Are You God’s Vomit?

Jesus had some harsh words for the church members of Laodicea when He wrote, “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth” (Revelation 3:15-16). I’d […]

Problem Solvers vs. Fault Finders

Let me state some realities for you. The following list is not a specific indictment of this congregation, but I do believe these statements could be made about any local congregation, anywhere in the world: This is just a sampling. You can, no doubt, think of other things to expand this list. My point, however, […]

“For to You Is the Promise”

Acts 2:39 says, “For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord, our God shall call unto him”. The promise which Peter spoke of was the promise in the preceding verse: “… repent ye and be baptized every one of you […]

Three Mistakes in Influencing People

What helps in any endeavor is learning from our mistakes. The Lord’s work consists of influencing people to obedience in God (Matthew 5:13-16; Colossians 1:28). Influence comes down to a matter of communication, whether verbal or non-verbal. Sometimes we are guilty of neglecting the common sense principles of influence that people in the world use […]