Human Tragedy & Divine Comedy (eBook)

The point of the article is to address these questions: “When we look out at the course of this fallen world, are we viewing a tragedy or a comedy?” “How does God see it?” “And how might He want us to respond to the fallenness of this world?” What we are after in this message … Read more

Death Activates Life (Article)

The moving of the Holy Spirit which brings refreshing, renewal, revival, “newness of life”, and resurrection life in the Church must first bring a type of death to the works of the flesh. Death activates life.  

Do You Really Believe God Loves You (Article)

It was in 1981; I was in a season of a spiritual wilderness. After seven years of being in Christ, I was frustrated feeling there was something wrong or missing or incomplete or … well, I just didn’t know what. And I asked the Lord, “What’s wrong with me?” Immediately (There was no audible voice, … Read more

Church: A Community for Transformation (Article)

The subject matter is “Transformation”: We are going to ask the following questions: Transformation – What is it?  Why is it needed?  How does it happen?  Where does it happen? The Holy Spirit reveals Christ to us in the Church (Ekklesia) so that we can behold the glory of the Lord and be transformed into … Read more

Woman, the Well, & the Wilderness, The (Article)

Teaching Notes Concerning two woman – the Samaritan woman at the well, and Hosea’s wife in the wilderness – both of whom represent the Church (Ekklesia), with lessons to teach us about relationship with Christ and worship “in Spirit and truth”.  

Embracing the Fear of the Lord (eBook)

“The fear of the Lord” is the Alpha and Omega of relationship with God. I have learned that at least some measure of “the fear of the Lord” is prerequisite to conversion – repentance and coming to faith in God in order to be born of His Spirit. “The fear of the Lord” is foundational … Read more

Jesus & The Sword (eBook)

Christians hold various perspectives on the use of “The Sword” – that is, employing the use of physical force against “evildoers” in various contexts of life here on this fallen planet, Earth. If one desires to arrive at a truly biblical perspective for oneself, it requires instruction from the Holy Spirit through a great deal … Read more

Speak Truth to Power ?, (Article)

I believe that the apostolic church of the first century was keenly aware of the realities of the spiritual “powers” of darkness and spiritual “forces” of evil. If the Church (the Ekklesia) today is to regain its apostolicity, it will need to recover this spiritual awareness in her true God-given calling.  Suffice to say that … Read more