Resident Apostle
- teacher assistant pastor à Dundee Crown High School.
- Habitant Chicago, Illinois
- Du parshall, ND
- Pays United States
- Étudié Bachelor Degree à Minot State University (nee College) North Central University (nee Bible College)
- Male
- Marié
- 02/17/1954
- Suivi par 48 membre
Amis 45
Mises à jour récentes
- Jesus was crucified outside the gate of popular religion. Then He gave you an invitation: "Go out to Him." If grace has ever made you the odd one out, you're in good company. The safest place isn't inside the camp. It's with Jesus.Jesus was crucified outside the gate of popular religion. Then He gave you an invitation: "Go out to Him." If grace has ever made you the odd one out, you're in good company. The safest place isn't inside the camp. It's with Jesus.0 Commentaires 0 Parts 12 Vue
- What's your calling?
For many Christians, that's the question that never goes away. They spend years trying to figure out God's will, afraid they'll somehow miss "it."
But what if we've been asking the wrong question?
Stop thinking of your calling as an "it."
Your calling is Him.
Jesus Christ is your purpose. He is your mission. He is your life. You can't miss Him because He lives in you.
You're infinitely righteous. Unbelievably forgiven. Incredibly loved. Utterly accepted. Clean and close to God forever.
If that's enough, then you've already found your calling—Jesus Himself.
Stop chasing an "it" and start enjoying Him.
What's your calling? For many Christians, that's the question that never goes away. They spend years trying to figure out God's will, afraid they'll somehow miss "it." But what if we've been asking the wrong question? Stop thinking of your calling as an "it." Your calling is Him. Jesus Christ is your purpose. He is your mission. He is your life. You can't miss Him because He lives in you. You're infinitely righteous. Unbelievably forgiven. Incredibly loved. Utterly accepted. Clean and close to God forever. If that's enough, then you've already found your calling—Jesus Himself. Stop chasing an "it" and start enjoying Him.0 Commentaires 0 Parts 17 Vue1
- Psalm 67 Make Your Face Shine upon Us
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.
A Psalm. A Song.
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
2 that your way may be known on earth,
your saving power among all nations.
3 Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!
4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
5 Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!
6 The earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us;
let all the ends of the earth fear himPsalm 67 Make Your Face Shine upon Us To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah 5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 6 The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him0 Commentaires 0 Parts 24 Vue - New Covenant forgiveness means that the sin issue is over, once and for all. God will .New Covenant forgiveness means that the sin issue is over, once and for all. God will never, ever keep any record of our sins, now or at any time in the future. He remembers our sins no more.New Covenant forgiveness means that the sin issue is over, once and for all. God will .New Covenant forgiveness means that the sin issue is over, once and for all. God will never, ever keep any record of our sins, now or at any time in the future. He remembers our sins no more.0 Commentaires 0 Parts 9 Vue
- Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,” - Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,” - Jude 1:240 Commentaires 0 Parts 30 Vue1
- New Covenant forgiveness means that the sin issue is over, once and for all. God will never, ever keep any record of our sins, now or at any time in the future. He remembers our sins no more.New Covenant forgiveness means that the sin issue is over, once and for all. God will never, ever keep any record of our sins, now or at any time in the future. He remembers our sins no more.1 Commentaires 0 Parts 18 Vue1
- Psalm 66 How Awesome Are Your Deeds
To the choirmaster.
A Song. A Psalm.
Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
2 sing the glory of his name;
give to him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
4 All the earth worships you
and sings praises to you;
they sing praises to your name.” Selah
5 Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
6 He turned the sea into dry land;
they passed through the river on foot.
There did we rejoice in him,
7 who rules by his might forever,
whose eyes keep watch on the nations—
let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 Bless our God, O peoples;
let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 who has kept our soul among the living
and has not let our feet slip.
10 For you, O God, have tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
11 You brought us into the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12 you let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
I will perform my vows to you,
14 that which my lips uttered
and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals,
with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;
I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried to him with my mouth,
and high praise was [under] [and he was exalted with] my tongue.
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me!
Psalm 66 How Awesome Are Your Deeds To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. Shout for joy to God, all the earth; 2 sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! 3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. 4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah 5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. 6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, 7 who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah 8 Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, 9 who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. 10 For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. 11 You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; 12 you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. 13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, 14 that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah 16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. 17 I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was [under] [and he was exalted with] my tongue. 18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!0 Commentaires 0 Parts 18 Vue - You're not bouncing between "in the flesh" and "in the Spirit." The Spirit is your permanent address. “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.” - Romans 8:9You're not bouncing between "in the flesh" and "in the Spirit." The Spirit is your permanent address. “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.” - Romans 8:90 Commentaires 0 Parts 26 Vue
- en i was growing up I went to a church that confessed the Apostles' Creed. There we stood, speaking the words in unison. I was nodding in agreement. That is, until we came to this line: "He descended into hell."
He what?
Never in alll my years of church-going had a preacher ever talked about that. Was this actually in the Bible?
Peter wrote, "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison..." (3:18-19). These imprisoned spirits are further described as those who did not obey in the days of Noah (v. 20).
First, the sequence. Jesus was "put to death," "made alive," and then proclaimed. So this proclamation took place after his resurrection, though exactly when and how, we are not told.
Second, where did this happen? Peter says it was "in prison," using the same Greek word (φυλακή) that John uses in Revelation for the place where Satan is imprisoned (Rev. 20:7). I do not take this to mean simply "the place of the dead," but rather hell itself (compare 2 Pet. 2:4).
Third, what did Jesus do? He proclaimed (κηρύσσω in Greek).
Fourth, what did he proclaim? Peter doesn't tell us explicitly. But allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture, I understand Jesus to be proclaiming his resurrection victory to the rebellious demonic spirits, like a conquering king marching through the streets of a defeated enemy. This is the victorious Christ who has "bound the strong man" (Matt. 12:29).
Today, when we confess that Christ "descended into hell," we no longer ask, "He what?" Instead, we smile, knowing that Jesus has conquered every foe, proclaimed their defeat to their face, and filled us with the comfort that his victory is also ours.en i was growing up I went to a church that confessed the Apostles' Creed. There we stood, speaking the words in unison. I was nodding in agreement. That is, until we came to this line: "He descended into hell." He what? Never in alll my years of church-going had a preacher ever talked about that. Was this actually in the Bible? Peter wrote, "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison..." (3:18-19). These imprisoned spirits are further described as those who did not obey in the days of Noah (v. 20). First, the sequence. Jesus was "put to death," "made alive," and then proclaimed. So this proclamation took place after his resurrection, though exactly when and how, we are not told. Second, where did this happen? Peter says it was "in prison," using the same Greek word (φυλακή) that John uses in Revelation for the place where Satan is imprisoned (Rev. 20:7). I do not take this to mean simply "the place of the dead," but rather hell itself (compare 2 Pet. 2:4). Third, what did Jesus do? He proclaimed (κηρύσσω in Greek). Fourth, what did he proclaim? Peter doesn't tell us explicitly. But allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture, I understand Jesus to be proclaiming his resurrection victory to the rebellious demonic spirits, like a conquering king marching through the streets of a defeated enemy. This is the victorious Christ who has "bound the strong man" (Matt. 12:29). Today, when we confess that Christ "descended into hell," we no longer ask, "He what?" Instead, we smile, knowing that Jesus has conquered every foe, proclaimed their defeat to their face, and filled us with the comfort that his victory is also ours.0 Commentaires 0 Parts 14 Vue1 - “Self” is not a dirty word in the Christian life. We are the “new self” and our struggle is against the flesh and sin, not the old self.“Self” is not a dirty word in the Christian life. We are the “new self” and our struggle is against the flesh and sin, not the old self.0 Commentaires 0 Parts 19 Vue1
- FORGIVEN FOREVER
Some Christians spend their entire lives asking God for something He already gave them.
Forgiveness.
They wake up every day dragging old sins back into a courtroom Jesus already emptied.
Maybe you’ve seen this yourself. Maybe you’ve lived it.
Every failure feels like a setback with God. Every prayer starts sounding like another apology tour. That kind of Christianity will wear you ou
the blood of Jesus worked the first time, what true forgiveness means under the New Covenant, and how you can stop living under spiritual uncertainty and start resting in the finished work of Christ.
FORGIVEN FOREVER Some Christians spend their entire lives asking God for something He already gave them. Forgiveness. They wake up every day dragging old sins back into a courtroom Jesus already emptied. Maybe you’ve seen this yourself. Maybe you’ve lived it. Every failure feels like a setback with God. Every prayer starts sounding like another apology tour. That kind of Christianity will wear you ou the blood of Jesus worked the first time, what true forgiveness means under the New Covenant, and how you can stop living under spiritual uncertainty and start resting in the finished work of Christ.0 Commentaires 0 Parts 19 Vue - Everything is spiritual. You're either walking by the flesh or walking by the Spirit. There is no third walk! (Galatians 5:16) "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh."Everything is spiritual. You're either walking by the flesh or walking by the Spirit. There is no third walk! (Galatians 5:16) "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh."0 Commentaires 0 Parts 20 Vue
- The evil one can harass, tempt, and lie, but he cannot lay claim to the new you.
“We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.” - 1 John 5:18The evil one can harass, tempt, and lie, but he cannot lay claim to the new you. “We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.” - 1 John 5:180 Commentaires 0 Parts 22 Vue - Redmption and forgiveness arrived together. Yeshuah doesn't offer them separately. “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace” - Ephesians 1:7Redmption and forgiveness arrived together. Yeshuah doesn't offer them separately. “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace” - Ephesians 1:70 Commentaires 0 Parts 19 Vue
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