Continued From Part Five… As rare as it is in our world to find people who truly are merciful, it is even rarer to find a person who is truly “pure in heart.” Yet, in Matthew 5:6, Jesus emphasizes the need for His followers to be just that. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Of […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5: 1-12 Part Five
Continued from Part Four… After talking with His disciples about hungering and thirsting for righteousness, Jesus went on to say: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Verse 7 Like with many of the teachings of Jesus, the way He has taught His followers to live seems totally backward to our way of thinking. Merciful people in today’s […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Four
Continued from Part Three… After teaching his listeners about meekness, Jesus went on to His next point, saying: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Verse 6 Because this statement is such a crucial part of the life of a believer–much like the anchor on a boat keeps it right where the pilot […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Three
Continued from Part 2… Now that Jesus showed the spiritual value of “godly mourning”, He continues on in verse 5 to speak about the meek… Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. One of the biggest mistakes people make is to incorrectly define “meekness”, as “weakness.” This is possibly because, in the original King James translation of […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Two
Continued from Part 1… After choosing the need to be poor in spirit as the first of the attitudes that a true child of God should have, Jesus went on to say: Blessed are those who mourn. (verse 4) This seems like an odd thing for Jesus to say. Are those that mourn really happy? According to Jesus, godly mourning […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part One
Some 400 years before the Messiah’s first coming, Malachi was the last prophet to be sent to the nation of Israel. A great deal of history unfolded during those 400 years, but God did not send a prophetic voice. This means that the people of Israel, beyond being under the domination of the Roman Empire, were left with nothing more […]
THE FINAL SACRIFICE, Part 2
A Study in Hebrews Chapter 9:11-Chapter 10:18 Part Two Continued from Part One… Verses 5-10 read this way: Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, Then I said, Behold, I have come—in the volume of the book it is written of Me—To do Your will, O God.’ Previously saying, “Sacrifice […]
THE FINAL SACRIFICE, Part 1
A STUDY IN HEBREWS Chapter 9: 11-Chapter 10:18 Part One I have had opportunity to speak with a number of former Muslim sheikhs living in the Middle East. Almost invariably, each will share a bit of their personal testimony. These men have been […]
URGENT MESSAGE
I received a call this morning from Pastor R. He called, asking for special prayer and he would appreciate the prayers of all that have a heart for House of Blessing, their missionaries, and of course, himself. About two hours after he and I spoke on the phone this last Friday, he and two missionary men that were with him were […]
THE INFALLIBLE WORD OF GOD
Many people who claim to be Christ-followers, say they believe the Bible to be the Word of God, but are not convinced that the Bible is truly the one and only inerrant, God-breathed message to the human race. In our world today, there are many “holy” books. Whether it is the Bhagavad-Gita of Hinduism, the Tao-te-Ching of Taoism, the Qur’an […]