Once we begin to get our focus on the things that really matter about the end times, we will begin to think a lot more soberly about the times in which we live and will have less and less focus on the sensationalistic approach that many apocalyptic teachers try to...
The End Is Near! Or Is It? As my wife and I were busying ourselves about the kitchen one day, she asked me to check the time. Looking up at the read-out display on our microwave that serves as our kitchen clock when it is not in use, I responded, “It’s the end...
In Earth as it is in Heaven Almost anyone in leading another individual to the Lord in salvation will include some phrase of surrender in which the new convert dedicates his life to serving the Lord; however, most of them will then walk away without attempting to...
The Body One of the suggestions I made early on in our study was to get involved in a local church. Some believers have difficulty with this advice because they feel that they can study their Bibles on their own, pray privately, and have their individual relationships...
Not Just an Influence Throughout much of history, the Holy Spirit was seen as basically a doctrine of the church. He was not seen as a person who was active in the life of the church. Today, there is a danger that the Holy Spirit may be seen as just an influence. ...
Just a Little Talk with Jesus Prayer is a much-misunderstood concept. A few humorous stories might help us get the point of how radically in error we can be when thinking of prayer. Two Russian cosmonauts were in outer space when something went wrong with their space...
Redefining Faith There was desperation in his voice as he addressed me, “Brother Delron, I can’t believe in the faith movement any more!” From there he launched into an extensive monologue about the “word and faith” doctrine, citing one problem after another that he...
God’s Unique Book The Bible is the most extraordinary book that has been written in all of human history. Through history, it has been outlawed, confiscated, and burned by the thousands of copies. Armies have marched in attempts to destroy it. Whole organizations...
Why the Crucifixion? When I first heard of Mel Gibson’s plan to produce the movie The Passion of the Christ, I began following with avid interest every news article I could find about the film, and I wasted no time in getting to the theater to see it as soon as it was...
The Road to Rome An old adage says that all roads lead to Rome, and there may have been a time when all roads did lead to Rome; but this is not true anymore. I have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles in all fifty states and on every continent in the Northern...
Just in case you haven’t heard – fad diets don’t work. We’ve all seen them – the people who lose a tremendous amount of weight and then suddenly “find” it all again. In fact, I remember one evangelist who came to preach at our church on a fairly regular basis. On...
Practicality! Now, that’s an interesting – even challenging – concept when thinking of the Bible. All too often, we respond in entirely impractical ways when we read the Bible. We see that we are supposed to love everyone – neighbors and enemies included – and become...
I’m sure that the title to this lesson has left many readers puzzled – questioning if it is not redundant to have a chapter on meaning following the chapter on understanding. Perhaps the best way to address the issue is with a story. Daniel chapter five records the...
Once you have decided which Bible you are going to study and made the determination in your heart that you are going to be the plot of the fertile soil that Jesus referred to as becoming productive when it received the Word of God, the first step to getting some...
A clever little acrostic to help understand the proper attitude we must have toward the Word of God spells out “word”: the letter “W” represents worshipfully – read the Word with reverence. “O” stands for orderly – read systematically. “R” means regularly – read it...
When asked where to start, the obvious answer is, “At the beginning.” By that, I’m not meaning to simply open the Bible to the first page and start with, “In the beginning…” Rather, I’m speaking of the most basic need to any Bible study – a Bible. With approximately...
The lessons in this series may be a bit painful at first because they may force you to challenge some of the ideas and “truths” that you presently hold dear. Let me encourage you to enter this study with an open mind – and, more importantly – an open heart so that...
The mediations for the following few months will continue along the theme that we have been following for the past couple of months – how to read and understand the Bible more effectively. The national director, who coordinates all our mission work in Nepal, and his...
In many ways, this month’s meditation is a sequel to last month’s teaching on the seventh man at the well. Both studies follow essentially the same approach in that they are stand-alone investigations of biblical truths while they – at the same time – serve as lessons...
The purpose behind this study is two-fold. Not only do I want to suggest some new insights into an old story, I also want tp present an approach to studying the Bible that can revolutionize your personal time with the Word of God and expand the horizons of revelation...