The Ministry Of Angels

Angels accomplish the purposes of God on earth.  We have emphasized the dark side of spiritual warfare, but this is an encouraging message as we see how God's angels war and defeat the powers of darkness.

Repentance

The only thing that is going to bring genuine revival to America is repentance. The world doesn’t know how to do it and so we need to show them. However, many Christians have forgot how to do it. Repentance takes place in the sunlight of His holiness. If we are sensitive to God and repent before the world in the sunlight of God’s glory it awakens the conscience of the world. They will then fear the Lord and appreciate Him as a God of holiness. I am not talking about repentance as an event. I’m not talking about repentance as an experience. Repentance is an attitude. Repentance is a posture. It is living sensitive to the Holy Spirit. Repentance is not about me. It is not focusing on me so deep that I see my own sins and cry my eyes out. Now there should be tears. But repentance is not ultimately introspective. It involves an introspective glance and appropriate awareness but then pulls back. The only reason you repent is you see yourself in the light of His holiness. If you are repenting based on a list, a legalistic list then you are in a cycle that will be repetitive. Repentance is seeing God’s glory…His holiness and then myself. I repent but then my gaze has to immediately return to back to God. I see His holiness. I see my lack of holiness and I turn back to Him because in Him is my own wholeness. Repentance isn’t tied to me. It isn’t tied even entirely to my sin. My sin is an adjective or an adverb in the process. It is not the primary subject. God is the primary subject. He has revealed Himself to me and I want to be like Him. God I want to be like you but I find myself so much like the world. Change me O Lord. I cannot change myself. Repentance is not putting yourself on a treadmill of good works. It is leaning on the grace of God where you realize the Holy Spirit will give you the power to behave in renewed ways. Repentance is an attitude. It is being sorry for my sin and believing that God will change me. It is tied to belief.

Horse Patrol

This is the first vision of Zechariah.  It is about angels and horses.  only these are not regular horses.  Listen to see what this is all about.

A Good Way To Start A New Year

It is important to have a good start.  We want to start off the New Year the right way.  After we have made preparation we move out. This is what Joshua and the Israelites did. As they crossed the Jordan River they saw the power of God.  We will experience God's power also as we partner with Him this year. Ready. Set. Go!

Iron Shoes

God says, "I will be your iron bars of protection.  Before anyone gets to you, they must get by Me."  And God was also saying to them and to us, "No matter how rough the road of life gets, I will be your iron shoes to see you through."  Sermon on the last Sunday in 2019 from Deuteronomy, on looking ahead to the New Year.

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

 I share the story behind the beloved Christmas song, "O Little Town of Bethlehem".  The verses declare the heart of Christmas.  It is a time of celebration, a time of salvation, and a time of contemplation.  But long before this song was penned, the prophet Micah penned the words of the special town of Bethlehem.

Lord Of The Ages

April 15 of 1865 President Lincoln died at 7:22 AM. A doctor put his hands across his chest and whispered,”He is gone.” Everybody in the room knelt by the bedside and put their hands on the bed while the minister asked God to accept His humble servant, Abraham Lincoln into His glorious Kingdom. The room remained silent until Secretary of War Edwin Stanton proclaimed, “Now he belongs to the ages.” It is true that some human beings like Abraham Lincoln are so great in their impact that they belong to the ages. But only of Jesus Christ can it be said, “That the ages belong to Him.” Jesus created the ages of time. If Jesus controls all the times, eras and movements of history, then He controls all the times and seasons in your life as well. He is in control. Whatever season you are in right now, I want to encourage you, Jesus Christ is Lord of that season.