Until He Comes

Psalm 69:30-32 reveals God is deeply pleased when we remember to show our gratitude toward Him by giving Him thanks. Should this surprise us? Aren't we blessed when others remember to thank us for favors, labor, and kindnesses we have given them? And when pleased, God is more inclined to show His gratitude in many ways including delivering us from troublesome or threatening situations, as He did J...

Greg explores further the most vital subject of thanksgiving. This message explains how thanksgiving sets us apart from unthankful people - and Christians! - and fits us for deeper fellowship with God and more fruitfulness in his service. When Jesus healed ten lepers, only one returned to give Him thanks - and he wasn't even a child of God! Are you, am I, learning to give God thanks "in everything...

One of the secrets to the apostle Paul's amazing overcoming life was the simple yet powerful instructions he gave us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18: "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." Or, "In every situation you meet – good, bad, and in between – give God thanks." Why? "'This' thanksgiving, and 'this' situation are part of His master plan for you as H...

We believe Paul's teaching on salvation, typology, the church, and the end times, as we should. But we should pay even more attention to Paul's practical theology – his plain commands for everyday Christian living that sprang from his own experience. One of the hidden gems in Paul's treasure chest of practical theology is 1 Thessalonians 5:18. When we learn to "give thanks" to God in "everything,"...

Greg continues discussing Christianity in India with three deeply committed Indian ministers. This interview – which discusses Hindu soteriology, India's holy rivers, its caste system, and the miraculous conversion experience of a deathly ill, ultra-devout young Hindu woman – was not taped in a sound studio but in an open-air setting in India, complete with traffic noise, monkeys jumping loudly on...

In the multiple part mini series, Greg discusses the current state of Christianity in India with three Indian nationals who are deeply committed Christians and ministers. His hope is that this interview will prompt American Christians, ministers, churches, and missions organizations to prayerfully consider getting involved in God's work in what is now the most populous nation on earth. Christ is c...

Self-pity – an unhealthy, obsessive sorrow for oneself arising from a narrow, selfish viewpoint of one's troubles – is one of the most universal, crippling, and deadly sins that stunt the characters and abort the destinies of Christians. And one of the most undetected ones! How many teachings have you heard on this subject? In this episode, Greg defines self-pity and uses multiple biblical texts a...

In John 6:44, Jesus said, "No man can come unto me, unless the Father, who has sent me, draws him." In John 12:32, He added, "I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." What was He talking about? How does the Father draw sinners to Christ? Is this really required before they can have a genuine salvation experience? Does the Father do this Himself? Or does another member of th...

To succeed at anything in this world, we must learn to harness our attention and focus on the task at hand. The spiritual walk requires no less. If we aim to finish the race set before us, and please Christ with the way we live and the work we do, we must learn to remain spiritually focused. And when that focus is broken — and it will be at times — we must know how to quickly refocus, and then pre...

The Bible repeatedly calls us to humble ourselves. Are we responding? Do we realize just how much God despises pride? Do we know why He does so? Well, this episode discloses these vital truths and many more – and gives us clear, practical instructions as to how we may deal with our pride and grow in Christlike humility. In the Q & A segment, Greg answers a very timely question posed concerning eve...

When Christ opens "doors of utterance," or other opportunities for service before you spontaneously, do you recognize them and respond promptly, taking full advantage of them for His pleasure and kingdom? When He closes doors, and you recognize that He has done so, do you respond positively by submissively standing down and faithfully pursuing the duties He has already given you, knowing that they...

In this final episode of "New Jerusalem: Our Dream City," Greg describes New Jerusalem's saturation with light, residents, main activities, authority, holiness, transparency, and wealth, and, applying the universal principles of 1 Samuel 2:30 and Galatians 6:7, draws analogies between these physical features of the capital of the new world and how we should be living in this world. He also urges u...

Greg describes the glorious eternal city's physical features on the new earth - its dual divine purpose, extreme elevation, and colossal dimensions - and then opens their figurative applications to our lives. That is, what they teach us about how we should be living now on this earth. In the Q & A segment, he defines what hell and the lake of fire are, why they exist, and who will and will not spe...

Greg finishes his expositional reading of Revelation 22:1-6, explains why God has named His eternal capital New "Jerusalem," defines and defies Supersessionism (Replacement or Fulfillment Theology), explains why God and Satan "mark" their respective servants, and identifies which "country" we should, and should not, glory in. Also, in the Q & A segment, Greg addresses Jesus' cryptic statement in J...

Greg continues this illuminating series that unpacks verse-by-verse the unimaginable wonders of the eternal city of God described by John in Revelation 21 and 22. This episode describes the supernatural light source in New Jerusalem,  its absence of temples or shrines, its most unusual "lamp," the unnamed "kings" who will reign the redeemed nations under the Father and the Lamb, and God's three em...

Greg begins a new series taking you on a fascinating journey through Revelation 21 and 22, describing in verse-by-verse detail Our Dream City: New Jerusalem! The facts revealed in this episode alone are stunning – this old cosmos burnt up, a new one replacing it fresh from the Creator's hand, all previous ages terminated, a born-again creation prepared for a born-again people, the Shekinah-filled,...

Greg continues discussing the most vital issue of obeying God. He describes how every act of obedience sends God a fourfold message: we believe Him, submit to His lordship, fear Him, and love Him. In this episode we discuss in detail how obedience shows God we fear Him – or stand in awe of His awesomeness; and love Him – in the truest, surest way possible. Without obedience, our worship, praise, a...

Greg examines numerous biblical texts that reveal the vital importance of obedience. Our obedience is the manifest response of our entire being to God. More than anything else, it reveals the true inward state of our souls. And it sends Christ a multi-layered message: we believe Him; we have submitted to His Lordship; we fear (stand in awe of) Him; and we love Him. Additionally, not our religious...

Greg discusses the amazingly deep, intimate fellowship Moses had with God 3,500 years ago and declares the same is available to us today if we, too, will only "come up into the mount" of devotion and "be there" in sustained, deep fellowship with God daily (Exodus 24:12). He also describes three levels of intimacy with God presented in Exodus 24: the summit life, which Moses experienced; the mount...