for which a believer can be condemned? Those who would […]

US Accuses Palestinians of Manufacturing Crisis Over Tax Transfer

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The United States accused the Palestinians on Friday of manufacturing a crisis by rejecting the first 2019 monthly tax transfer from Israel because it slashed a portion designated for financial support to families of terrorists jailed in Israel. The United Nations Security Council met behind closed doors to discuss the issue at the request of […]

13 God’s Stretched Out Hand in Anger to Israel

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The Lord had tried through several methodologies over time to speak of the judgment that would come upon the Israelites if they did not stop their sin. This is the concluding statement of all those warnings. Specifically, God says that the Vineyard has gone totally wrong and He is going to destroy it. The grapes […]