Kisses Throughout the Bible

Sunday (Night) Preaching: Jan 2 2022 - Different Types of Kisses Were Given Throughout the Bible, Such as Deception, Love, Gratitude, Betrayal, Repentance, and Reconciliation. Scripture: Genesis 29:13-14 https://youtu.be/H759eEDc5Tk

The Corn of Wheat Must Die

Prof. Johan Malan, University of the North, South Africa If we are not prepared to die for the world, the flesh and sin we cannot be useful disciples of Jesus Christ. In such a state we will be “alone” and “barren” (unable to bare fruit) and not meet our purpose as Christians. The Lord Jesus …

Repentance Unto Life

“Then has God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.”Acts 11:18 ONE of the greatest obstacles which the Christian religion ever overcame was the inveterate prejudice which possessed the minds of its earliest followers. The Jewish believers, the twelve Apostles and those whom Jesus Christ had called from the dispersed of Israel were totally …

The Gospel in a Verse (2)

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 3:21-31 “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” [2 Corinthians 5:21 NKJV]. Yesterday we looked at the first half of this verse – God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin …

True and False Repentance

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 7:2-18 Yesterday we considered the godly sorrow that leads to repentance, but as Paul writes to the Corinthians he also compares godly sorrow with worldly sorrow. Godly sorrow, that is seeing our sin as God sees it, leads to repentance and to salvation. Godly sorrow is rooted in God’s holiness and …

Godly Sorrow that Leads to Repentance.

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 7:2-18 I sometimes get concerned at baptismal services when I hear testimonies about following Jesus but hear no mention of conviction of sin or repentance from sin. I was very comforted in a recent baptismal service in our church when the pastor shared three conditions that should be fulfilled before a …

Repentance and the Joy-Filled Life

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 7:2-18; Psalm 51:1-19 In the late 1960s Mother Basilea Schlink, co-founder of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary in Darmstadt, Germany, wrote a book entitled Repentance and the Joy-Filled Life which has become a spiritual classic. In her book she showed just how important repentance is, not just for the person coming …

1860 “Andrew Murray” Revival

The Prayer that Shocked the World

“If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for everything.”

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country…

"And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn."  - Gen_29:26 We do not excuse Laban for his dishonesty, but we scruple not to learn from the custom which he quoted as his excuse. There are some things which must be taken in order, and …