I am sure that you have friends that no matter how long you are apart from them, once you get together, your friendship resumes right where it left off, as though you had never been apart. This may sound weird, but maybe in one dimension you never were apart! We have physical dimensions such as … Continue reading –>
A long time ago, when I was a teenager, a country singer by the name of Barbara Mandrell, sang, “He grew the tree that He knew would be used to make the old rugged cross.” The song brought out, that even at creation Jesus was planning our redemption. This song could not be any truer. … Continue reading –>
As we near the end of studying the life of Christ in the book of Mark, we see how Jesus taught His disciples and told them to make disciples, but did it ever occur to us that Jesus was a disciple? Jesus was a disciple of His Father, and in Jesus’ public life and private … Continue reading –>
And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. Revelation 13:8 NLT Sadly many put their confidence in popular opinion, while the Bible tells us the vast majority of the world will worship the beast. Interestingly while Jesus claimed to be God, the majority accused Him of blasphemy and had Him crucified … Continue reading –>
Back in my literature evangelism days, I was sitting in the Oklahoma Adventist conference president’s office along with 4 or 5 other literature evangelists. We were discussing what one book, in addition to the Bible, we should be promoting for these last days. One person said we should be promoting books warning people about the … Continue reading –>
Monday’s section of this week’s lesson asks how we can keep from being deceived by Satan? Satan is a narcissist. Narcissists gaslight their victims by creating illusions that appear to defy what is true. Satan tempts us by creating illusions that appear to defy what is true. He has to make us doubt Bible truth … Continue reading –>
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Psalm 136:1 NKJV Psalm 136 goes on to describe all the many ways that God’s mercy has endured forever, but my favorite illustration of God’s incredible mercy comes from Joshua 9 and Joshua 10. The Gibeonites used deceit to trick … Continue reading –>
For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth. My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread. Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin. Psalm 102:3-5 NKJV Do all our prayers have to be upbeat, … Continue reading –>
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; Psalm 19:7 NKJV Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. Psalm 119:97 NKJV It’s amazing to me how people claim God’s law was done away with when it … Continue reading –>
submitting to one another in the fear of God. Ephesians 5:21 NKJV Do you picture God as just one Being who is a dictator, or do you picture God being a heavenly Trio made up of three persons creating a community of love? If we view God as a single dictator then it is highly … Continue reading –>
