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Send us Fan Mail Chapter 6 of Isaiah is a critical chapter. It is here that Isaiah shares with us the details concerning his call and qualification for being a prophet of God. This message is so critical yet largely forgotten and ignored by many. It is God alone who calls one to ministry. It is God alone who qualifies a person for ministry. Here Isaiah will share with us an incredible vision he ha...

Send us Fan Mail Isaiah has just finished his song of the vineyard. It is a song about a vineyard whose owner provided it with every advantage to bear good grapes. However, in spite of all its advantage, the vineyard produced wild grapes. These wild grapes are disgusting and poisonous.  Therefore, the owner would remove all the advantages it had and allow it to be trampled down and destroyed. Isai...

Send us Fan Mail In the midst of Isaiah telling the people why and how God would judge them, he brings hope to the righteous remnant. He tells them of both the messianic kingdom to come and of the Messiah who will rule in that glorious time. It will be a time marked by holiness. God will wash away all the filth and purge all the blood from the land. The tangible presence of God will be known throu...

Send us Fan Mail God now makes clear how He will bring judgment on the people. The Lord, the LORD of Host will take away from the people all that they need the most. He will take away the whole supply of bread and water. He will also take away every form of leadership that the nation depends on for survival and security. The people will be desperate for leadership as a result of God's judgmen...

Send us Fan Mail Isaiah has just concluded a wonderful exhortation concerning the latter days when Jesus will return and set up His millennial kingdom. In light of this great exhortation, Isaiah challenges the people to walk in the light of God's truth. Any time we are presented with the great scriptural truths concerning our glorious future with the Lord, it must impact the way we are living...

Send us Fan Mail In Revelation chapters 2 and 3, Jesus dictates seven letters to seven churches. These letters are of the utmost importance to the church. They must not be neglected. Even more, we must heed the words of Jesus and live in obedience to the challenges He presents to us. In this study we will look at the first church, the church of Ephesus. It is a church that has chosen to leave her...

Send us Fan Mail Isaiah continues to present God's scathing indictment against His chosen nation of Israel. This once faithful city has become a harlot. She is filled with murderers and thieves. They love bribes and have neglected the fatherless and the widow. They are rebellious, filled with iniquity, corrupters. They have forsaken the LORD and provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger. There...

Send us Fan Mail We now begin a study in the book of Isaiah. It is a tremendous book, referred to as a major prophet of the Old Testament. The book of Isaiah is quoted many times throughout the New Testament. It is a book centered on God, the work that God was doing and the work that God will continue to do, right up to the present and beyond. Isaiah is broken up in two parts. Chapters 1 through 3...

Send us Fan Mail As we conclude this wonderful little book of Ruth, much stands out before us. We see the incredible sovereignty of God revealed throughout. Over and over again we see God working supernaturally in the natural. The book concludes with a genealogy.  Beginning with Perez and concluding with David, yet it ultimately points to and will conclude with Jesus.   Through this genealogy we s...

Send us Fan Mail As we begin this last chapter of Ruth, it is critical that we never forget the fact that God always writes the last chapter. This little book began with three funerals but will now end with a wonderful marriage. Christ was crucified between two thieves at Calvary. What began with three crosses will end up with the marriage supper of the Lamb. As believers, we have more hope than w...

Send us Fan Mail Ruth now presents herself to Boaz, her kinsman redeemer. She followed the biblical counsel from Naomi exactly without any deviation. The biblical instruction from Naomi coupled with Ruth's obedience has led her to the feet of her kinsman redeemer.  The gospel of Jesus Christ, according to the scriptures will always lead the lost sinner to the foot of the cross, to the feet of...

Send us Fan Mail Ever since Boaz has entered the narrative, Naomi is a changed person. No longer is she consumed with the bitterness of her experience. She is now focused on the sovereignty and faithfulness of God. Naomi is now able to focus on Ruth and not herself. Naomi is a woman of great faith. She now determines in accordance with the word of God that she will develop a plan for Ruth allowing...

Send us Fan Mail We continue our journey through the book of Ruth. Ruth although a small book in the Old Testament, is one of the greatest treasures within the scriptures. It is filled with incredible typology that illuminates the great truth of so many biblical doctrines. Even more, we see with great clarity, the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a refreshing and encouraging read in light of the dark...

Send us Fan Mail This was a message given in September of 2018. The relevance of this message today cannot be overstated. The last days before the return of Christ will be marked by great deception. In fact, the greatest weapon on Satan is deception. In spite of all the warnings contained within the entirety of the scriptures concerning deception, this great evil has slithered in at every opportun...

Send us Fan Mail This is a message on the book of Habakkuk that was given in December of 2016. The puprose of the message then was to show its contemporary application to Christian living in today's world while at the same time offering comfort and encouragement.  Although the message is more than seven years old, it remains a contemporary message. Habakkuk was written around 609 BC, yet its...

Send us Fan Mail Naomi and Ruth make it safely back to Bethlehem as a result of God's Divine protection. Their arrival brought much excitement to those in Bethlehem. They recognize Naomi but can see clearly that the past decade away from the presence of God has been hard on her. She is Naomi yet her appearance has changed dramatically for the worse. She went out full, ten years prior, but now...

Send us Fan Mail It was time for Naomi to leave and return to Judah. Obviously, there was a tremendous amount of love between Naomi and her two daughters-in-law. Both Orpah and Ruth insisted on returning to Judah with Naomi. Although Naomi loved them both as if they were her own daughters, she discouraged them from returning with her. Naomi knew that if they returned with her to Judah, they would...

Send us Fan Mail Ruth is one of the greatest treasures within the entirety of the Old Testament. A small book, yes, but one that possesses an ever-revealing value. The more this little book is read, the more its inexhaustible worth and beauty is discovered. Ruth is a timeless, priceless treasure to hide deep within our hearts.  There is so much to discover in Ruth. While we will do our best to dis...

Send us Fan Mail Paul concludes this incredible masterpiece of an epistle. Clearly, the letter to the Romans was inspired and anointed by the Holy Spirit. The truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and its importance in the life of every believer cannot be overstated. For all who have been born into the body of Christ, familiarity with the book of Romans is essential. As Paul closes this letter, he g...

Send us Fan Mail Paul now summarizes his discussion that began in chapter 14 verse 1. We who are strong have a continuing obligation to bear with the weaknesses of those in Christ who are not strong. For the strong in Christ, to bear with the weak is not a burden, rather a privilege. We are called to live a life seeking to please our brothers and sisters in Christ for their good and for building t...

Send us Fan Mail Paul continues to give the church commands to obey in light of the great salvation we have through the finished work of Jesus. Paul presented to us the doctrine of salvation in the first 11 chapters. Now he is declaring to us our duty in light of this great doctrine. In this study Paul speaks with us about relationships within the body of Christ. Specifically, he is speaking to ma...

Send us Fan Mail In this study we are going to continue to look at Romans 13:11-14. It is such a great exhortation from Paul. He is commanding us on how we are to live in light of the great salvation that we have in Christ Jesus.  We want to make sure that none of these commands are missed. However, prior to re-looking at these scriptures, we are beginning this study with a short prophesy update....

Send us Fan Mail We continue to look at the duty to practical Christian living that all true believers have been called to in light of the great doctrine of salvation. Paul spent 11 chapters declaring to us the doctrine of salvation. Now we are looking at the obedient, practical, godly Christian life to which we have all been called. Every aspect of the Christian life must be lived in total obedie...

Send us Fan Mail We continue to look at our duty to live the practical obedient Christian life in light of the great doctrine of salvation that Paul has presented to us. We do not live the obedient Christian life in order to receive God's love, we live the obedient Christian life in response to the love of God that we have already received in Christ Jesus. Obedient Christian living involves h...

Send us Fan Mail Paul has presented to us the great doctrine of salvation. Now we as believers have a duty to respond to this incredible biblical doctrine through obedient practical Christian living.  In the first two verse of Romans 12, Paul laid out for us the foundation required for obedient Christian living. This foundation is established by the consecration of our lives upon the alter of God...