Category Archives: God’s Work

Are All the Spiritual Gifts Still Given?

Posted on August 10, 2019 by russellmckinney

Series: “Spiritual Gifts” (post #3) Does God still impart all 20 of the spiritual gifts that are named in the Bible Unfortunately, the answer you get depends upon whom you ask. As for me, my answer is no. And in … Continue reading →

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What Spiritual Gifts Does the Bible Name?

Posted on August 7, 2019 by russellmckinney

Series: “Spiritual Gifts” (post #2) To find out what spiritual gifts the Bible names, you have to consult three separate passages of scripture. The passages are Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-30, and Ephesians 4:7-16. By combining the lists from all … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Gifts

Posted on August 5, 2019 by russellmckinney

Series: “Spiritual Gifts” (post #1) Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant. (1 Corinthians 12:1, N.K.J.V.) The apostle Paul told the Christians of Corinth that he didn’t want them to be ignorant (uninformed) concerning … Continue reading →

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When False Teeth Become a Problem

Posted on July 27, 2019 by russellmckinney

but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16, N.K.J.V.) In his booklet How to Kill a Church Without Really … Continue reading →

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The Great War: Soldiers Enlisted

Posted on July 18, 2019 by russellmckinney

Series: “The Great War” (post #2) Satan and God are at war. They have been since at least Genesis chapter 3. Despite the fact that this greatest of all wars is supernatural, the results it produces are the same as … Continue reading →

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The Great War

Posted on July 15, 2019 by russellmckinney

Series: “The Great War” (post #1) It is difficult to count the number of wars that have been fought throughout mankind’s history. The difficulty lies in the question of what gets classified as an actual war. There are skirmishes. There … Continue reading →

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Church Attendance Decline

Posted on July 12, 2019 by russellmckinney

A school teacher told her students to bring an item that represented their religious faith. The little Jewish boy brought a menorah. The little Catholic boy brought a crucifix. The little Baptist boy brought a casserole. Speaking as a Baptist … Continue reading →

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Ministering to Lost People

Posted on July 8, 2019 by russellmckinney

And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. (Matthew 5:41, N.K.J.V.) In its specific scriptural context, this verse has nothing to do with putting in the extra hours required to become a success in the business … Continue reading →

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Two Times When God Blessed Lying (post 2 of 2)

Posted on June 26, 2019 by russellmckinney

The Jews, led by Joshua, were at last ready to cross over the Jordan river and start claiming Canaan, the land that God had given them. The problem was that various races of people had been entrenched in that land … Continue reading →

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Two Times When God Blessed Lying (post 1 of 2)

Posted on June 24, 2019 by russellmckinney

Egypt’s new Pharaoh was dealing with what he believed was a national crisis. Years earlier a race of non-Egyptians — Jews to be precise — had settled in Egypt and had since multiplied so prolifically that they had become a … Continue reading →

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