Preparing For That Day…By How We Live Today
We conclude this series with one of my most beloved passages of the New Testament: “See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we...
Preparing For That Day…By Winning Souls
The text Scripture for this preparation is Jude 1:20–24, where the Lord’s earthly brother pens an admonition to see souls saved to the extreme of “snatching them out of the fire” (v. 23). It is an understandable...
Preparing For That Day…With Fellowship
In the previous blog I focused on the big picture and general applications of Hebrews 10:23–25; today, it will be more personally appropriate. Bottom line: there are times when I just want to withdraw into “hermit world.” ...
Preparing For That Day…By Gathering Together
It’s a three-verse sentence with a three-pronged admonition, all playout out before the backdrop of that day. “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us...
Preparing For That Day…By Sharing the Word
“I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out...
Preparing For That Day…By Looking
It was a benchmark moment in my life. Bored with college in Southern California I was visiting my Dad, who lived in Southern Missouri, over the Thanksgiving break. It was a seasonal night—that alone made it different...