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The world’s fixation on self-promotion and personal comfort receives a sudden shock from Paul’s words which state “Though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them” (1 Corinthians 9:19). Paul maintained his independence from public judgment yet he...

God’s word makes it clear that the work of the ministry is a sacred calling, not a business. “A hireling,” Jesus said, “does not care for the sheep, but a wolf snatches them away. He does this because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep” (John 10:12–13). Too many pulpits are now...

Many people today think they are safe because they once prayed a prayer, attended church, or claimed to believe in Jesus. Yet the Bible warns that some will “depart from the faith” (1 Timothy 4:1). The Greek word used for “depart” is the root of our word “apostatize.” It describes someone who...

Most people today think they’re wise. They chase after information, degrees, self-help, and spiritual “insight” from every corner of culture. But the Bible makes it clear—there’s a wisdom from God that this world will never understand. It’s not taught in classrooms or uncovered through...

Something is just a little bit off in the church today. A certain lust has come into the faith of too many professing Christians, but they don’t realize it’s there because it comes so subtly. The lust to be impressed. To be wowed. To sit under smooth-talking preachers and gospel salesman with...

In a world obsessed with intellect, credentials, and self-promotion, the message of the cross still sounds like nonsense to most. That’s exactly how God said it would be. “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1...

Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. ~ Romans 13:11 We live in a generation of sleeping people. Sleeping through work, sleeping through play, sleeping through life. We are busy being...

For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” ~ Romans 9:15 You don’t want to hear this. Most people in this society don’t want to hear this. But the Bible says it: not all who call themselves God’s children are His...

… Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. ~ Romans 8:9 You’ve probably heard it said a million times: you can be a Christian just by being a “good person” or believing in God the way most people in your culture believe in God. But if we’re honest with each other...

For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. ~ Romans 7:19 Ever look in the mirror and ask yourself, “Why did I do that again?” Well, guess what? There’s a war going on in every believer, and it’s nasty. You want to do the right thing. You really, truly...

What if everything you thought about earning God’s approval was upside down? What if trying to be “good enough” actually moved you further from the truth, not closer? That’s exactly what Romans 4:1–12 reveals. It doesn’t matter how religious you are, how many rituals you’ve done, or how morally...

But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. ~ Romans 2:5 We live in a time when calling out sin is controversial, but excusing it is praised. People judge others with fingers pointed...

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. ~ Psalms 7:10 In a world that increasingly mocks truth and targets those who stand for righteousness, Psalm 7 reminds us that we are not alone, and we are not powerless. David’s cry in this psalm is raw and real. He is slandered, hunted...

She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” ~ Acts 16:17 Here’s something wild from Acts 16 that most people completely overlook. Paul and Silas were walking to a place of prayer in Philippi when a...

I thought this was a good article and some of you may like it. Israel and the Iranian Threat: A Prophetic Perspective by: Mike Wingfield Listen to Audio Here Israel is finally delivering a devastating blow to the nuclear Iranian threat. For decades, Israel has listened to the belligerent calls...

Israel and the Iranian Threat: A Prophetic Perspective by: Mike Wingfield Listen to Audio Here Israel is finally delivering a devastating blow to the nuclear Iranian threat. For decades, Israel has listened to the belligerent calls for their destruction coming from the radical Islamic regime in...

Two Baptisms – One Eternal This verse is often misunderstood, but when we look at it in context of the whole Bible, the meaning is clear. In Acts 11, Peter is explaining to Jewish believers what had just happened in the house of Cornelius, a Gentile. Cornelius and his household had heard the...

By the Bible’s standard, yes, they do. They may not wear robes or go by that name anymore, but the spirit of the Pharisees is alive and active today. If you want to see an example, click here. In Jesus’ time, the Pharisees were the religious elite, outwardly righteous, but inwardly corrupt...

… they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. ~ Acts 17:11 Teaching or Indoctrination? Why Most Religious Education Misses the Point. Too many people today are being trained to repeat what they’ve been told, instead of being taught...

And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; ~ Acts 9:18 You can quote Scripture, study theology, and go to church every week, but until God removes the veil, you’ll never see the truth that leads to salvation, Jesus Christ...