Holiness and *&!#ing Worship Leaders

Recently one of my ex-professors posted a blog about a church worship leader who at some casual hangout event dropped the f-bomb.  If this wasn’t shocking enough, there was alcohol involved in the incident.  My ex-professor presented a tactful call for holiness, particularly in leadership.  Following...

Regaining Sight

To speak the word “regain” is to state that the subject in view had previously been realized. In this case, the blind man asked to “regain” his sight.  He wanted to get back that which he previously had.  I believe that many modern American Christians are backslidden–meaning, they have...

New Life In Christ, part 3

As we continue through Paul’s admonition to walk out our “new life in Christ” in Ephesians 4:17-24 we now come to verse nineteen which reads as follows: They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. Paul says that they (Gentiles who...

How To Overcome Sin

by Charles G. Finney (Edited and paraphrased by Keith Green) “They said therefore to Him, ‘What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?’ Jesus answered and said to them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.’” – John 6:28-29 ...

Is Introspection a Sin?

Finally brothers… (Paul is saying to sum up this whole book) whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8 I used to...

The Sense of God’s Holiness

‘Among those who approach me I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’ -Lev. 10.3 The nations are perishing and the Church is languishing for want of the knowledge of God. This generation of American souls is largely ignorant of the God of the Scriptures, and we...

The Crisis Of Conviction

Editor’s note:   Britt Williams is the pastor of Consuming Fire Fellowship, in Woodville Mississippi. The following article is something I came across on Facebook when several of my contacts posted this article on their profiles.  I was challenged and convicted by many of the points, and though we...

Cleanse Our Eyes! A Call to Consecration in the Area of Entertainment

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin? …. for that would be a fire that consumes…. and it would burn to the root all my increase.” -Job 31.1, 12 I understand that many would brand my faith antique and my convictions archaic for approaching this...

Davidic Grit

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.” -Ps. 51.1 The man who comes to the truest consciousness of his own depravity will be the one to cry out from the deepest place for a total cleansing from God. David the...

Habitual Sin & Holy Ostracism

By Jerry Bolton Recently on Facebook, I posted a video of Dr. John Piper responding to the question “How should Christian friends respond to a friend who has entered a homosexual relationship and moved to a church that accepts it?”. During the discussion that followed, I realized there’s...