Part I in The Austin Stone’s “From Israel” series. Matt Carter reads the words of Jesus on the Sea of Galilee. In this film series, we explore the question, “Who do you say that Jesus is?” Matt is preaching entirely on location from Israel to help us understand the person and message of Jesus from the very ground where he walked on the earth.
Continue reading →We need to be on our watch against the powerful influence of spiritual mentors, lest, fascinated by the fame of some popular leader, we become the willing dupes of a childish superstition, or the blind followers of a fatal error. Do not take your views of Divine truth from man; draw them primarily from God’s Word. Do not study the Bible through your theological system, but let your system be taken from, and faithfully weighed with, the Bible. Our theological … Continue reading →
One night I had a dream… I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; One belonged to me, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before us, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life, there was … Continue reading →
Storm clouds gather. The problem is, they’re the wrong kind. We need rain desperately, but those clouds hold no rain. We need refreshment and renewal, a kind of inner relief. Like you feel when a sudden cloud cover blocks the burning rays of the sun and blows a cool breeze across the back of your neck. But the storm clouds I refer to bring no such relief. These clouds are depressing, not unlike the kind Winston Churchill described in his … Continue reading →
OBEDIENT UNTO THE HONOUR OF GOD (Taken from : Pickering Standard Church) After a conversation with a co-worker on how it is the duty of a Christian to live to the honour of God instead of the honour of self. Isaiah 53:1-12 – Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath … Continue reading →