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I in them…
"I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in me" (John 17:23 KJV). The Spirit becomes a personal possession -- personal to each believer. This could never be true of a relationship to Jesus. He was an historical person, who [...]
Two Fellows in One Ship
Acts 2:42 is a summary statement of the first few weeks of the aftermath of Pentecost. "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers" (KJV). Not only did the new believers devote themselves to the [...]
The Impact of Pentecost
I'm writing this just a week after we celebrated Pentecost Sunday. Acts 2:1-4 tells of the first day of Pentecost for the young church and chapters 2-7 record the immediate aftermath. All Christian churches have no option but to recognize that the event did happen [...]
Does God need to repeat Himself?
It never ceases to surprise me how many genuine Christians go along with practices that contradict the Bible. Recently a close friend of mine went to a prayer meeting in a home, along with two friends. They were asked by the pastor to get into [...]
Singing and making melody
Bill Wade (left), Peter Wade's father. member of male quartet, 1936 It comes as no surprise to regular readers of our blog and newsletters that I come from a musical background. The constant quoting of songs and hymns gives it away. I was brought [...]
I rose with Him
Easter Sunday is known to many as Resurrection Day. We celebrate with Christians worldwide this glorious, history-changing event when Jesus was raised from the dead. Paul's revelation in Ephesians gives us the background story. "[God] made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been [...]
Change your mind about Christ
At one time a constant visitor to my last church was an evangelist and his young family, when he did not have a speaking engagement. He was what we called in the Salvation Army a "real trophy of grace." I had read his life story [...]
Why did Jesus weep?
I recently conducted funerals for two dear friends who at one time were members of a congregation I pastored. They personally asked me a decade or so ago to lead their final farewell to this life. At the second funeral service I used as my [...]
The Reason Why
The Pauline Epistles must ever stand as the work of a super-genius or a divine revelation. They reveal what happened on the cross and what followed during the three days and three nights until the Man was raised from the dead. One cannot grasp the [...]
He has entrusted me
I've been reading a book titled The Cure for Insomnia: Preaching that won't put people to sleep by Ken Hensley (available on Kindle), and the author quoted this verse from Titus 1:3, "And at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with [...]