FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 22, number 47, November 23, 2023 “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” -Isaiah 41:10 The Pilgrims had... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 22, number 46, November 16, 2023 “. . . be filled with the Holy Spirit.” -Ephesians 5:18 With our American holiday of Thanksgiving only one week away, perhaps you could use some advice on how to engage your family members who seem to have a strong aversion to Christianity. Maybe... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 22, number 45, November 9, 2023 “. . . He saved us, not on the basis of deeds we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit.” -Titus 3:5 I have preached many times in communities where... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 22, number 44, November 2, 2023 “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them.” - Genesis 1:27 I don’t know much about Brazilian jiu-jitsu. I have a nephew who has competed for many years and has won many... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 22, number 43, October 26, 2023 “. . . Festus said in a loud voice, ‘Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you mad,’” -Acts 26:24 One of the great strengths of Presbyterianism is its polity (church government) which requires a strong grasp of theology and... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 22, number 42, October 19, 2023 “When they had appointed elders for them in every church, having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.” - Acts 14:23 Most of us know that around 4000 churches annually in the U.S. are closing their doors... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 22, number 41, October 12, 2023 “. . . they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.” -Acts 4:31 By the time Paul wrote his epistles to the Romans and the Colossians, some twenty to thirty years after Pentecost, he... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 22, number 40, October 5, 2023 “And He gave some as evangelists.” -Ephesians 4:11 What do so many in our western world think of evangelistic preachers, especially open air preachers? Here’s a good example. “They wave their Bibles at passersby, screaming their condemnations at homosexuals. They fall on their knees,... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 22, number 39, September 28, 2023 “Be filled with the Spirit. . . do not grieve the Spirit. . . do not quench the Spirit. . .” - Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 4:30, 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Our churches need the outpouring, the fullness, the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Some call... Continue Reading →

FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 22, number 38, September 21, 2023 “And when they had prayed, the place where they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.” -Acts 4:31 The following thoughts flow largely from A.W. Tozer’s book... Continue Reading →