A Broken Heart
Following His call to holiness, as we looked at in our last post, the Holy Spirit shared a revealing truth. “Oh, I say, it breaks my heart—there are many who call themselves by my name and their...
A Fresh Word: What God is Seeking
A Quick Foreword to a Fresh Word I am a part of the Pentecostal family of believers. I have no desire to be alienating or argumentative, but do believe in the fullness of God’s gifts as outlined in...
The Gospel in Total
In the Greek language, the word for gospel meant a reward for good news. It later became the good news itself. However, in the New Testament the gospel is contextually spoken as the glad tidings of Jesus...
Gospel Preached; Kingdom of Heaven Suffers Violence
“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” – Matthew 11:12 (KJV) John the Baptist said of Jesus, “Behold the Lamb of...
The Gospel—A Friend to Sinners
In sharing the gospel there is a delicate balance between being a “friend of sinners” while still being against sin. On the one side of the scale is your friendship and on the other side is the...
The Essence of the Gospel Mission
It is now some six weeks after Jesus’ baptism. John is yet to be imprisoned. • The righteousness that was “suffered” to be so in Christ’s baptism was a righteousness tested by temptation in the wilderness • As...