“…. the Jerusalem which is above is free….” -Gal. 4.26a
“For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his own works….” -Heb. 4.10
There is a sabbath rest which has been opened up to God’s people through the cross, and we need to resist all religious activity that flows from any other [...]
Archive for the ‘Authenticity’ Category
Sabbatical Authority: Thoughts On Prayer from the Life of Thomas Haire
Posted in A.W. Tozer, Authenticity, Prayer on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“So Send I You”
Posted in Apostolic, Authenticity on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…. He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’ -Jn. 20.20a-21
There is a great difference between the favor the Lord has shown to us in [...]
The Prophetic Word of the Cross
Posted in Authenticity, Uncategorized on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…. no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” -2 Pet. 1.21
In Brennan Manning’s book, The Signature of Jesus, he gives us these staggering thoughts:
The prophetic word unfailingly summons the Church back to the purity of the Gospel and to the scandal [...]
Burning-Hot People & Crooked Patterns
Posted in Authenticity, Reality, Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord….” -Rom. 12.10-11
From the nation of India decades ago, Amy Carmichael gives us this staggering story:
It was convention week in a hill station in India. The afternoon meeting was just [...]
The Testimony Given at the Proper Time
Posted in Authenticity, Fathering, Jesus on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.” -1 Tim. 2.5-6
There is only one man whose blood is sufficient to cleanse, transform, and justify men before the God of holiness. If [...]
Apostolic Witness & It’s Repercussions
Posted in Apostolic, Authenticity, Pauline, Uncategorized on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.”
When the governor of Caesarea reached the end of his political term, he decided to leave Paul in prison, hoping to do a favor for the apostle’s persecuting kinsmen. Why were they persecuting Paul, and why was Felix going along with it all? [...]
The Clear Air of the Heavenly Tabernacle
Posted in Authenticity, Reality on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked…” -Psm. 1.1a
“You shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.” -Ex. 27.20
It is one thing to declare in a church meeting that the Lord [...]
The Moabite Church
Posted in Authenticity, Reality, Revival, foundations on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“For because of your trust in your own achievements and treasures, even you yourself will be captured; and Chemosh will go off into exile together with his priests and princes.” -Jer. 48.7
The Moabites were a people who lived in what we now know as Jordan, mostly making their abode along the eastern shore of the [...]
Joseph of Arimathea’s Perception
Posted in Apostolic, Authenticity, Bryan Purtle, Fathering, Jesus, eschatology, foundations, tagged Bryan Purtle, Joseph of Arimathea, Perception on January 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
“When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.” -Mk. [...]
The Prophet’s Cosmic View
Posted in Authenticity, eschatology, foundations, tagged Abraham Heschel, Bryan Purtle, Oswald Chambers, Prophet's Cosmic View, Prophetic, prophets on November 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The prophets of Israel were remarkable men who had been seized by the hand of the Lord and brought into a cosmic view of time and eternity, righteousness and rebellion, mercy and judgment, Kings and nations, and the stunning responsibility of speaking on behalf of the One on the Throne.
In 1962, Abraham Heschel’s classic two-volume [...]
