Category Archives: Spiritual Gifts

Tongues as a Prayer Language?

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

(Series “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #7) In my previous post, I explained that Acts 2:1-13 teaches that the Biblical definition of speaking in tongues is speaking in a known foreign language that you have never learned. I also … Continue reading →

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4 Basic Questions About Speaking in Tongues

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #6) I’ve been writing some posts lately on the beginning of the church age, and I’ve now reached a place where I’d like to devote a couple of posts to the issue of … Continue reading →

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When God Tells You to Do Something

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

I’ve been friends with Beau Thomas for most of my life. We grew up together, attended school together, ran around together, and played a lot of ball together. When each of us became a father, we also coached our share … Continue reading →

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Unopened Perfume

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. (2 Corinthians 2:15, N.K.J.V.) Donald Barnhouse was one of America’s best known preachers. He pastored Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church … Continue reading →

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Why a Lion Tamer Uses a Chair

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Church

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

One day a man called a pastor to say he wanted to join the pastor’s church. The man was quick to point out, though, that he didn’t want to attend services every week, study the Bible, pray, visit, evangelize, give, … Continue reading →

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Are You a Duck, an Eagle, a Rabbit, Or a Turtle?

Posted on May 8, 2017 by

In his book “Criswell’s Guidebook For Pastors,” W.A. Criswell, the longtime pastor of 1st Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, offers the following illustration: The animals had a school. The curriculum consisted of running, climbing, flying, and swimming. All the animals … Continue reading →

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