We all suffer from this nagging problem of not wholeheartedly believing God is good. On Sunday, we can sense the presence and nearness of God, then wake up Monday wondering if He even loves us. Many would say, “Well, certainly God is good! Of course! The Bible declares it!” And yet, those very individuals aren’t…
The Perplexed Prophet, Habakkuk Part 1
The Perplexed Prophet — Habakkuk 1:1–11 A theologian once said, “You should preach with the Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other.” What was meant by that is the Bible is the interpreter of human affairs, of human history, not the other way around. And this will be a key area in…
Power Is Necessary
“Because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction.” — 1 Thessalonians 1:5 This is such a heart-probing Word. My prayer is that the Spirit of God will take this sharp Word and search every one of us today. It serves…
The Grace of Sin Exposed
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he…
Deadly Refusal
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 “…because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” Why are men condemned of God to an eternal damnation?…
Correction or Judgment
When God afflicts His children in correction, He has specific aims. His purpose in the correction is to purge His children of their sin and bring them to a state of greater happiness and holiness of life. It is for their good! To the child of God, every affliction is a correction. God never sends random or unnecessary…
Doing Much, Accomplishing Little
“But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary.” Luke 10:41-42 “One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty…
Fellowship Conference New England
After enjoying the Fellowship Conference hosted by our church, Providence Chapel, in Denton, Texas for the past 8 years, I will finally be making the northward trek to Portland, Maine for the 2019 Fellowship Conference New England. This “sister conference” is hosted by our church plant, Redeeming Grace Fellowship, in Portland, Maine and I very…
False Assurance
In speaking of the sinner “whose portion is in this life” (Psalm 17:14), John Owen says this: “This is their consolation: a crackling of thorns under the pot, a sudden flash and blaze, that begins but to perish.So that both adversity and prosperity slayeth them; and whether they are laughing or weeping, they are still…
Jesus Really Wants Fellowship with His People
I imagine most of my readers are probably familiar with the account of Jesus meeting the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. In Luke 24:15, we see that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them as they journeyed. And then we read this… Luke 24:25-32 “And He (Jesus) said to them, ‘O foolish…