The Joy of a Good Stoning
His pleas were met with harsh anger. It began with insults, then shouts of condemnation. The mass in one accord rushed him… Then came the rocks. The first hit only his arm, but hurt none the less. Then...
View ArticleHow Big Is Your But?
Some buts we hardly notice. Some are the size of an 800-pound gorilla in the room. Others remain the same size no matter what we do. Some buts change from time to time. Many of our buts never go away....
View ArticleTough Issues of Christianity: Denominations
Christian Denominational differences are frequent topics of discussion and debate. Wikipedia states that there are as many as 38,000 different Christian denominations worldwide. These various...
View ArticleI See Him in the Clouds!
Being intentionally neglectful of the ridiculous date-setters of every generation, is there a cause (biblical evidence) to live every second of our lives (as believers in Christ) as though Jesus could...
View ArticleReligious Freedom — An Oxymoron
Religion has nothing to do with freedom. On the contrary, those who want religion, seek religion, or live by religion are truly living in bondage to Satan's lies. Religion has no freedom. I don't want...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Excuse?
So, you think God can’t use you. You think God can’t use you because ________________? What’s your excuse? You think God doesn’t want you to be [no excuses] a part of His plan? You think He doesn’t...
View ArticleStaying the Course to Port
Sir Francis Drake, a sixteenth century sailor, once offered a very revealing prayer, petitioning that the God who initiates a great work is also the finisher of that great work. In humor and...
View ArticleA Gospel for the Greedy?
The media describes his ministry as “fishy” and the reports eventually provide the evidence of foul play. An investigation is ugly, long and drawn out, it reveals another professing minister of the...
View ArticleThe Lord is near
Morning, God. Somebody said something to me ages ago; maybe a year ago. It’s been sitting in my head ever since. The other day, I read this same thing again and had one of those ‘Oh‘ moments. You know,...
View ArticleFamous Men of the Bible Twitter Bios – Fun With the Bible
Famous Men of the Bible Twitter Bios – Fun With the Bible By Darrell Creswell http://darrellcreswell.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/famous-men-of-the-bible-twitter-bios-fun-with-the-bible/ Just some fun...
View ArticleWho Am I ? Am I Who I Think I Am ?
ROMANS 1:1-6 (1)Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God, (2) the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures, (3)...
View ArticleDay 3 Thessaloniki / Kavala/ Philippi/ Thessaloniki
This morning we drive to the beautiful City Kavala in Macedonia where St Paul landed with his disciples Timothy and Silas. We will see the small church that marks the traditional site of landing. Luke,...
View ArticleDay 5 Athens/Corinth
Our morning excursion out of Athens takes us by the Saronic Gulf where in 480BC history’s root was changed! The Grecian fleet managed to defeat the enormously powerfiul armada of the Persians. From...
View ArticleImpartation as a Principle Acts 19:1-7
Acts 19:1-7 is all about the impartation of something in the realm of the Spirit from Paul to the twelve or so disciples he had decided to take under his wing in Ephesus. In Romans 1, Paul explains how...
View ArticleMentoring the Team Acts 19:6-9
What is a mentor? A mentor is a teacher in one’s life. All mentors are teachers. Not all teachers are mentors, of course. Godly mentors carry Godly wisdom. When you move with the wise you become wise....
View ArticleModelling Ministry to the Team Acts 19:8-9
Forty years ago I had my ministry models in men of God that mentored me from a distance. These were men of God I admired as ministers for what they had achieved and what they had attained. Names? You...
View ArticleNuggets – Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners “Then Job answered the LORD, and said, Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.” (Job 40:3-4) It is remarkable how the saintliest of men often...
View ArticleModelling Confrontation Responses to the Team (Acts 19:8-10)
In the front line of spiritual warfare, while Paul was setting the example for his team by preaching “Faith, Hope and Love,” the group had to learn how to exemplify that teaching when it met “Unbelief,...
View ArticleDim Sum – I wish
How many times have you said “I wish” retrospectively? It is inevitably a pensive expression of regret. Perhaps you could have done it differently – the could have’s, might have’s, and should have’s....
View ArticleA Normal Day at the Office for Paul of Tarsus Evangelistic Ministries...
I am not exaggerating when I say that we know what Paul was doing every day of his mission in Ephesus. It’s all in the text of Acts. We know he was ministering 5 hours a day at the school … Continue...
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