Where Do Trials Come From?

An Exposition on the Book of James Part 4. If you haven’t yet, please check out part 1 of this series, The ideas of James are all centered around the idea of a perfectly forged faith that makes us perfect. In today’s world, bad things happen all the time. A little over a week ago,Continue reading “Where Do Trials Come From?”

Faith and Money.

An Exposition on the Book of James Part 3. If you haven’t yet, please check out part 1 of this series, The ideas of James are all centered around the idea of a perfectly forged faith that makes us perfect. There is hardly a day that goes by that my phone doesn’t ring with someoneContinue reading “Faith and Money.”

Waves of doubt

An Exposition on the Book of James Part 2. If you haven’t yet, please check out part 1 of this series. The ideas of James are all centered around the idea of a perfectly forged faith that makes us perfect or complete. I often find myself not finishing projects. I get 80% of the wayContinue reading “Waves of doubt”

Four things you might not know the Bible teaches about Mary

1 – Mary is not the focus of the Bible. Mary, the mother of Jesus is mentioned by name less than 20 times in the New Testament. Joseph, Mary’s husband, is only mentioned about 12 times. While Mary is an important figure in the New Testament, being the mother of Jesus, she is never theContinue reading “Four things you might not know the Bible teaches about Mary”

Whose Favor Are We Seeking?

“Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in theContinue reading “Whose Favor Are We Seeking?”

Hymn – P. P. Bliss, Free from the law oh Happy condition

Free from the law, oh happy condition!Jesus hath bled and there is remission;Cursed by the law and bruised by the fall,Grace hath redeemed us once for all. Once for all, oh, sinner receive it;Once for all, oh, brother, believe it.Cling to the cross, the burden will fall,Christ hath redeemed us once for all. Now areContinue reading “Hymn – P. P. Bliss, Free from the law oh Happy condition”

The Wheel of God’s will

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Have you ever really wanted to know what God’s will was in a situation? I mean, you wanted to go to the right place, wanted toContinue reading “The Wheel of God’s will”

Hymn – P. P. Bliss Did Christ over sinners weep?

Did Christ o’er sinners weepAnd shall our cheeks be dry?Let floods of penitential griefBurst forth from every eye. The Son of God in tearsThe wondering angels see!Be thou astonished, O my soul;He shed those tears for thee. He wept that we might weep,Each sin demands a tear.In heaven alone no sin is found,And weeping isContinue reading “Hymn – P. P. Bliss Did Christ over sinners weep?”

Made to be conformed to his Image

I am often told how much my daughter looks like me. She, however, is a third of my height and a sixth of my weight. She has long hair; I have short hair. She doesn’t have a beard, and I do. She is a girl, and I am a man. Yet, though we are veryContinue reading “Made to be conformed to his Image”

Discerning God’s Will

In our Sunday school class, we have been discussing the will of God and how we can discern it. In class we have talked about the known will of God, but here I want to discuss the unknown will of God. What I mean by that is that God tells us things that are hisContinue reading “Discerning God’s Will”