How I found the Jewish Messiah in Israel

This is the story of a Jew who came to faith in Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah. This is Antony Simon, HeartCry Missionary to the Middle East.
Romans 10:1 - Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

What is forever all about?

This was powerful and confronting (as Paul Washer usually seems to be).
Do you desire God?  Do you have passion for Him?  We’ve spoken about this before and it needs to be raised again.  What drives us?
Washer highlights an important idea in light of eternity.  God is the theme and focus and purpose of eternity, that [...]

Caring for the world in light of the coming Kingdom? Part II

Some verses to consider in light of our previous post:
James 1:27 - Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
I Thessalonians 3:11-12 - Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord [...]

Caring for the world in light of the coming Kingdom?

There certainly has been a good amount of publicity for N.T. Wright’s new book “Surprised by Hope.”  (I look forward to reading it soon myself).  As a big fan of Bishop Wright who has read and listened to him with some frequency, I have gotten a good handle on his view of life, death and [...]

Make War.

Powerful.
What’s your attitude towards the sin in your life?  Passive?
John Piper makes a powerful statement in this video regarding spiritual warfare.  Is Satan the cause of all of our problems?  Or are we?
“Nobody goes to hell because of Satan.  One will go to hell because of sin! 
Our lust is what leads us to sin.  Here [...]

Are You Reaching Your Potential?

Saw this advertisement for the job search site, Monster.com

This ad made me think about our lives for the LORD.  Are we living up to our potential.  He created us to glorify Him.  His son died to offer forgiveness for our sins against Him.  He sent His spirit to those who turned to Him to empower [...]

Hot Theology

by Dan Kimball
Clocking in at 55 minutes, I nearly broke my personal record for the longest sermon I’ve ever preached. It was “Hell.”
In our series called “Hot Theology,” the topics were determined from surveys of the congregation. The most common question: “Would a loving God send people to hell?” That’s hard to cover in 35 [...]

Real Preacher of Genius: Seeker-Sensitive Mega Church Guy

Something fun for the kids.

The Hermeneutics Quiz

Saw this on Christianity Today’s site - interesting concept.
The Hermeneutics Quiz (click on “take assessment)
Here is a summary of what each catagory means:

First, the conservative hermeneutic group scores 52 or lower. The strength of this view is its emphasis on the authority, ongoing and normative authority, of all of Scripture. It tends to operate with the line many [...]

Luis Palau: “Whatever Happened to Evangelism?”

Interesting article from Christianity Today:
“Whatever Happened To Evangelism?”
It is interesting to read the thoughts on American Christian’s views on Evangelism from Palau, who is originally from Argentina.  In this short interview he hits on a number of issues which continue to plague the church today.  He propses that evangelism is not an option or a [...]