james-1:20-22-niv

A prayerless Christian is a contradiction in terms. Just as a still-born child is a dead one, so a professing believer who does not pray is devoid of spiritual life. Prayer is the breath of the new nature in the saint, as the Word of God is its food. When the Lord would assure the Damascus disciple ... Read More

There is grave reason to believe that much Bible reading and Bible study of the last few years has been of no spiritual profit to those who engaged in it. Yes, we go further; we greatly fear that in many instances it has proved a curse rather than a blessing. This is strong language, we are well awa... Read More

The Total Depravity of Man Chapter 8 ENORMITY The theology of the last century has failed lamentably at two essential points, namely, its teaching concerning God and its teaching concerning fallen man. As one writer expressed it, "On the one hand, they have not ascended high enough . . . on the othe... Read More

"Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17). "Receive with meekness the implanted, which is able to save your souls" (James 1:21). "We also thank God without ceasing, because when ye received the word of God, which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, b... Read More

Text--But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.-- James 1:22. THERE are two extremes in religion, equally false and equally fatal. And there are two classes of hypocrites that occupy these two extremes. The first class make religion consist altogether in the belie... Read More

"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves"--James 1:22 Anyone who does not practice what he admits to be true is self-deceived. Two classes of hypocrites exist among professing Christians--those that deceive others and those that deceive themselves. One class of h... Read More

All of the gifts of God are given to us according to His grace. That is, you cannot earn the gift, you cannot merit the gift, or else it would not be a gift. It is something that God has given to us and as a gift it must be received. And so, you have to set aside, in your own mind, your worthiness o... Read More

We are looking at the manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit as they are listed in 1 Corinthians 12. Paul speaks of the gift of prophecy. Now we realize immediately that the gift of prophecy is not something new to the New Testament, but that the gift of prophecy has been exercised throughou... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 30 June 2013 2 Sam 11 1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried stil... Read More

Rev 2: 11 "He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto the churches. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God." Every Christian needs to know what it is to hear and obey the Spirit of God. It is not our voice or the cl... Read More