Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
The God Of The Open Door
The church of Philadelphia is traditional known as the evangelical congregation. Prior to the gospel coming to the area, the city was the center of “evangelizing” the known world in the Greek culture. It is here that the Lord Jesus Christ introduces Himself as “He...
Dead In The Light
In the letters to the churches in the book of Revelations, The Lord Jesus places His hand upon the saints in Sardis and declares them to be dead. On the outside they had a reputation for being very much alive, but on the inside the life of Christ was absent. How does...
5 ingredients of true repentance
"And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they...
The Blessed Mystery
As we come to the close of our study in Romans, Paul mentions “the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret since the world began” (Romans 16:25). This word “mystery” is not to be understood as it is used to describe a crime mystery. This word describes...
Paul’s Hall Of Faith
As we near the end of the wonderful epistle of Romans, we are once again confronted with the fact that the deepest theological truths are not only meant to be practical, but the source of meaningful relationships (1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 John 1:3). The body of Christ is...
The Gospel Of Gladness
David declared, “Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and wine increased.” Have you noticed a real absence of genuine gladness in God’s people lately? When preparing to come to church on Sunday, or at any other time, do you...
Let Us Pray!
When Jesus turned the money changers’ tables over in the temple, He declared that His house was to be called a house of prayer, but they had turned it into a den of thieves (Mark 11:15-17). While He was on earth His disciples said to Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray”...
Love, The Proof Of Regeneration
We can point our fingers and cross reference our doctrinal “proof texts” until we are blue in the face, but if there is no real love for our brothers and sisters in Christ, according to John, our alleged conversion is a farce (1 John 3:14,15). Make no mistake about...
Persecution For Righteousness’ Sake
The church of Smyrna was told by the risen Lord Jesus that it would face an intense time of persecution, but not to be afraid (Revelation 2:10). Put yourself in that sanctuary that morning when the messenger of the church stood before them to make the morning...
Busy But Loveless
One of the idols of contemporary Christianity is the idol of activity. You would think that busyness always meant godliness. Undoubtedly there is the true work of God that is a labor of love, night and day (1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8), but it is very...
Deliverance from the pit
David, the man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22), wrote about a time in his life when he was in a horrible pit and was graciously delivered by The Lord when he cried out to Him. Exactly what that pit was we are not sure, but David made a connection between that pit...
How do you measure spiritual growth?
2 Peter 3.18 but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. How do you measure your growth as a Christian? By the number of bible verses you memorize? But the number of times that you attend...
The Knowledge and Glory of God
Today, our study will focus on two major redemption themes. One is the knowledge of the True and Living God (Jeremiah 9:23-24), and the other is having that knowledge translated into a life which is lived for the glory of God (1 Peter 4:11b). The elements of the bread...
The King is coming!
One of the foundational doctrines of Scripture is the second coming of The Lord Jesus Christ to the earth. This event will take place after the great tribulation period (Matthew 24:29-31). He will return to the earth the same way that He left the earth, in the clouds...
To Him Who Overcomes
As we come to a close in our study of the letters of Jesus to the seven churches, we see that in each letter, there was a specific promise given to those who overcome (Revelation 2:7,11,17, 26; 3:5,12,21). We will also see later on in this prophetic book that one last...
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
The last book in the Bible is literally titled, “The Revelation”. The word revelation means to unveil or disclose something that was previously hidden or a secret. We are promised to be blessed as we read, hear and practically apply the truths that are revealed in...
Unto Him Who Is Able to Keep You From Falling
As Jude gets to the end of his powerful letter of admonition and warning, he focuses on the believers’ fellowship with Jesus and personal evangelism (Jude 20-23). Scripture clearly tells us that the last days will not be days of great revival. In fact, great apostasy...
The Great "I Will"
Exodus 6.6-8 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: And I will take...
Woe!
Plain and simple - anger, greed and rebellion against God stinks! Cain (Genesis 4), Korah (Numbers 16), and Balaam (Numbers 22-25) are devastating examples of people like you and me who paid a severe price for giving way to greed, anger and rebellion. Yes, the wages...
Persevering under pressure
As Jude gets into the meat of his epistle, he addresses the saints to contend for the faith once delivered unto them by God (Jude 3). This communicates to us the need for us to be on the offense in the realm of spiritual warfare (1 Timothy 6:12). Scripture is clear in...
The High Calling of God
We learn in our study of the book of Jude that the Christian life is a calling (Jude 1). Once a person has responded to the gospel call of God unto salvation, that is, to repent and believe in Jesus Christ (Mark 1:15; Acts 2:37,38), they are regenerated by the Spirit...
Redeemed!
One of the most wonderful themes in Scripture is the theme of redemption. The term “redeem” conveys the idea of deliverance or ransom. Biblical redemption has a cost, and Scripture declares that the price of man’s redemption is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (1...
Contending for the Faith
Jude purposed to write to the saints about the salvation that we all hold in common, but was led by The Holy Spirit to exhort the believers to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints (Jude 3). The word “contend” suggests the idea of a conflict...
The Atonement
In the Scripture The Lord’s Supper, which is most commonly known as “communion” (1 Corinthians 10:16), was observed by those who had repented of their sin and trusted in the full pardon for sin that has been provided for mankind in and through the Person and work of...
When Not to Show Hospitality
Jesus Christ and Belial have nothing in common (2 Corinthians 6:15). Neither does the doctrine of Christ (2 John 9) have anything in common with the doctrines of devils (1 Timothy 4:1). Thus, when John wrote this epistle to the church, "Whoever transgresses and does...
Whom say ye that I am?
Matthew 16.13-17 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith...
Poor in Spirit
Matthew 5.3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The beatitudes describe the character of the kind of people who belong to Jesus Christ. These beatitude descriptions transcend denominational lines. They describe the person who is...
The Answer to Life's Mysteries
Job 38.1-3 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge? Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. The questions God had for Job were simply unanswerable and...
Subjects of vanity
Romans 8.20,21 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God....
Strength in Weakness
Exodus 4.10-12 And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or...
Twin towers of correction: Grace and Love
1 Corinthians 16.23, 24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. Paul needed to say some very hard things to the church at Corinth. They were carnal, out of order, and divided. Some had even preferred the preaching...
About Me
I am the Lead Pastor of Koinonia Fellowship, a husband, father and grandfather. I also serve on the worship team as one of the drummers.