God won’t hear you!
A common misconception that many feel good churches put out is that if you just pray, God will listen and your prayers will be answered. Unfortunately, I can’t say that it is true. In 2...
The Pursuit of a Sinner~ Mark 2:14–17
Many of us have an improper view—an unbiblical view—of our own sinfulness, and in light of that, Jesus is going to show us that we have to have a proper view of our own sinfulness...
Grace for Sodom and Gomorrah
We’ve all probably heard the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. It’s basically the idea that God looks down at these two cities, sees their wickedness, and makes the decision that “I’m going to destroy them.”...
True vs. False Repentance
Isaac’s son Jacob has coerced and tempted his brother, Esau, into giving him his birthright. At the same time, Jacob has lied and deceived his father, Isaac, into giving Jacob the blessing that should have...
From Lifeless to Lordship
Have you ever been in an environment or situation in which something you had to do was so difficult you wanted to quit, but you hung in there because the result of enduring was worth...
What Will Heaven Be Like?
In 1 Corinthians 2:9 (ESV), the Scripture says: “But, as it is written no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.” This...
in Relationship
Religion vs. the Gospel
For the last forty or fifty years in the American church, we have quit teaching the gospel for the most part. A lot of us grew up in churches where what we were taught was...
Jacob I Loved, Esau I Hated
The doctrine of election teaches that the work of salvation in our lives is ultimately catalyzed and accomplished not by you, but by God. And it’s a doctrine that teaches that salvation is not a...
in Baptism
The Trinity
In telling the story of Jesus’ baptism, Mark is tying Jesus directly back to the story of creation and giving us an amazing glimpse into the inner working of the eternal relationship of the Trinity....