Let me start this discussion by making a statement that may startle some, “we didn’t get saved by what Christ did alone.” We actually got saved by responding to what Christ alone did. The point here is this, what Christ did, He did for all, every single human being on the earth. However, the only ones who benefit from his…
An entitled friend can be a very dangerous thing. One who feels whatever another labours for, they must have a share in it because they are in a relationship with you. It is good to help others up but the danger of those with a sense of entitlement is they will never be satisfied. Once you start feeding that sense…
It’s time re-read the scriptures without any filters, void of paradigms that may be biased. The things you have to resolve, occur when you find certain scriptures that you have willfully ignored in the past because they seem to contradict the belief system you have embraced. You cannot fully gain from the word and grow spiritually if you come to…
Why doctrinal errors easily thrive, people believe conspiracy theories and fake news work. Once people do not have a culture that encourages deep thinking, search for the truth and weighing their scriptural expectations against real time experiences with the mindset of closing the gap, they will fall prey to error. Dr. Daniel Gilbert a renowned psychologist proposed a theory over…
**This article is not about the fundamentals of our faith but about making faith decisions in those gray areas. In these times where attempts are being made through social media to bully people into making decisions creating a “herd mentality,” it is important to be certain in your heart that your decisions are a product of prayer and deep reflection…
Recently I was asked to speak at a meeting via zoom. This wasn’t for a Church but for an organization. I accepted knowing the values of the owner.
Let me give a word of advise to Pastors if you want to maximize your efficiency. Pray the revelation into the earth, birth the vision, receive the powerful ideas but then look for proven managers of people and material substance in your congregation to help implement the ideas. If you try to be the eyes and the hands at the…
A lot of people are poor today not because of any real fault of theirs or the lack of will on their part but because they didn’t get that little push. Everybody along the way has needed someone who gave that little push.Ps 72:12 NIV “For he will deliver the needy….and the poor that hath no helper” Some form of…