The glorious Gospel with the promise of eternal bliss is hard to surpass in its appeal. Who doesn’t want to finish up this life with a grand entrance into joyful rest forever? But who may enter that rest? Only those… Read More ›
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PHILIPPIANS 1:3-14 CLASS OUTLINE
God knows your predicament and does not leave you alone, Philippians 1:3-14 Philippians chapter 1 verse 3 through 14 comma the messages that we do not do this alone. As the gospel spreads throughout the world, Paul isn’t doing the… Read More ›
COMMANDS, ADMONITIONS, AND WARNINGS: CALVIN’S FACADERY, Dan Mayfield
What purpose is an admonition or command if God’s sovereignty has ordained everything? Why warn against sinning if being holy or unholy is pre-ordained? What Calvinists say. Calvinists preachers establish that God’s sovereignty is absolute because man has zero choice…. Read More ›
PARENTAL INFLUENCE: YOUR SONS WILL BE LIKE YOU, Dan Mayfield
When going to Egypt, Abraham asked Sarah to pretend she was his sister. It was a lie, though she was his half-sister, she was also his wife. Abraham feared being killed if he was known to be her husband, but… Read More ›
LIVE THIS DAY FOR GOD LIKE IT’S YOUR LAST: START WITH PRAYER, DM
“It’s appointed for man to die, and then comes the judgement.” Heb. 9:27. It’s easy to be distracted from really important things. We are rarely distracted from responding to the dinner bell but the dinner bell is there to get… Read More ›
IMAGINATION
Before God made light, He imagined it. Before Christ came, before the foundation of the world God imagined it. If you want to do something, imagine it. We are made like God. We think, we love, and we create because… Read More ›
THE NATURE OF THE FATHER, SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT: GOD’S PLAN FOR US TO BE LIKE HIM, Dan Mayfield
Wisdom – “His understanding is infinite” Isaiah 40:28 Will – “Good, acceptable, and perfect” Romans 12:2Love – “God is love” 1 John 4:8 The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the three persons in the Godhead possess these in their nature…. Read More ›
THE HANDICAP OF BEING SMART, Dan Mayfield
It’s hard for a smart man to enter the kingdom of heaven. That’s not directly stated in the Scriptures, but it’s true nevertheless. We remember that Jesus said, “It’s harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven… Read More ›
NATIONALISM IS ABOUT SELF-RULE, Dan Mayfield
Do you know what Nationalism is? It is another example of man’s desire for autonomy and self rule. When men are seeking to dissolve all borders in favor of “one world”, nationalism is favorable to free people. It is Nationalism… Read More ›
WHAT IF THERE WAS A COUNCIL OF D.C.?
The council of Nicea in about A.D. 325 was convened by Constantine I, the Roman Emperor, bringing together experts in the Bible to come to unity on important Christian doctrine. The Nicene Creed, still repeated in some churches today, was… Read More ›