The Bible and Our Culture

We appreciate grace more when we truly know sin is an outrageously big deal that prohibits us from fellowship with God.

The deceitfulness of the sinful human heart, makes sinner excuse their sin rath…

The New Covenant gives us power!  

God's Law and God's grace are not in conflict with each other. 

God's Law: Your Path to Success.

Psalm 1

Many who do "Christian" ministry don't truly and absolutely know God!

We can "ginosko" God and flow in gifts of power, but just because you flow in power doesn't mean you "ginosko" God. 

If your lawl…

Fruit is always the currency.  

False prophets correct in error.

Protecting the Local Body

What is "the Church" as Jesus intended the term?

Take the narrow path only a few find.

A Biblical Church speaks out against injustice.

Matthew 7:13-14; 2 paths

The "Golden Rule" is part of the narrow path, but at times it means swimming upstream.

Following the Crowd is a sign you're on the wrong path

The Golden Rule (Mt. 7:12) affects every area including economics.

Every group is bettered by practicing the Golden Rule. 

The economic advantage God gave believers is His law is written in our heart…

Motives are important, but don't wait to ask.

Obey Christ's command and ask.

Sitting on Santa's lap a helpful analogy for how we should ask God?

Getting into arguments on social media?  Do's and Don'ts.  

Bible verses have different applications when you look at passages from different perspectives.  That is, it all lines up beautifully; but …

When should we take a stand or shut up?

There is a time to avoid giving correction, but there is a time to be willing to do so.  

Solomon warned not to correct the wicked, but Jesus said we are bless…

1Corinthians is consistent that we must let God judge, but echo His judgments as we "judge" righteously.

We must aspire to be good at Judging.

The gospel of John is consistent that Jesus didn't judge but simply re-stated the Father's judgments.

"Judge Not"....in context. 

As Jesus was rejected, so we will be rejected.

Too many want to change the message to "reach people with the gospel".

Too many want to genetically alter the seed to "reach people with the gospel".

To…

Why is the gospel so offensive?

How should we live knowing Jesus is offensive?

If somebody is offended by God's Word, they are a step closer to the Rock of Offense the seed is planted.  

If you don't…

"Lose your soul," "take up your cross" "surrender all" versus typical American sales and marketing.

The lies "Christianity" tells about following Jesus.

Come to Jesus on His terms, not yours.

Jesus' "marketing" campaign is not like anything else in the culture.

Jesus expects everything from us.

God flatters us by calling us the New Jerusalem. 

If He calls His Church the New Jerusalem then He must love and have plans for the natural Jerusalem as well. 

Why does God call His people the New Je…

How to ascend into the mountain of the LORD.

Worshipping together brings a different anointing.

There was no house when David wrote songs about the house of the Lord.  

God's command to party regular…

Focus on the unseen--focus on the eternal!

What hope do we have that the world wants to hear.

Jesus gives us hope in so many different facets. 

Focusing on eternity is hope the world can't boast abou…