I'll Be Honest

The book of Joel makes it loud and clear that natural disaster is not some accident, but rather the Lord is the ultimate cause behind it all.

In recent news headlines, a Catholic Diocese declared that an Arizona priest used one wrong word in baptisms for decades, and thereby they believe those baptisms are invalid. Are any Catholic baptisms valid? What do they believe actually saves you? This news headline is a springboard into talking about the Gospel and how it is that a man or woman can truly have their sins forgiven in Jesus Christ...

The heart that has once been drunk with fanaticism is ever after exposed to the same evil; it will mistake excitement for true religion. Fanaticism is not faith. When the affections and mere-sensibility of the heart are excited, and the understanding and conscience are but little employed, there is a sad preparation for a false hope or some wild delusion for fanatical faith.

In this sermon, Tim talks about some of the current issues Christians are facing. Will some be arrested and put in prison for preaching the Gospel to the lost?

The lost sinner clearly sees the power of God in the creation and yet rather than give thanks to Him, they suppress the truth and deny Him. Oh, what shame of foolish humanity to see the power of God and deny such power! Part 2 is under the title: Thankfulness – Let The Redeemed of The Lord Say So (Psalm 107)

Jesus declares that there are two types of people, and both are builders, one who is wise and one who is foolish. So are you building your life on the words of Jesus Christ and obeying what He says? The whole sermon on the mount has been a test from Jesus for you and me to recognize what type of builder we are. 0:00 - Introduction 3:24 - Who are you like? The wise or the foolish man? 05:44 - What...

Is it easy to be a Christian? Yes, easy if you will stop trying to save yourself and trust in Christ alone. Here is an excerpt from this audiobook chapter: She said that she had such an awful fear of God's wrath and such a desire to be a Christian that she could think of nothing which she would not do in order to be saved. "Yes," said I, "You would do everything but one, that is consent to do noth...

What a powerfully used passage Matthew 7:21-23 has been in the last decade. It contains words of our Lord Jesus that have been used by God to shake many out of a state of false religion. Yet for the believer, they must not fall into fear and doubt when they hear these words but rejoice that Christ is their own. It is only by God’s grace alone that we are not workers of sin but are workers of right...

If a professing believer came to you and confessed to a struggle with drug addiction, how would you counsel them? What would you say from the Scriptures in order to point them in the right direction?

The Fellowship Conference is an annual conference held in Denton, Texas (April 14-17, 2022). We gather to hear the Word of God preached and to fellowship with other believers. For more information visit: https://illbehonest.com/fellowship/ Registration starts January 15, 2022, at 1 pm. Who are the speakers? As happens with each conference, the preachers are not announced ahead of time.

Jesus warns us that there will be many false teachers who come and are disguised. How can we know them? Why give this warning? Is not grace so gracious that we don't need this warning? How do you know I am not a false prophet? 0:00 - Have you heard what Jesus said? 1:20 - Matthew 7, considering the context. 4:16 - Verses 15-20. 6:59 - Are there prophets today? 14:51 - Is your authority some confes...

Susannah Spurgeon - Ten Years After (London: Passmore and Alabaster, 1895), pp. 6-7. I can see two pilgrims treading the highway of life together, hand in hand, heart linked to heart. True, they've had rivers to ford, mountains to cross, fierce enemies to fight and many dangers to go through. But their guide was watchful, their deliverer unfailing and of them, it might truly be said in all their a...

If the Christian speaks to an unconverted sinner, in love, and alone, and without disputation, and in humility, and in the spirit of prayer, his words will do no harm. He may not be able to do good, but at least he can try. The unconverted in the midst of God’s people, meeting them every day, their friends, their associates, and neighbors, certainly ought not to be able to declare, “nobody said an...

Psalm 107 contains four illustrations of people in desperate situations of despair who the Lord saved. What is the response of the redeemed? To thank the Lord for His goodness that was shown towards them! This Psalm contains much fuel to fire praise to God in our lives. 0:00 - Opening prayer 0:12 - Psalm 107, considering technical aspects of the text. 7:29 - A summary of what is happening in the P...

Some of the most well-known verses in the sermon on the mount are from Matthew 7:13-14. In this sermon, Tim considers the voice of Christ and his sayings from Matthew 7. Where Christ spoke words that are serious and sobering and yet both glorious at the same time.

If there's any work of God that should characterize every person's conversion, it should be the destruction of that person's pride. We're proud by nature and God has to break our pride in saving us. And not only at conversion, but also in the Christian life as a whole, and especially in preparation for ministry. The last person the Church needs in ministry is a person with pride.

Suffering can be a very difficult time but we also grow to know the Lord more. The Lord’s trying of our faith in the fire is for our own good–it often all the more makes us not forget the Lord. John 17:3 – And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

One of my friends told another friend, "Don't worry, Manny will be back, he does this (gets religious) from time to time. We've seen him go through these little Jesus highs." Brethren, it breaks my heart so much that I stained the name of Christ so much, as an unbeliever, claiming to know Him but walking in ungodly sin, staining the name of Christ.

Are you a thankful person or do you constantly grumble at the providences of God in your life? In this Bible study, Tim considers six thoughts on being a person who is full of thanksgiving in the Lord. As Paul said in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 - give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Believer, do you realize how concerned God the Father is to further your fruitfulness? Even if your own pastors neglect you, God the Father will never neglect to prune you when it is needed.

In this video, Tim deals with the question: How do we live in the world without being worldly? 0:00 - Considering the question. 11:26 - What does "world" mean? 20:50 - What about using world in a negative sense? 32:04 - How do I know the world when I see it? 43:42 - When John tells us to not love the world he has in mind the system of the world that is opposed to God. 51:26 - We tend to not see th...

Psalm 24:7-8 - Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! The clips of Paul Washer preaching are from his sermon, "The Greatest Words in All of Scripture." The clips of Bob Jennings are from his sermon, "Why Jesus Christ Died." Most of the video footage was r...

Kingdom math is 5 Loaves + 2 Fish - 20,000 Ate = 12 Baskets Leftover. Are you convinced that such a math equation works? We can be so prone to doubt that we forget the Lord's ability to provide. The Lord gives this account of the loaves four times. It is a constant reminder to us of the Lord's provision.

John 6:44 says, "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day." Does this verse teach that God drags people kicking and screaming into heaven? And that those who want to come cannot come? No!

Satan is on a quest to destroy the faith of God's people, and yet God is on a quest to strengthen the faith of God's people. And of all things, God uses the Devil and allows trials in order to strengthen the faith of the believer. 0:00 - Reading Job 1. 3:56 - Opening prayer. 5:12 - Introduction - Who was Job? 9:29 - Point 1 - Job's trials, allowed by God. 13:30 - Richard Wurmbrand's torture by the...