Posts made in March, 2021

Someone Is Watching “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.” Matthew 18:6, NKJV Our testimony, sometimes called our witness does matter because it affects those who watch and hear what we do and say. Make no mistake about it; someone is seeing what we are doing and someone is listening to...

Guard Your Mind With Your Very Life “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Philippians 4:8, NLT Have you ever heard the statement, “An idle mind is the devil’s playhouse”? The devil is relentless in his attack upon us. I’m not sure the mind even has to be idle...

Get Your Armor On “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13, NKJV Proper dress is essential. If you’re a football player, you put on shoulder pads. If you’re a state trooper, you wear a uniform and a gun. If you’re a Christian, only one wardrobe will do: the full armor of God with which you can resist and overcome Satan. Are there some...

Pride Does Come Just Before The Fall “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41, NKJV Over the many years of pastoring and counselling, I have seen more than just a few good Christians that had been a Christian for a long time and were solid in their commitments to the Lord and their church, make a horrible decision in a moment of weakness and their lives...

No More Sad Goodbyes “…there shall be no more death…” Revelation 21:4, NKJV I have a record of every funeral I have performed over 36 years of full time ministry. I won’t quote the number here but it is many. I have listened to many “sad goodbyes” as I stood at the side of the coffin holding the hand of a family member desperately trying to say goodbye. For the Christian, we really never experience or feel the sting of death for...