EXCERPTS FROM “UNDERSTANDING GRACE AND HOW TO INTERPRET IT IN YOUR LIFE AND CHURCH” Lee Turner 2002 “Many pastors, [teachers, dad’s, and mom’s] desiring that their [members or son’s and daughter’s] live holy lives, mix law with grace. Mixing law with grace only produces guilt ridden, defeated Christians and robs...
God wants us to learn how to face life with joy and confidence. Now, you may be thinking how is this possible when trials, troubles, and heartaches come our way? We must learn to be content in all circumstances in this life. The Apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:19 –...
Vance Havner defined revival as “A work of God’s Spirit among His own people … what we call revival is simply New Testament Christianity, the saints getting back to normal.” What Real Revival is Not – It is not for the exaltation of man. – It is not self-generated. –...
Hebrews 12:1-3 – “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author...
A few years ago, I was preaching revival messages at Lyon Baptist Church in Mississippi. This is near my hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi. The Music Director for the revival services was Rev. Ray Simpson who had been my youth choir director many years ago. One night he brought me a...
The Bible clearly teaches that all of mankind came from the first man Adam, and his sin nature and distorted self-image were handed down to him. Adam is the federal head of the human race. Romans 5:12 – “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and...