Just thought I would let you know that I have a podcast. It’s called, Maturing in Christ. You can find it here.
All Things Become New
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Cor 5:17). What I’ve been describing is called all sorts of things in the Bible, but one of my favorites is new birth. Jesus told Nicodemus that unless he was born again, […]
Wait. What Just Happened?
The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? (Jer 17:9) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom 6:23) Just a minute ago I said this, “It was because we were self-centered in heart and wanted […]
What Do We Do With The Gospel?
Text For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek (Rom 1:16). As we move forward, we need to remember and keep going back to the fact that the Gospel is what […]
What is the Gospel?
Many years ago, when our church was just beginning to take ourselves seriously as a real church, the newly formed elder board decided to talk through basic Christian doctrines. One of our first topics was, “What is the Gospel?” It just seemed to make sense that if we were going to be a Bible-believing and […]
Thrill and Responsible
It is always interesting to me how once I see something, I seem to see it everywhere. In this case, I see guys riding motorcycles without helmets. It seems to me that riding on a motorcycle without a helmet is a glorious thing. This is true, not necessarily because I could feel the wind rushing […]
Episode 24 – Happiness vs. Joy
We often hear that God wants us to be happy and that blessing is often equated with being happy. But is this what blessed means and does God want us to be happy? And where does joy fit into this scenario? These questions are what Dr. Lawyer will be answering in this episode of Maturing […]
Things to consider before signing up
Because of the kinds of relationships the military/police have, the Christian will need to be unusually strong in his faith in order to maintain his faith. He should be prepared to be aggressive in his faith. If he doesn’t let folks know he is a Christian right away, it will be almost impossible to let […]
Fake Glory
As I’ve observed folks over the years it occurred to me that people do what they do for glory. And when they don’t get glory, they get really upset and sometimes even go so far as to kill themselves. Let me give me a simple illustration of what I’m talking about. Suppose a two-year-old wants […]