Hezekiah – Heart Reform First (2 Chronicles 29)
King Hezekiah begins his reforms in Judah with heart reform first. The priests and Levites cleanse the temple and restore worship within accrording ot the Law. God prepared the opportunity to experience His joy as they have responded to His call for re…
Hezekiah – King of Right Heart (2 Kings 18:1-8)
Hezekiah was a king of right heart in the eyes of God. This is the beginning of his story. At the age of twenty-five, Hezekiah became King of Judah. As all the other kings before him, he had a decision to make: Follow the Lord or not.
Christianese – The Reason For the Season
Lights are going up. Trees decorated. Presents bought, wrapped, and wish-listed. Yet as Christians, do we know the real “reason for the season?” You may be suprised to find out it’s not all about Jesus’ birthday.
Christianese – Once Saved Always Saved
A major theological argument has been waged over whether a person can lose their salvation. The common phrase used to emphasize one cannot lose their salvation is “Once saved always saved.” Other names for this are “eternal security” or “perseverance o…
Christianese – Book of Job
Guest preacher Rev. Gary Jepsen (my wife, Katie’s, dad) unpacks the Book of Job from beginning to end. Dealing not only with the narrative of Job, we look at the underlying theology that extends to many of our life’s circumstances when we ask the quest…
Christianese – Speaking in Tongues / Spiritual Gifts
The Lord gave signs in the early church to show the new outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon His people. One of these signs was speaking in tongues. – Today there are many questions, however, regarding speaking in tongues. Is it real?
Christianese – Baptism in the Holy Spirit
We are commanded to be baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. However, this baptism by water is to follow Spirit Baptism. That is, every Christian has been born again and baptized by the Holy Spirit.
Christianese – God Won’t Give You Anything You Can’t Handle…wrong!
You’re mom or Sunday school teacher may have always told you, “God won’t give you anything you can’t handle.” Well, they were wrong. Not only can you not handle them, He will give or allow them in your life. The reason?
Christianese – Tithing
Tithing is more than simply giving things to the Lord or reserving 10% from each paycheck to put in the offering plate. We submit everything to the Lord as we have already submitted our heart to him. What makes it in the plate is already His anyway.
Christianese – A Sin is a Sin is a Sin
At some point you have heard the phrase, “A Sin is a sin is a sin.” In other words, all sins are equally unholy in the eyes of God. We test this saying Scripturally, first calibrating our understanding of sin against the contrasting holiness of God (Re…