Transgression vs. Sin: The Difference Most of Us Miss
Transgression vs. Sin: A Distinction Worth Understanding There’s a distinction in Scripture that we often miss, and when we miss it, we misunderstand ourselves—and sometimes even God. That distinction is transgression versus sin. While reading Biblical Psychology by...
Finding rest in your heavy laden labor
Mat 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. On the outside, this seems like this verse for the blue-collar workers only. Those who labor and are tired from the heavy workload that they do. Now, when you look at the actual...
Strength, Pride, and Weaknesses
Someone once told me, we do not have weaknesses. What we have are our strengths that are misused, underused, or abused. We can all see our main weaknesses; they're glaringly apparent to the point where we can acknowledge them. It's the hidden weaknesses, attached to...
Not in my ways Lord…but in yours
This morning, I am reading in Galatians 1 as Paul is talking about a false gospel being preached. A gospel that pleases man and not God. He talks about his former ways of persecuting the church because of his Judaism beliefs at the time. He was zealous in the...
Hineni: Seeking The Favor Of God
Good morning, church, we’re going to switch things up a little this morning, and I want to open by addressing the recent events of Charlie Kirk's assassination, knowing it’s not an easy topic to start with for many reasons. My message this morning was written about a...
To live is to die
The world is lost because it's seeking something to live for and can't find it. And the Christians, myself included, the ones who are supposed to be the hope for the world because of the Holy Spirit that resides within them, are responsible and should be held...
Revival Begins with Repentance
"Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals, but sought the God of his father, and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel. Therefore the LORD established the...
The Legacy of Charlie
"I am more concerned about what God wants of me than what I want of God." ~Charlie Kirk This is the key difference between Christianity and paganism or witchcraft. The Greek gods were many so that each could serve your desires. The spells and curses of witchcraft were...
Israel the prodigal son
Israel and the Jewish people, not following Christ, are a reflection of the prodigal son. They have denied the father and left to blow away their inheritance of the physical kingdom. One day they will come back home and the Father will open up His arms in tears,...
Obedience Rooted in Love
Joh 14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— Joh 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him;...
All things were made through Him
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Joh 1:2 He was in the beginning with God. Joh 1:3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. Joh 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was...
Lovely Lies vs. Faithful Wounds
Pro 27:5 Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. Pro 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Who doesn't appreciate lovely lies? We all want to hear nothing but the best about ourselves. Our go-to saying to...
The Heavy Weight of Wrath
Pro 27:3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them. Pro 27:4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? One of my least favorite things to do is shovel dirt and move rocks. It hurts my...
Victim, Villain, or Victor? Israel’s Choice and the Christian Response
If your answer is that any narrative against Israel is a lie from Palestine, you have failed at critical thinking. If your answer is that any narrative against Palestine is a lie from Israel, you have failed at critical thinking. And, it's not your fault. Brainwashing...
God’s Favor Isn’t Earned—It’s Embraced
I have been doing some study on the favor of God and what that looks like today. My conclusion is that God has given His complete favor to everyone who received His Son as Lord and Saviour. You cannot earn more favor. He does not hold back favor; no one deserves favor...
History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes
"History doesn't repeat, it rhymes." First time I heard this, and it makes complete sense. A rhyme repeats a pattern from the previous sentence, while the context stays the same, the content is different. Different words are used, but the rhythm of the words stays the...
Persecution is here, same Devil, different clothing.
Affirm and celebrate, or lose your job. Canadian teachers lose their jobs for refusing to celebrate LGTQXYZ+ cult. They didn't post anything on social media, they don't even have social media. They didn't hate anyone. They lost their job because their son stood up for...
Wisdom, Stature, and the Favor of God and Men
Reading 2 Chronicles 20...again. This is the chapter that made me see God for who he is. That's a story for another time. Every time I study it, God shows me something new. This time it's about leadership. Jehoshaphat, in this chapter, verses 1-34, was a foreshadowing...
How Holy Fear Frees Us from the Grip of Idolatry
Psa 96:4 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. Psa 96:5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the LORD made the heavens. The God of the Bible, the Lord of lords, the King of kings, Jesus Christ, who is the Word...
Righteous Thrones and Wicked Powers: A Call to Reflect Christ in a Corrupt Kingdom
Pro 16:10 Divination is on the lips of the king; His mouth must not transgress in judgment. Pro 16:11 Honest weights and scales are the LORD's; All the weights in the bag are His work. Pro 16:12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, For a throne is...
Righteousness, Riches, and the Real Heart Test
Pro 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice. Pro 16:9 A man's heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. Some read this and conclude that God wants us to have little rather than more. That in order to be a good...
Fear, Favor, and the Face of God
Pro 16:4 The LORD has made all for Himself, Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom. Pro 16:5 Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished. Pro 16:6 In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity;...
Lipstick on a Pig: The Danger of Looking Holy Without Being Transformed
Pro 16:1 The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. Pro 16:2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the spirits. Pro 16:3 Commit your works to the LORD, And your thoughts will be...
Welcome to Church, where we stab you in the front, instead of the back.
Last Sunday I visited a church in Spokane while I'm here for work. While I saw online this would be a more modern church, I was not ready for what I was about to experience. Walking up to the church, parked in front as if it were showcased was a very nice motorbike. I...
Consume vs. Create
Everything Has Its Time 1¶To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: 2A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; 3A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to...
Get out of the boat!
Mat 14:22-33 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone...
Those who forget history are doomed to make the rest of us repeat it.
Those who forget history are doomed to make the rest of us repeat it. Now here's the problem with that statement. We remember 9-11 We remember Pearl Harbour We remember WWII We remember... What do you remember about those exactly? We remember who we were told the...
Who does God value more?
There is a massive lie going on in Christianity, and it's coming right out of the Bible people use. While I initially thought it was just in narratives, and while I understand that some "Bibles" are just hot trash (The Message), I did not expect that some of the more...
Book Review: My Fight with God
My Fight With God - eBook By Brian Klemmer / Destiny Image Do you sometimes feel like going toe-to-toe with God over the unfairness of life? Klemmer beats you to the punch! Taking off the gloves, he grapples with tough questions you've always wanted to ask. Learn why...
Michael Tait of Newsboys confessed to years of sexual abuse, sexual assault, drug use, and more.
Michael Tait of Newsboys confessed to years of sexual abuse, sexual assault, drug use, and more. I've really learned to respect the thoughts and opinions of John Cooper, and his take on this is no different. Radical grace + Personal Responsibility...Not cheap grace,...