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When Jesus told His apostles to go into every nation and to make disciples, they had no doubt in their minds as to what He meant. (Matthew 28:19). For He had already explained what it meant to be His disciple. Luke 14:25-35 reveals most clearly the three conditions of discipleship. There Jesus speak... Read More

(A message given to evangelical Christian leaders at the All-India conference on the church's mission and leadership training - December 17, 1997). I'd like to turn to the Word of God in Revelation Chapter 4. After the Lord had given John a revelation of Himself in Chapter 1, He gave John an insight... Read More

"I could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh" (1 Cor.3:1). We read in 1 Cor.1:5,7 that the Corinthian Christians excelled in three areas - knowledge of the Scriptures, preaching and the gifts of the Spirit. Yet in spite of having all these, they were not spiritual. It is rar... Read More

It is a common mistake among believers to be taken up with one Scripture on a subject, to the exclusion of other Scriptures on the same subject. Satan tempted our Lord with the words "It is written ...." (Matthew 4:6). But the Lord rejected the temptation by saying, "It is also written ...." (Matthe... Read More

(A message given to evangelical Christian leaders at the All-India conference on "The church's mission and leadership training" - December 17, 1997) I'd like to turn to the Word of God in Revelation Chapter 4. After the Lord had given John a revelation of Himself in Chapter 1, He gave John an insigh... Read More

Reading: Matthew 5:13; 2 Kings 2:1-22; Acts 1:1-9. God's Provision For This World In the portions of Scripture listed above, we read of the days when the great prophet Elijah was about to be taken up to heaven. God sent Elijah at a time when Israel was turning further and further away from their God... Read More

What obedience to the great commission actually involves It is a common mistake among believers to be taken up with one Scripture on a subject, to the exclusion of other Scriptures on the same subject. Satan tempted our Lord with the words "It is written ..." (Mt.4:6). But the Lord rejected the temp... Read More

"I could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh" (1Co. 3:1). We read in 1Co. 1:5,7 that the Corinthian Christians excelled in three areas - knowledge of the Scriptures, preaching and the gifts of the Spirit. Yet in spite of having all these, they were not spiritual. It is rare ... Read More

The first condition of discipleship is that we must cut off the natural, inordinate love that we have for our relatives. Jesus said "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple"... Read More

The Structure Book I (1 - 41) Christ in the counsel of God the source of all blessing for His people (Israel). Book II (42 - 72) Their ruin, but redemption in the latter days. Book III (73 - 89) The holiness of God in His dealings with them. Book IV (90 - 106) The failed first man replaced by the Se... Read More