The most impatient person on planet earth is the guy waiting in the second car back at a red stoplight—three seconds after it turns green! A series of events typically occur in those craziest of moments. Usually the guy waiting starts talking to himself (hopefully not screaming) and saying things
The Reason Jesus Won’t Let You Be His Disciple
There is perhaps no greater passage of Scripture that so adequately defines what a radical disciple of Jesus Christ looks and acts like than what our Lord taught as recorded in Luke 14:26-27. Here is a perfect example of God’s revealed will for you today. As happened frequently, Jesus was walking
What To Do When A Sorcerer Attends Your Church Service
What would would do if a sorcerer came to your church service with a pocket full of silver and a hankering to serve God? I'm not sure what I'd do, but it happened once in the book of Acts. The Sorcerer's name was Simon and he's the quintessential example of a New Testament tare. His spiritual
The Reason Why Weeds Attend Your Church
Tares are not genuine Christians. The true Church of the living God is the abiding wheat of Christ’s heavenly harvest. Tares, on the other hand, are the natural-minded, counterfeit churchgoers who lack both biblical repentance and legitimate faith. They're the ones, for example, who never think
4 Characteristics Of The Average American Churchgoer
Ignorant. Obedient. Disobedient. Complacent. When it comes to living the Christian life, which of these four might best describe the average American churchgoer at your church? Yes, it is a loaded question. Not a fair one you say? Maybe a better way to phrase it would be: Which of these
The Cancer Sitting In Your Church Pews
At first I thought there was just something wrong with my television. It didn't take long to realize that the problem was far worse than that. I had stumbled upon a documentary about a bedridden, sixteen-year-old boy dying of liver failure. It was obvious the boy would not be alive much