I'll Be Honest

The Christian is not under the law, but is being changed into Christ's image as they live a life looking to Him. Looking to law will only cause men to "bite and devour one another". The church where you are going to find true righteousness is where you find Christians who are most enthralled with Christ; those who study His person and glory in Him.

We must realize that anxiety accomplishes nothing. What will being fearful and worried change one bit about that difficult situation you are in? Nothing. Overcoming anxiety will only happen as we turn from our fears and unbelief and trust the Lord in all our circumstances. Preached on February 15, 2008

One of the great tests of true Christianity is that God puts in His people a special love for other true Christians. In 1 John 3:14 it says "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death." This verse leads us to ask, "What does John mean when he says love?" If it is the test of whether we are actually saved or not, we don't...

The enemy of your soul will seek to condemn you because of your failures, but you know what? You can answer the devil and say that 1 John was written to me saying that my "sins are forgiven for His name's sake." (1 John 2:12) It does not say I'm forgiven because I've kept these tests, but I've been forgiven for "His name's sake." Every time the devil brings up accusations, you bring up the Name, t...

When you seek to be perfected by any other way than by the Spirit, you are not going to succeed. Instead, Paul says what you will succeed at is "biting and devouring one another." (Galatians 5:15) However as you seek to be perfected by the Spirit, you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

It's amazing how often the authors of the New Testament do not quote the ten commandments, but rather they tell us to imitate the example of Christ and so fulfill the law of Christ (Gal. 6:2). Husbands are called to love their wives as Christ loved the church (Eph. 5:25). We are called to forgive others as Christ has forgiven us (Col. 3:13). We are called to welcome one another as Christ has welco...

If you just think about what pride is, that is what racism is rooted in. It's an attitude of superiority of valuing one race above all others or above another. Racism is a manifestation of the anti-God system that the Bible tells us not to love.

Join us as we gather together for the 6th time to fellowship around the things of our glorious Savior Jesus Christ. Denton, Texas April 2-5, 2015

God's wrath against sin goes beyond our ability to describe, and yet how much more does His love, displayed in Jesus Christ's death, go even further beyond our ability to comprehend.

Jesus Christ became a man, just as we are, and this should encourage us that we can pray just as Christ does. Jesus cursed the fig tree in Mark 11 because it withheld and obstructed Him from getting breakfast; and in the same way He tells us that we can pray for mountains that obstruct our way to be removed. He is telling us that there are obstacles that can be removed by your prayers that would n...

As we look at men of prayer in history we find it true as Oswald Chambers said, "Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work." We see how their prayer life was the great foundation for the power they had from God to minister. Preached at 2006 HeartCry Conference

As we consider what fasting is, we can see that as the Christian fasts with the right reason they are worshiping God. Why? Because the believer fasts because Christ the Bridegroom is taken away (Matt. 9:15), and their longing is for Him. The Christian's desire is to be seen fasting by the Father and not by man, so that the Father who sees them in secret will reward them.

When it comes to what it is to be worldly, isn't it interesting how we have this tendency to come up with our own definitions of what is and what isn't? We like to define worldliness in a way that doesn't touch us; that's typically what happens. Yet if the truth be known, there is worldliness to some degree in every single person in this room - and some more than others. Yet not a single one of us...

An antichrist doesn't deny the existence of Jesus altogether, but rather they change the Truth about Him; they are opposed to the biblical Christ. They recreate who Jesus Christ is and distort Him; and if you look at every false religion you will find that they all do this.

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. - 2 Timothy 4:1-2

To deny a doctrine or alter the work or person of Jesus Christ is to attack Christ and to deny the true Christ of the Bible.

Mark 10:23 - "And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, 'How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!'" What is it about a person's wealth that makes it difficult for them to enter heaven? The problem is an issue of trust. Men love how money makes them feel in control and they trust in it rather than God.

And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. - Philippians 1:6 Don Currin pastors in Tuscumbia, Alabama at http://www.providencegospelchurch.com/

The person who is unbalanced and lacks Biblical knowledge can become a "Christian fanatic" and harm both the church and the unbelieving world. To the church they lay rules on the Christian that Jesus Christ never made and they burden God's people like the Pharisees did. To the unbeliever the fanatic makes him stumble at Christianity before he ever gets to stumble at the Gospel. Yet the only thing...

In 1 Thessalonians 4:13 the apostle Paul tells the brethren, "we do not want you to be uninformed". As Christians we need to be growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and not to be swallowed up in ignorance. Being uninformed and ignorant in areas of the Christian life leads us to unnecessary grief.

There is only one explanation of why a person has any family resemblance to Jesus Christ; it is because they have been born of God. Righteousness characterizes the people of God and no one else can truly walk in holiness except the believer.

In this APT Tim responds to the following question: "Why does God make it so hard for his people to make it into his kingdom? He throws most of his OWN people into the lake of fire forever to be tormented with no hope of getting out. I understand he gives us a way out. But I also understand its extremely difficult and not many will actually be able to do it. What kind of savior is Jesus anyways? Y...

It's easy to say, "I'm not like Cain, I didn't put a knife in my brother." However, hatred is more subtle than sticking a knife in your brother. Hatred begins in your heart and manifests itself in many ways that are all contrary to Christ and love.

"Do you think I am self-righteous?" said he."I know you are. That is your grand difficulty. You have been trying to save yourself. You are trying now. When you tried to repent, your heart aimed after repentance, as something to recommend you to God, and constitute a reason why he should forgive and save you. It was just an operation of a self-righteous spirit. It was just an attempt to save yourse...

In Mark 1:24 the demons said to Christ, "Have you come to destroy us?" and as 1 John 3:8 says, "The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil." Yet what work of the devil is this referring to? The devil's work to get men to practice sin and to sin against God. Christ has appeared to destroy the practice of sin in a person's life. His power alone can destroy such a practi...