“Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, ‘Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.’
But He said to them, ‘You give them something to eat!’ And they [...]
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Co-Laborers in Supernatural Faith
Posted in Gospel of the Kingdom, Jesus, Prayer on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Greatness & Condescending Goodness of Yahweh
Posted in Jesus, foundations on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Who is like the Lord our God,
Who is enthroned on high,
Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?” -Ps. 113.5-6
In his masterpiece on the Psalms, The Treasury of David, Charles Spurgeon wrote that the subject of Psalm 113 was “the greatness and condescending goodness of the God of Israel.”
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The Gift of Thirst
Posted in Jesus, foundations on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“For I will pour out water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring
And My blessing on your descendants.” -Is. 44.3
Of this verse, the “good pastor” Robert Murray McCheyne once remarked:
There are no other words in the whole Bible that have been oftener in my heart [...]
History Augmented by Future Hope
Posted in Jesus, eschatology on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…. when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’” -1 Cor. 15.54
In his book Israel: An Echo of Eternity, Abraham Joshua Heschel gives us these poignant thoughts:
What lends meaning to history? [...]
The Solidity of Practical Obedience
Posted in Jesus, Sermon on the Mount on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house upon a rock.” -Matt. 7.34
The life of faith is never founded upon visions, ethereal experiences, and lofty ideas about spirituality. The Kingdom which Jesus brings to bear upon the earth is not at [...]
The Remarkableness of Calling
Posted in Gospel of the Kingdom, Jesus on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach, and to have authority to cast out the demons.” -Mk. 3.13-15
We would do well not to [...]
The Prophetic Office of Jesus Christ
Posted in Jesus, Prophetism, Revival, eschatology on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” -Rev. 19.10b
I am gripped by these statements from Eberhard Busch, regarding Karl Barth’s views on preaching:
From early on one of the elemental convictions of the theologian Karl Barth was that the same God who had spoken clearly the testimonies of the Holy Scriptures [...]
And He Ate With Them All
Posted in Jesus on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and ’sinners’ were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the ’sinners’ and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: ‘Why does he eat with tax [...]
The Climax of God’s Speech
Posted in Jesus on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed the heir of all things, through whom also He created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and [...]
The Cruciality of Love: A Glimpse of Christ through the Life of R.C. Chapman
Posted in Apostolic, Jesus, foundations on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have [...]
