It has been rightly said that American Christianity has become domesticated. We live in a very prosperous nation and consequently the church has often been prosperous and well off. We have had it easy as the church in America. We have our...

I hate to burst your bubble, but your pride must be deflated. God says He will not share His glory with another. The tendency of every human heart, whether the unbelieving heart or the renewed heart, is to be inflated with pride. The apostle Paul...

A steward is a servant whose master has entrusted him with the oversight of the master's house and affairs. The steward was responsible for the master's possessions and property and from time to time would have to give an account of his...

One of the questions that unbelievers have about Christianity is, "Do I have to set aside my brain in order to accept the Christian faith? Must I check my brain at the door when I walk into church?" No, of course not, we answer. The...

he Holy Spirit dwells within each believer individually and He dwells in the church corporately. In John 14:16-17 Jesus said to the disciples that the "Father will give you another helper... the Spirit of truth... He dwells with you and will be...

As individual believers at times we shift from this one foundation. How do we know if Christ is truly our foundation in life? Think of the three great virtues - faith, hope and love. Is your faith in Christ alone for the salvation of your soul? Is...

Each minister of the gospel, and really each and every member of Christ’s church is a servant. Servants must do whatever their Master assigns them to do. Each servant has a unique calling and task to fulfill in the kingdom. Paul said, I planted...

Francis Schaeffer, wrote a book in the 70s titled, True Spirituality, about the meaning of the true Christian life and how it should be lived. In chapter one he makes clear that before one can begin to live the Christian life he or she must be born...

How does a person know if he or she has been born again? John Gill writes that such a person "is quickened by the Spirit of God, and lives spiritually by faith on Christ; he breathes after spiritual things, salvation by Christ and communion with...

He gives us the privilege of communion and fellowship with Christ. In His wisdom He has given us the written Word of God in the Bible and the visible Word in the sacraments. And these things all point to a much greater fulfillment and consummation...