galatians-2:20

The holy Christian is the greatest miracle. He can tell you that he was so blind—but now God has given him eyes to see sin to be the greatest evil; and Christ to be the choicest good. He can tell you that once he was so deaf—that though God called very often and very loudly to him—by His word and by... Read More

“His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21). Jesus did not only come to bring a message of deliverance and victory, but He actually came to do the work that would be required to set men free from their bondage and sin. According to Romans 6:6-7, “…our old man was cr... Read More

Thus far we have spoken about how the gospel of self is a false gospel and some of the ways that it is manifest. Today I want to look at a few more things that are symptoms of this modern gospel. The word “sacrifice” has no place in the gospel of self. The sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross is b... Read More

I found one diamond cross on the internet costing one million dollars. I'm sure there are others even more expensive. They come in all sizes and prices. My question is: How much is the cross really worth? What is the value related to the cross? Churches erect huge crosses outside for the world to se... Read More

“I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing” (Romans 7:18a). It is a great day for the Lord when a disciple of Jesus learns this most basic lesson: that in “me”, in myself, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. This is a very difficult thing for people to learn. Jesus says that with... Read More

"For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory forever. Amen (Matthew 6:13b)." This three-fold benediction concludes what is commonly referred to as the Lord's Prayer. It is a fitting conclusion to what we call the Prayer of the Kingdom, or the Prayer of the Overcomer. This confession is th... Read More

"'Do you want to know the truth? The truth is that when you were young, you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are older, you will stretch out your arms and Someone Else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go'. By this, Jesus was indicating how Peter's... Read More

Everyone who looks does not see. Everyone who hears does not listen. What are we looking for? What is it that we need to see? What would God reveal to us? There is but one desire of God for us, and that is that we may see Christ. God does not reveal one hundred, one thousand, or one million things t... Read More

The concepts in the New Testament were not derived out of thin air. Amos 3:7 says, "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets." What is mentioned in the New Testament is revealed in the Old Testament either clearly or in types and figures. Gen... Read More

Excerpts from 'Devotional Classics' edited by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith John Woolman (1720-1772) Introduction to the Author John Woolman was born in New Jersey to a Quaker family in a time when many suffered the hardship of poverty. Woolman lived a simple, steady life of obedience to God ... Read More