Do Not Allow Satan An Opportunity
Ephesians 4:27, “and do not give the devil an opportunity.” I have come to enjoy reading and listening to mp3 recordings of the sermons of Charles Spurgeon. One of the things about his sermons which struck me is that he often preached a very long sermon around a...
Temptation of Christ: Part 3
Scripture reading: Matthew 4:1-11 The key to this temptation of Christ is illusion. I had the occasion to take a man to the hospital who said he was dying of cancer but was in reality a drifter addicted to cocaine. After he was settled in a room, I went back to visit...
Temptation of Christ: Part 1
Scripture reading: Matthew 4:1-11 There is no doubt in my mind that angels are present among us. On my family’s move from Maryland to Florida in the late 1980s, we knew from the very beginning that something was wrong with the moving truck we rented. From time to time...
Temptation of Christ: Part 1
Scripture reading: Matthew 4:1-11 It seems rather strange that waiting would be connected to temptation or food. On closer examination, however, waiting on God to provide food is not new. God provided manna and quail to the people of Israel en route from their...
Just What Is Sanctification?
Salvation is only the beginning of Christ's work in our hearts. The story of the exodus from Egypt did not end with the passover. The next task the Lord gave the people of Israel was to clean all the leaven from their homes. This begins the process of transformation,...
Just What Is Salvation?
Scripture reading: Romans 3:19-26 Believe on Jesus. Are you saved? In Jesus is salvation. All common phrases in church circles. But just what does it mean to be saved or to have salvation? Paul gives us a good start in Romans 3. To dig deep into this question and...
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