Posts Tagged ‘Christian Walk’
The Competitive Nature of the Christian Life
Walter Kirk When one enters the Christian life through belief and trust in Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior, he also enters into the arena of conflict and competition. The Christian life is by its nature competitive. The old life prior to conversion has been shed, and the believer now stands on God’s side,…
Read MorePresent Your Bodies
Don Johnson A continuing meditation on Romans 12.1-2: The Motivation for Change God is Concerned About Externals On the notion of how we ought to live our lives, I’ve emphasized the word body in our text (Rm 12.1). My thesis is that God is concerned about external behaviour – you can’t be a spiritual man…
Read MoreJoy in the Life of the Believer
Mike Yarborough Principal Rainy, of whom a child once remarked that she believed he went to Heaven every night because he was so happy every day, once used a fine metaphor about a Christian’s joy. “Joy,” he said, “is the flag which is flown from the castle of the heart when the King is in…
Read MorePreach-ing or Preach-er? (3)
Mark Minnick Part One • Part Two • This is Part Three In part One, Dr. Minnick urges on us the notion that preachers who live their message have more power for spiritual influence than men who are more gifted and skilled in speaking without the power of the devoted life. In part Two, he…
Read MorePreach-ing or Preach-er? (2)
Mark Minnick Part One • This is Part Two • Part Three In part One, Dr. Minnick urges on us the notion that preachers who live their message have more power for spiritual influence than men who are more gifted and skilled in speaking without the power of the devoted life. In this second part,…
Read MorePreach-ing or Preach-er? (1)
Mark Minnick This is Part One • Part Two • Part Three It’s not my title. I’m borrowing it from William Quayle, pastor of large congregations in Kansas City, Indianapolis, and Chicago over a period of 30 years (1894–1925). Out of that extended, varied experience Quayle proposed something that every preacher sensitive to the state…
Read MoreYou Have the Truth, but does the Truth Have You?
Don Johnson While listening to a series of sermons by a friend from Ephesians 6, I began to meditate on the “panoply of God” (the armor of God). Specifically, my attention was given to that first piece of armor from Ephesians 6.14, “having girded your loins with truth.” All of the pieces of armor listed…
Read More“The Yearning of the Spirit” James 4:5
Dave Pennington Many consider James 4:5 to be one of the most difficult passages to interpret within the entire epistle. Some believe it is one of the most difficult verses to interpret within the entire New Testament. While every Bible student will wrestle with this challenging verse, interpreting and applying its content provides both intellectual…
Read MorePinball or Chess?
Thomas Overmiller Which best portrays your life– a pinball game or a chess match? Daniel describes the pinball lifestyle distinctly when he says, “Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased” (Dan. 9:24). Non-stop action and superfluous information certainly characterize the normal American routine. Like the start of a pinball round when…
Read MorePrayer God Answers
Jim Oesterwind We all have a desire to pray so that we see God working continuously in our lives and answering our prayers. Yet I venture a guess that most of us remain unsatisfied with our prayer lives. There is a plethora of books that teach us how to pray effectively. But a close look…
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