November 01, 2019
QUALIFYING TRIALS
Qualified: dokimos Greek; approved after assayed Disqualified: adokimos Greek; rejected, unacceptable I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself...
August 12, 2019
YOU SAW MY AFFLICTION
Why does God allow trials? YOU SAW MY AFFLICTION I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction, and knew my anguish of soul. Psalm 31:7 NIV Of all the...
July 18, 2019
RESPECT
RESPECT What Coach Phil Jackson Taught His NBA Teams …take delight in honoring each other.” Romans 12:10 …give respect and honor…” Romans 13:7 What coaching advice would the top coach in the National Basketball Association...
June 18, 2019
THE KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT
THE KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT If you’re in a crisis, read this! …keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 NLT But I tell you this—though he won’t do it (open...
June 07, 2019
MONUMENT YOUR MIRACLES
MONUMENT YOUR MIRACLES Then Samuel took a stone and set it up…and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:13 NKJV Occasionally we are in Washington DC on...
May 29, 2019
MY WAY TO STUDY SCRIPTURE
MY WAY TO STUDY SCRIPTURE by Jim Mackey, Presbyter, Mountain Creek Church There are two distinct ways I like to study Scripture. First, do word studies. Both OT Hebrew and NT Greek offer much...
April 27, 2019
WHY UNHITCH THE OLD TESTAMENT FROM THE NEW?
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God (theopneustos – God breathed) and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped...
February 26, 2019
WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15 NKJV There are times when we find ourselves in an awkward position or an oppressive situation when it is not easy...
January 14, 2019
CHOOSE WISELY IN 2019
You have never been this way before…consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things for you. Joshua 3:4,5 NIV Choices have consequences. Even small, hasty choices may have eternal consequences. In the crucial...
December 19, 2018
WHERE ARE THE NINE
WHERE ARE THE NINE? Were there not ten (lepers) cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner? Luke 17:17,18 NKJV Gratitude is...