I'll Be Honest

We must not neglect so great a salvation; a salvation that is so great because of the greatness of Jesus Christ. In Hebrews 1, we see multiple areas of the greatness of the person of Jesus Christ.

John 3:16 is one of the most well known verses in the whole Bible. The reason that verse doesn't stun people like it should is because it's rarely seen in the backdrop of the perfect holiness of God. The Bible has accounts of God completely incinerating people because of their sin against Him. Sinners will perish and go to hell for their sin that they've committed against God. It's in light of thi...

If we only had one more opportunity to speak to our lost loved ones, we should urge them to ask for mercy from God that is only found through Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ wants communion and fellowship with His people. He desires the heart of His people so much that He will even act as though He will leave them in order to provoke them to ask that He might stay with them. May we, like those disciples in Luke 24, urge Christ strongly to stay with us.

How did King David go from being full of fear to being full of praise and adoration to God? It was by seeking the Lord through prayer. May we ever seek the Lord and praise Him whenever we find ourselves full of fear like David was.

In our prayers there needs to be persistence and boldness. God will willingly give us what we ask Him for because of what Christ has purchased for us on the cross.

The Christian has a mighty Savior to rely on and trust in. But for those who do not trust in Christ the only Savior, who will they trust? Who can they look to for what only the Lord Jesus can be and do for them?

Jesus prayed to His Father with reverence, in simple language, in an orderly way, while full of faith and confidence, and having an ultimate concern for God's glory. Ten characteristics of Jesus’ prayer: 1) Jesus prayed with His eyes open 2) Jesus prayed with others 3) Jesus prayed to His Father 4) Jesus prayed with reverence 5) Jesus prayed with simple language 6) Jesus prayed in an orderly way 7...

Two dangers that believers must be warned about: First, don't find your identity and fellowship in something other than Jesus Christ and the Gospel. Secondly, don't fall into having your doctrine right, but lack love for God and for His people. Listen to Jesse's sermons on Maintaining Unity here https://goo.gl/hzWn3a

How open should single people be about their sexual purity to a potential spouse that they are interested in?

What you've done or haven't done, what you've achieved or what you've failed at, is irrelevant in terms of being reconciled to God. All that's relevant is what the Lamb of God did on the cross.

For those who are falling into sexual sin, the root cause is that they've opened a door for it somewhere in their life. They must be violent and close the door they've opened to allow this sin in. They must not be passive when it comes to putting sin to death. In the New Testament; the attitude is a radical, militant killing of it.

If I could speak to a younger version of myself I would say, "Mack, you are not ready to preach yet, don't start.” I wasn't ready to preach, I was a novice. Don't rush into the ministry, instead young believers should seek to cultivate real faithfulness. They should seek to pray and walk with God on a deeper level. While you are single and in your youth, seek to use your time to read and know the...

As a husband, you need to keep dating your wife; that is intentionally spending quality time together in order to maintain the freshness of the marriage.

Pastoral ministry is a very difficult calling. In this interview, Geoff Thomas gives some practical helps and lessons from his 50 years of Christian ministry. Outline of questions and at what time they asked in the video: 00:01 - You pastored one church for 50 years in Wales, what was the most difficult aspect of the ministry for you? 03:19 - If you could do it all over again, what would be the th...

In this interview, Justin talks about his conversion and gives a testimony of how the Lord saved him. Then, he discusses that when he got exposed to Biblical doctrine he ended up leaving his church. Once in this situation, he could not find a like-minded church and therefore wrestled with either relocating to join another church, or planting a church.

"To avoid burnout in the ministry, pastors need to know how to pace themselves and also intentionally take breaks and rest. We must not look at rest, breaks, or vacations as being unspiritual. Rather, they are essential and necessary for longevity and more fruitfulness for the long term." - Mack Tomlinson

Humility is a vital characteristic of the Christian life. If we would keep from falling away, and if we desire to have healthy churches, we must cultivate and attain this blessed virtue.

God is completely satisfied with what the Lord Jesus Christ has done. The question is...are you?

Do Calvinists tend to be unloving and mean? Are there things in the Christian life that are more important than being absolutely precise in every area of theology?

What should we think of a 14-year-old who is being heavily accused of characteristics that resemble a Pharisee? What could be the cause of this? Is this persecution, or could there be some validity to these accusations?

In the last section of Ephesians 3, we get the privilege of seeing a prayer that’s inspired of the Holy Spirit. Paul addressed God as his Father, and he asks for big and grand things, according to God’s riches, for other Christians. Is that how we pray?

Intercessors don't come from marginally spiritual people. They come from people who walk close with the Lord, and who also love other Christians. If a Christian doesn't intercede for other Christians, one of the great manifestations of sacrificial love is missing from their lives.

What can we learn from the apostle Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3? One notable thing Paul prays for is that Christ would dwell in the hearts of the Ephesians. Why is Paul praying that Christ would dwell in their hearts if Christ is already in their hearts?

In this hand I've got everything that you have, your health and strength and all your future - it's there. And in this hand, I have Jesus Christ. Which one are you going to take? Are you going to have all that this world has to offer? Is it: I want that. Or are you going to take this great, sympathetic, divine, tender, loving Savior for now and forever. Which one?