2 PETER 3 WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE OUGHT WE TO BE IN LIGHT OF THE CERTAINTY OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST? PART II

The primary purpose of prophetic teaching seen here in 2 Peter 3, in the book of Revelation and many other places in Scripture (appx. 25-30% of Scripture is prophecy) is to prepare us to be ready to meet the Lord. … Continue reading

2 PETER 3 WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE OUGHT WE TO BE IN LIGHT OF THE CERTAINTY OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST?

"Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.  I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and … Continue reading

WHAT’S THIS WORLD COMING TO? THE LORD TELLS US IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION – REVELATION 1

February 2010 Dear Friends,            Things were not going well for the beloved disciple John. The emperor Domitian claimed he was divine and demanded to be worshiped. He had John exiled for preaching Jesus as Lord as a pastor and … Continue reading

REVELATION 22:7-21 Jesus is coming soon! LAST WORDS, LAST WARNINGS, LAST CHANCE

"Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book…. the time is near. Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to … Continue reading

REVELATION 21:22-22:5 – IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEW JERUSALEM – OUR TRUE HOME

"Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of … Continue reading

REVELATION 21:9-21- The “heaven factor” that moves us to worship God and Him alone – is it missing in your life?

"One of the two pilgrims says to the other, "When do you find yourself in the most wholesome and most vigorous spiritual state?" To which the other pilgrim says, "When I think of the place to which I am going." … Continue reading

THE “HEAVEN FACTOR” MOVES US TO WORSHIP GOD AND HIM ALONE – IS IT MISSING IN YOUR LIFE? A STUDY OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION

January, 2010 Dear Friends,       "One of the two pilgrims says to the other, "When do you find yourself in the most wholesome and most vigorous spiritual state?" To which the other pilgrim says, "When I think of the place … Continue reading

JOHN 15:13 GOD’S CHRISTMAS GIFT – PASS IT ON SACRIFICIAL LOVE – FROM JESUS TO US AND THROUGH US TO OTHERS

 "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town … Continue reading

Revelation 7:15 REVELATION continued – the great adventure – the joy of work in heaven “they serve him day and night”

Once again I refer you to John Eldredge's book, The Journey of Desire and his statement that the reality of heaven should be motivating for us as believers in our day-to-day obedience to the Lord. So he uses three metaphors … Continue reading

GENESIS 49-50 – THE FAITH OF THE FATHERS -‘FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR.’

Dear Friends, As we come to the end of the year and the joy of Christmas can you remember the feelings you had as a youngster as you anticipated Santa and all the gifts he would bring? I guess those … Continue reading

REVELATION 21:1-5 – “NOW THE DWELLING OF GOD IS WITH MEN, AND HE WILL LIVE WITH THEM.’

"There is currently a New Age Movement. This latest movement hopes to bring the utopian society by expanding man's conscious levels of awareness. Throughout history man has constantly sought for a New Age. Each movement has sought to define the … Continue reading

REVELATION 21:1-2 LIVING FOR AND LONGING FOR HEAVEN – OUR TRUE HOME

"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. If none of my earthly pleasures satisfy it, that does not prove that … Continue reading

STATE OF THE MINISTRY

Dear Friends, The State of the Ministry gives an overall view of the ministry and some new venues the Lord is calling us into. ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING I continue to meet with men on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. Our … Continue reading

– REVELATION 20:11-15 – THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT

"If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." This is the saddest and most sobering passage in all of Scripture. Remember our Lord wept over death (John 11:35; … Continue reading

REVELATION 20 – GOD’S FINAL JUDGMENTS THE MILLENNIAL KINGDOM- THE THOUSAND YEAR REIGN OF CHRIST ON THE EARTH

REVELATION 20   "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his … Continue reading

REVELATION 19,20:3 THE RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE END OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION

 "The LORD God said to the serpent… he (Jesus) shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel" (Gen. 3:15). "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" (Rom. 16:20). The event for which God's people have … Continue reading

REVELATION 19:1-10 GET READY- HERE COMES THE JUDGE AND BRIDEGROOM HALLELUJAH!

The scroll (book of judgment) which Jesus received from His Father (Rev. 5:7-10) at this point has been completed. Chapters 16-20 describe in detail how God's final judgments come upon Satan, Antichrist, the false prophet and all people who reject … Continue reading

GOD’S PLAN MOVES FORWARD

Dear Friends, As we recall all the parental favoritism, jealousy, lies and deceit, sibling rivalry, rebellion and murder that took place in Jacob's strife-filled family it is absolutely amazing that God could orchestrate a plan that would reunite them and … Continue reading