December 12 •

Sinning Retail And Confessing Wholesale

"The reason many of us never experience the peace of God is because we like to sin retail and confess wholesale. We like to sin all through the day and then at the end of the day confess, “Father, forgive my sins." Or we might pray somethin...

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December 11 •

Training Versus Teaching Children

"The Bible says to “train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” The word “train” in the dictionary says this, “To prepare for a contest, to instruct by exercise, to drill, to form to a pro...

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December 8 •

Why Jesus Is Waiting

"Why hasn’t Jesus come in our day and in our age? God is waiting for more people to be saved. Peter tells us that many will ask, 4“…‘Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were fro...

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December 7 •

Forgiveness Costs

To forgive literally means to release a debt. When we sin, we sin against God, and heaven has sued us for damages. It is a debt that we cannot pay. Praise God that when His forgiveness comes, the debt is canceled. For example, let’s say yo...

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December 6 •

If Jesus Is Not Lord, He Is Not Savior

"What is God all about? Let’s read Philippians 2:9-11, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, a...

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December 5 •

God Rejects Self-Righteousness

"There is a certain righteousness that God rejects, and that is self-righteousness. When a man tries to be righteous by keeping the Ten Commandments, or by being a nice person, or doing good deeds, God rejects that righteousness. Isaiah 64...

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December 4 •

The Worst Form Of Badness

"I want you to tell you something big, plain and straight. Salvation is not a reward for the righteous. It is a gift for the guilty. Many come to church and perhaps say, “You know, I need to change my way of living. I’m going to change my ...

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December 1 •

Lordship... An Authentic Confession

"Let’s just imagine there’s a wedding between Tom and Susan. As they drive away in the car after the ceremony, Susan looks over to her new husband and says, “Tom, would you please take me home?” And he says, “Well Susan, I can’t take you ho...

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November 30 • Marriage

Marriage Is A Lifetime Contract

"When you get married, it is a lifetime contract, not an optional one. Those families who stick it out and those who don’t have basically the same kinds of problems. If we would learn to attack the problem rather than one another, we could ...

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November 29 •

Praying For Your Children

"If you ask God to give you a child, and He does, then your prayers must follow that child. Do you know why so many prayers are unanswered? People say, “Well, I pray for my child and God just doesn’t seem to hear my prayer for my child.” W...

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