Discussion-based Lessons
Discussion-based lessons have groups talking and changing. We are changed more by what we say than...
Read MoreDiscussion-based lessons have groups talking and changing. We are changed more by what we say than...
Read MoreBefore we begin exploring the nuts and bolts of genuine life-change, let’s dig a little deeper...
Read MoreWhen the old Reformed theologians dealt with the attributes of God, they used to classify them in...
Read MoreThe origin of the Bible is another reason why I believe the Bible is God’s Word. The Bible’s...
Read MoreThere are few things in life more frustrating than knowing you need to change, wanting to change,...
Read MoreIt is clear from what we saw about money that the battle cry of Christian Hedonism is world...
Read MoreIn God’s presence, not only did Isaiah see that his goodness was not that good, he saw that his...
Read MoreThe world is full of promises of change. Advertisers hawk products and services that are said to...
Read MoreMore than almost any other Discipline, journaling has a fascinating appeal with nearly all who...
Read MoreI believe in the Bible because of revelation. The Bible claims to infallibly reveal the very words...
Read MoreLest you think that this is merely the cranky, judgmental Old Testament God—God in his middle...
Read MoreI had just finished preaching the third message of the weekend and was pretty tired. But I lit up...
Read MoreLike a lot of you, I was pretty amazed at the videos coming out of the Asbury Revival of 2023. Who...
Read MoreWhat Paul is warning against is not the desire to earn money to meet our needs and the needs of...
Read MoreThe underlying question . . . Is it intellectually feasible to believe that the Bible could be...
Read MoreSometimes I run across preachers or teachers today who claim to be “apostles” or “prophets.” Often...
Read MoreWhat does the Bible mean when it calls God wise? In Scripture, wisdom is a moral as well as an...
Read MoreI’ve lived long enough to watch an alarming erosion occur in modern Christianity. The church I...
Read MoreIsaiah learned two things about himself that forever changed his theology: his goodness was not...
Read MoreRevival is by nature rarely respectable, usually unpredictable, and often messy. There may be mixture in such outpourings especially in the onset of an awakening; unity as well as controversy, truth, and error. Genuine revival...
Read MoreSir Lionel Luckhoo is a defense attorney listed in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records as the...
Read MoreIsaiah had gotten off to a pretty good start in ministry. He had a good reputation and was making...
Read MoreIan Thomas is a friend of mine, a great Bible teacher. And I love what Ian Thomas had to say about...
Read MoreMy favorite short story is “The Bet,” by Anton Chekhov, a Russian writer of the last half of the...
Read MoreThe reason there is so much misery in marriage is not that husbands and wives seek their own...
Read MoreAmy Carmichael has beautifully bound together in her poem the two ancient concepts of time. One,...
Read MoreThe church today needs many things, but its most critical shortfall is not larger attendance,...
Read MoreOur word majesty comes from the Latin; it means greatness. When we ascribe majesty to someone, we...
Read MoreFor decades sincere believers have asked, “Why don’t we have revival?” And for decades the answer...
Read MoreAlong with these misconceptions are several important issues that must be examined in any serious...
Read MoreQuick. What do people who fast look like? What kinds of people come to your mind? Do they appear a...
Read MoreThe coming of revival in our time will demand personal preparation among God’s people. Jeremiah...
Read MoreRevival may come through weeping and wailing, tears and praying, sackcloth and ashes, but the ultimate result is joy. “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” (Psalm 85:6). When revival has come, the...
Read MoreAs we look at the critical subject of revival, we must consider some key issues and address some...
Read MoreWe don’t want revival. The churches don’t want it; the members don’t want it. Very few pastors...
Read MoreIf the focus shifts onto our giving to God, instead of His giving Himself to us, one result is...
Read MoreSeeking to understand revival is like attempting to comprehend the Trinity. We cannot fathom the...
Read MoreIN THE 1970s we almost saw a sweeping revival in our land. The revival at Asbury College in...
Read MoreWe have now put four things in place: God has a people, God has certain expectations of his...
Read MoreWhen it was time for him to leave the earth, Jesus said that his friends were lucky, because then...
Read MoreThe seventh and final reason I believe in Jesus’ resurrection is that the evidence for it is...
Read MoreAs I said, if our faith is conditioned on understanding everything, we’ll never believe. God often...
Read MoreMany revivals have been orderly and free of excessive affectations. During the Asbury revival in 1970, college students testified and worshipped for 185 straight hours, but the services were orderly, and students politely waited...
Read MoreThey tell us that the Bible is the Word of God—a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. They...
Read MoreI am thoroughly convinced that a great spiritual awakening will come to this benighted world if the people of God will deny themselves of sleep and seek God in the peaceful hours of the morning. It is my firm conviction that the...
Read MoreMany people have preconceived ideas of what revival looks like when it comes. Here are three examples: Some people see revival as a well-planned series of services. After much prayer and personal preparation, God’s people...
Read MoreJob was another man of faith who had a lot of questions for God, questions he thought deserved...
Read MoreGod said, “Return to Me, and I will return to you” (Mal. 3:7). How can you know when God is bringing revival? You will know you have truly returned to God when God draws near to you (James 4:8). The Asbury revival was described...
Read MoreOn the surface, Wilmore, Kentucky (population 3,200), is still a sleepy little college town tucked in rolling farmland fifteen miles southwest of Lexington. Yet many of its people are said to have changed in the past year. As...
Read MoreWHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR WORSHIP? The modern revolt against old-fashioned Christian Hedonism has...
Read MoreA fascinating issue related to revival is the involvement of young people. Many of the revival preachers, such as John Wesley, George Whitefield, Charles Finney, and Evan Roberts, were young men when God used them. Numerous...
Read MoreRevival awakening flowed through several college campuses in 1970, beginning at Asbury College, a Christian liberal arts college of Methodist roots, and its graduate school, Asbury Theological Seminary, both in Wilmore, Kentucky...
Read MoreThe Burial of Jesus Was Public and Secured The sixth reason I believe in the resurrection of the...
Read MoreAsbury College president Dr. Dennis F. Kinlaw wonders if the revival that erupted on campus in tiny Wilmore, Kentucky, marks the reawakening of an evangelical missionary spirit that will spread around the world. In an interview...
Read MoreRevival Always Involves a Deep Demonstration of Emotion One of the distinguishing characteristics of revival as well as one of the greatest points of criticism has centered on its emotional responses. When Jonathan Edwards...
Read MoreGod tells us that while we live on earth, some things about his plan will remain a secret: “The...
Read MoreGodliness is the result of a disciplined spiritual life. But at the heart of a disciplined...
Read MoreWhen we are in the throes of pain, it is difficult to feel assured of God’s wisdom and love. But...
Read MoreI hope it is plain so far that if you come to God dutifully, offering Him the reward of your...
Read MoreSometimes one simple question can uncomplicate a very messy situation. I remember when my sons...
Read MoreA friend called me one day with a question that made me think along new lines. “Ron and I have not...
Read MoreThere are at least four different Greek words that are used for “love,” but not all of them are...
Read MoreGlory be to the Father,” sings the church, “and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.” What is this?...
Read MoreThink for a minute about how much more powerful than you God must be. As we saw in chapter two,...
Read MoreThe Old Testament is full of prophecies about Jesus. A few of Isaiah’s predictions include that...
Read MoreWhen I was a seminary student, I heard the tragic story of another seminary student who lost his...
Read MoreOver against all human pride, “God chose what is low and despised in the world … so that no human...
Read MoreOne of the most riveting movie scenes I’ve ever seen is from the 1997 movie Contact, starring Jodi...
Read MoreIt’s been gone for more than a century. Yet, if it weren’t for TV commercials, more people...
Read MorePerhaps pain or disappointment has driven you to look upward for answers. A professional athlete...
Read MoreIt is no wonder that thoughtful people find the gospel of Jesus Christ hard to believe, for the...
Read MoreJesus is in the life-changing business. From the very beginning all kinds of people were drawn to...
Read MoreAbout forty years after Jesus’ crucifixion, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, more commonly known...
Read MoreTwo people suffer from cancer. One becomes bitter and despairing while the other is a beacon of...
Read MoreIn his late seventies, Antony Flew, one of the twentieth century’s most famous philosophers,...
Read MoreOnly the sheer rapture of being lost in the worship of God is as exhilarating and intoxicating as...
Read MoreIt is true that our hearts are often sluggish. We do not feel the depth or intensity of affections...
Read MoreThe next reason I believe in the resurrection is that the identity of Jesus was confirmed. Who is...
Read MoreWhat does the word idolatry suggest to your mind? Savages groveling before a totem pole?...
Read MoreJesus said that the greatest commandment is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all...
Read MoreIf someone were to ask you what was the greatest moment of your life, what would you say? What is...
Read MorePerhaps you can see why it is astonishing to me that so many people try to define true...
Read MoreDid Jesus of Nazareth really exist as a human being? Was He created by believers in an attempt to...
Read MoreIf I had my life to live over again, I’d try to make more mistakes next time. I would relax, I...
Read MoreOne of the saddest experiences of my childhood happened on my tenth birthday. Invitations to the...
Read MoreWhat were we made for? To know God. What aim should we set ourselves in life? To know God. What is...
Read MoreMaximizing our joy in God is what we were created for. “But wait a minute,” someone says, “what...
Read MoreAs we begin our journey together to answer the question my professor asked me, there’s one thing...
Read MoreBiblical scholar Ray van der Laan notes that the first-century Jews had a blessing that...
Read MoreThe largest radio receiver on earth is in New Mexico. Pilots call it “the mushroom patch.” Its...
Read MoreNext to the giant textbooks in my backpack, Sacred Pathways felt small—the David amid many...
Read More“But wait a minute,” says someone, “tell me this. Is our journey really necessary? In Spurgeon’s...
Read MoreI hope it is plain so far that if you come to God dutifully, offering Him the reward of your...
Read MoreTwo brothers were walking on their father’s extensive, wooded acreage when they came upon a young...
Read MoreOn Michelangelo’s ceiling, all Adam has to do is lift a finger and he can touch the hand of God....
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