by ray | May 7, 2013 | 2 Cor, NT, Sermons
Today, I want to talk about eternity. Having an eternal perspective. Having an eternal perspective does a few things for the believer: 1) keeps the believer humble, 2) motivates the believer to live wisely, and 3) allows the believer to understand the goal of...
by ray | Apr 29, 2013 | 2 Cor, NT, Sermons
5) Furthermore, the gospel illumines minds. 6 For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the KNOWLEDGE… If the god of this age blinds unbelievers in their minds (v4) so that they cannot see the light of the...
by ray | Apr 29, 2013 | 2 Cor, NT, Sermons
Sin makes us crave darkness. It produces ignorance because we think we know something because our minds are puffed up with pieces of knowledge. Yet, all we have are vague approximations. Opinions. Our knowledge is piecemeal. It’s full of holes. We see dim outlines on...
by ray | Nov 8, 2011 | Other Ministries
It is sin to eat or drink or do anything NOT for the glory of God. In other words, sin is not just a list of harmful things (killing, stealing, etc.). Sin is leaving God out of account in the ordinary affairs of your life. Sin is anything you do that you don’t...
by ray | Jan 12, 2011 | Devotionals
We make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 2 Corinthians 5:9 (NIV) Not every goal is a good goal or the kind of goal that God gets behind and helps you accomplish. So what kind of goals does God bless? The Bible says,...
