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Several months ago I did a series on the Fruit of the Spirit. Several weeks ago in the Pastoral prayer I mentioned two of the fruits that are ours as Christians: peace and joy. The reason I did this is that I have recently been talking to a fellow Christian who said that due toContinue reading “Peace and Joy”

I have been reading a book by John Blanchard entitled Whatever Happened to Hell. It has taught me quite a few things about what Scripture promises for those who do not believe as well as for those of us who do believe in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We often use hell in every dayContinue reading “The War on Hell”

There has been a lot of talk lately about the horrendous practices of Planned Parenthood. It is sickening to think that the body parts of human beings are being sold for medical research to help prevent diseases in living persons.  The end does not justify the means. There are other ways to prevent disease. OurContinue reading “The Protected Right to “Choose””

On the religion page in the Times Picayune recently there was an article entitled “The Church of ‘None’ – Cultural Christians have morals without a belief in God.” The article is too long for me to go into in any detail but I would like to highlight one paragraph. It said: “These are the peopleContinue reading “Church of “None””

I would like to tell you two things that the Lord Jesus Christ that should give great comfort to us as believers. The first thing is what Christ has done for us as our suffering servant and the second thing is what He does for us as our all-sufficient God. First of all we willContinue reading “Two Gospel Encouragements”

In his excellent book The Book that Made Your World by Vishal Mangalwadi, he begins by saying: “On April 8 1994 an electrician accidentally discovered a dead body in Seattle, WA. A shotgun had taken the person’s life. The police investigation concluded that he victim of this ghastly tragedy was the rock legend Kurt CobainContinue reading “Nevermind”

In the hymn O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus the first stanza reads:         O the deep, deep love of Jesus! Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free;         Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me.        Underneath me, all around me, is the current of thy love;        Leading onward, leading homeward, toContinue reading “The Love of God in the Incarnation”

The fruit of the Spirit today is self control. Self control can be defined as the believer’s wall of defense against the sinful desires that wage war against his soul. Charles Bridges observed that the person without self control is easy prey to Satan. He said: “He yields himself to the first assault of hisContinue reading “Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control”

I am putting aside our study on the fruit of the Spirit to speak about what is happening in the media concerning Bruce Jenner who now calls himself Caitlyn. Unfortunately, this is taking our country by storm. Never mind our larger issues such as Isis, crime in our streets, and ever-growing tax burden. We areContinue reading “Some Pastoral Thoughts on the Man, Bruce Jenner”

The fruit of the Spirit we are dealing with today is gentleness. William Hendricksen says a number of synonyms are necessary to show the broad meaning of this word: yieldedness, reasonableness, big heartedness, geniality, considerateness. If we stop just here, how many of these qualities would characterize you? Would people say of you “they areContinue reading “Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness”