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Apprehended by God
My teaching has focused on the Book of Acts and Philippians due to my teaching schedule at college and my ministry at the church. This week I brought together Saul’s conversion and the beautiful passage out of Philippians 3 where Paul cries out: “I want to know Christ!” I will not do justice to the Philippians 3 passage in my…
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“What I have I give to you…”
As I teach and preach through the book of Acts, I think of these words of Peter. He came from a place of abundance when he spoke to the lame man. He knew this place of abundance. I think of that Gatorade tag line, “Is it in you?” Do we realize, as believers, what we have? Do we understand there…
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The Holy Pursuit
One of the great privileges of teaching the Word is my need to be immersed in the Word. Currently I am teaching classes on Prison Epistles and Acts, along with a New Testament survey. Acts and the Prison Epistles keep me constantly immersed in the Word for class teaching. Through that immersion I find my life undone at times. Part…
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Rich Words
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness taht comes through Jesus Christ — to the glory and praise of God.”…
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Holy God, Part 3
Sidenote, before I even start: This is my 300th post on this blog. Long journey. Now, back to our regularly scheduled program. There are a couple of thoughts stirring in me as I continue on this journey hungering for the glory of God. In Romans 1 and 2 there is the huge temptation to focus on one sin and one…
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Playing with Fire
Mark Galli has a powerful column at ChristianityToday. It is a challenge to think about the God we serve. It’s a caution about being too trite in our walk with God. He quotes Annie Dillard: On the whole, I do not find Christians, outside of the catacombs, sufficiently sensible of conditions. Does anyone have the foggiest idea what sort of…
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Determination
It’s this simple: I need God. I need all of him. There can be no stopping. Not any more. There can be no settling in. This doesn’t mean I don’t rest. (I’m off for a few days with my family to camp and get away. I need rest!) It just means I don’t get satisfied. My heart needs to stay…
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Longing
There is a place in the Spirit I need to go, to find, to dwell in. There is a call from the Spirit to press in, to wait, to sense the next move, the next leading, the next action. There is a scene from an older movie, “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” where the chess tutor wipes all the chess pieces…
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Go Hide Yourself
I am preaching on Elijah again this Sunday. The Lord is stirring me so deeply for prayer and revival. One of the keys from 1 Kings 17 is God telling Elijah, “Go hide yourself.” Get aside. Learn from the Spirit. Take your Bible, a pen, a notebook, and hear from God. The key to Elijah’s ministry is what is still…
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Call to Anguish
David Wilkerson can be so controversial. He doesn’t mind. It’s his call! There are audios I hear from time to time where I know in his voice this has truly gripped him. This is such a message and I pray it challenges you as it challenges me. (I’d say “enjoy” but that’s not fitting.)
Category: Spiritual hunger
