I'll Be Honest

In the Old Testament the high priests that served in the temple were never allowed to feast on the great sacrifice of atonement, which was only once a year. Yet as believers we can feast on Christ morning, noon, evening, and in the middle of the night. God gives us the right to feast on His Son.

So often folks think "I've gotta have a ministry" but you know what ministry means? It means to serve. All of our "ministries" are about serving. It's not about an official capacity, it's about humbly serving others for their sake, not your own.

Bob Jennings preaches on "The Gospel of the Glory of Christ" (see 2 Corinthians 4:4), a very helpful consideration of the hindrances, content, and spread of the Gospel of Christ.

From Granted Ministries Conference 2008

The Christian is called to follow Christ and move into the realm of Him who abandoned comfort and safety and went outside of the camp to suffer and die upon the Cross for our sins.

Everyone tends to agree that men and women are equal, in that both are created in the image of God. However the big question that comes up is whether men and women are equal in their roles? One side says they are, and the other says the different roles complement each other. Yet we must ask ourselves: What does the Bible say? In this Ask Pastor Tim we go to Genesis to look at both views.

Christ created everything the way He created it to put His glory on display. It is all about Him and all for Him, even including marriage.

Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, (26) that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (27) so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

Omitting and neglecting to do the right thing you know to do is sin and it causes no small damage. Think of how a small thing of neglecting to add oil to your car can cause the same damage as driving your car into a tree. In this sermon Bob Jennings considers the sin of omission from James 4:17 - So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

When some people hear the command in Hebrews 13:17 to "obey your leaders" they may tend to bristle, but the writer of Hebrews appeals to the fact that the leaders are put over you for your advantage. Biblical leaders are not there to hinder you but to help you and so the benefit in submitting to your leaders is your own.

It would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it would be for someone to pass through to heaven with a shred of self-righteousness upon them.

What do you want more than anything else: Money? Fame? A godly spouse? Or to just walk and commune with the Lord at your side?