The Link to Faith
by Brad Jolly I was reading and dwelling on the following passage in Romans 10. “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can […]
The Greatest Relationship Ever
By Brad Jolly God wants a relationship with each of us. And as I ponder on this truth, it is just so hard to fathom. I find myself in awe that He didn’t just stop with a desire, but that He also made that desire into reality through Jesus and the cross. Think about that […]
Our God of Abundance
by Brad Jolly Abundance. In Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the word abundance means to have an adequate amount; affluence or wealth; or a relative degree of plentifulness. When you think of God, do you think of Him as one who works or gives in abundance? As one who is excessive or abounding in what He does for […]
Tasting the Lord – Finding the Answer
by Brad Jolly In last week’s blog post (read here), we saw that David challenged us to, “Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!”. Psalm 34:8 We learned that David wanted us to discover for ourselves what he had learned, which is that “the […]
Tasting the Lord – A Personal Challenge
by Brad Jolly “Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!” Psalm 34:8 As I have read over this verse numerous times recently, I think I am beginning to understand it in a way that the psalmist wants me to. Those words, “taste and see” […]
Truth Sets Free
by Lee Turner and Lee LeFebre There were ten dogs on leashes. They were in bondage and couldn’t help themselves. Since their earliest puppy-hood, they had a cruel taskmaster that could make them do anything. They had some freedom; they could go left or right but were controlled by their master. He yelled and screamed […]
The Lamp
Have you ever used an oil lamp before? While not so common in our modern electricity-centric world we live in today, lamps are still used for both their decorative as well as their functional aspects. So in its most basic design, an oil lamp has three major components: 1. The vessel 2. The wick 3. […]
I WANTED TO CHANGE THE WORLD
When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried […]
THE PARABLE OF THE FISHLESS FISHERMAN
The following story can be used in a variety of venues to bring out the need for evangelism and the irony that for all of the talking people do about evangelism, few people actually do it. Now it came to pass that a group existed who called themselves fishermen. And lo, there were many fish […]
REAL REVIVAL
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. – It is not learned behavior. […]
