Your answer to the above question will not have any bearing on how big Jesus really is, but it will reveal the condition of your own heart. If you respond to the light of Jesus with eagerness, and offer everything to him, Jesus will appear very large. If Jesus seems small to you, and you’ve … Continue reading How Big Is Your Jesus? (February 2017) →

How have you to reacted to God's outpoured love to you?

Courting has two sides: pouring out love, and preparing the other person to receive that love. Embedding the battles of Jericho and Ai within the three progressive stages of sin outlined in 1 John, Pastor Ray unfolds the love-motivated discipline of God to prepare our hearts to love him. God’s purpose isn’t to make you … Continue reading And God Goes Courting (2005) →

A powerful message, we must remember that the battle belongs to the Lord!

Do you want to see the manifested glory of God in your life? The zeal of God to answer our prayers and save us is stirred up when we declare war on the sin in our lives. The crossing of the Jordan River in the Old Testament, and the baptism in the Jordan River in … Continue reading A Declaration of War (2003) →

Does, “I’m saved, and now I have to do my best,” encapsulate your Christian experience? If so, you’ve been duped by a gnostic, self-improvement, legalistic gospel that’s no different than Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, or any of the world religions. This flat-earth gospel blocks a true apprehension of the great divide between our heart and the … Continue reading Can We Live Wrong and Die Right? (2014) →

Does, "I'm saved, and now I have to do my best," encapsulate your Christian experience? If so, you've been duped by a gnostic, self-improvement, legalistic gospel that's no different than Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, or any of the world religions.

Have you received this gift of an anguished mind?

Have you ever felt that you would die if God didn’t save someone you knew? Most of us think, “If I just talk to them the right way, they’ll come to Jesus,” and we comfortably avoid the excruciating soul agony of praying as if we would not be denied. The problem with this is that … Continue reading The Gift of an Anguished Mind (October 2014) →

Do you understand the heart of Jacob?