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Start with the Cheese (1 Samuel 17:17-20)

September 25, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Free Grace, ministry, service

People often ask me, “How can I get started in ministry?” The answer is pretty simple. You start with the cheese. I’ll explain. Do you remember when God raised up David to defeat Goliath? That was certainly one of history’s most impressive examples of being used by God in ministry, right? But do you know

William Barclay on Faith as Allegiance

September 24, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - allegiance, Faith, Matthew Bates, William Barclay

If you’re a preacher, you probably know the name William Barclay from The Daily Study Bible Series commentary. Barclay is a dangerous resource to use. On the one hand, you will almost always find him making an insightful, practical, and/or “preachable” comment on any given text. At least, that’s what I’ve found. On the other

The Odd Case of Someone Who Professes to Believe in Christ, But Says He Does Not Have Everlasting Life Because He Does Not Want It

September 23, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Believing in Christ, Believing in Christ personally for yourself

Here is a great question from Jeff: Thank you, Bob, I have a follow up question about this article… a friend of mine said what if someone says, “I believe Jesus offers eternal life to anyone who believes in Him for it, but I don’t want it for myself. I want no part of religion.”

George Muller’s Holy Confidence

September 22, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bema, Confidence, George Muller, Judgment Seat of Christ, rewards

If you are a grace believer—unlike many people in Christendom—you are not worried about being judged for your eternal salvation because Jesus settled that issue the moment you believed in Him for eternal salvation: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life,

Trusting Christ’s Death and Resurrection, Yet Lacking Assurance

September 21, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Ephesians 2:8-9, John 3:16, John 6:28-29, John 6:47

The question I am sharing today is one many people have. What does a person do who is trusting in Christ’s death and resurrection, yet lacks assurance? Lauri writes: I was raised in a Christian home by two beautiful Christian parents.  I was “saved” at the young age of 6, but I began doubting my

Not Everyone Is Ready to Receive Blessings

September 17, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - blessings, Green Letters, Miles J. Stanford, Moses, Sanctification, spiritual maturity, spiritual theology

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds (Acts 7:22). And with all that pagan learning, what was the first thing Moses did out of the gate to serve God? He murdered an Egyptian! Moses was forty years old at the time (Acts 7:23)—my age.

You Make the Call

September 16, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Tim 1:16, John 11:26, John 3:16, John 6:35

Here is a very practical question from a reader named Brian: I have a cousin who was raised in a Christian home.  He attended a Christian high school, and when he graduated from university, he was planning on going to conservative seminary. However, during the summer before seminary, his younger brother and cousin both denied the

Confusion about Salvation and Discipleship

September 15, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 3:16, Luke 14:26-35, object of faith

Here is a nice question from a podcast/radio listener named J. P. that illustrates the importance of clear thinking in evangelism: I try to talk to my pastor about John’s Gospel. It says that we are to believe in Jesus for eternal life. But he says salvation takes more than just believing. He says we

Can You Be Sanctified by Pressure Tactics?

September 14, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Miles Stanford, Sanctification

The diamond industry has long been marred by violence and exploitation—hence the term “blood diamonds.” That tragic reality has helped fuel efforts to discover ways to make synthetic diamonds. Recently, German scientists were able to make diamonds out of peanut butter! The process involved applying staggering amounts of pressure over a few weeks to the