A few years ago someone recommended I read a novel by Ted Dekker. I forget which one it was but I couldn’t finish it. Then a month ago someone suggested I read his latest book, AD 30, and I couldn’t put it down. It’s a masterpiece! AD 30 is exactly … [Read more]
No Need For Drama
The majority of my Christian walk has been riddled with wild and exciting expectations. With every new revelation came a fresh sense of revival or rapture. Every unveiling brought a goal of something dramatic and big. But not with the New … [Read more]
Should we still hunger for the presence of God since we have the Spirit within?
Should we still hunger for the presence of God since we have the Spirit within? It's funny because often the same people who say you shouldn't hunger also say things like they don't fast they just feast. But how do you feast if you're not hungry? The … [Read more]
Life- The Missing Link
Have you ever studied christianity as a way to live? If you’ve gone to church I’m sure you have. Often we hear ministers quote great educators and speak of social change. We have learned positive thinking techniques that are designed … [Read more]
Smell What The Lord’s Been Cookin
Have you ever tried to bake a cake with the wrong ingredients? It just never quite turns out. This example has been used by church leadership and ministries many times to evoke a need to re-evaluate what we are doing to see a desired end result in … [Read more]
Churchy Things…Is It Really Walking in the Spirit?
Originally posted on Life As It Is: Walking in the spirit doesn’t mean doing churchy things. Doing churchy things can and often is very very fleshy. You know as well as I that the more you do the more you feel you have to do. If you pray an hour you … [Read more]
Churchy Things…Is It Really Walking in the Spirit?
Walking in the spirit doesn’t mean doing churchy things. Doing churchy things can and often is very very fleshy. You know as well as I that the more you do the more you feel you have to do. If you pray an hour you feel two is better. If you … [Read more]
Are our sins counted against us until we “repent and get forgiveness”?
Our sins were a debt in our spiritual bank account that we had no way of clearing. One day the demand would be made upon us to settle this debt or be cast into a fiery prison. What a fearful thought knowing a hellish reckoning is coming without a … [Read more]
John 15 “Bear fruit or be cut off?” What these verses are really saying.
Watch Ryan's Youtube clip explaining John 15 in context: John 15:1-6 verse by verse in context: "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser." A reference to Christ as the Messiah and that God is His Father. Jesus was declaring … [Read more]
1 John 1:9 explained clearly.
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Click here to watch my full sermon explanation of 1 John 1:9 (37 minutes, HD) Or Short Youtube clip … [Read more]
WOUNDED AND DECEIVED BY A BROTHER
John GregoryI guess that in most part, this post is for those who are going through the devastation of being wounded or deceived by a brother. This was our situation 4x's over, involving men (pastor's) whom we had placed our trust and confidence … [Read more]
‘Legalism’ What Does It Mean?
The danger has never been to exaggerate the good news, but always to underestimate so great a salvation!- Francois Du ToitLegalism. We have used that word many times in our posts, taking for granted that everyone reading already knew what … [Read more]