Words wither and blogs fade away…
Forgive me if you’ve heard this song before, but I've decided to stop blogging at He is Sufficient. I truly appreciate all of the wit, wisdom and words of faith that you have shared with me over the past few years. I wish you well in all of your endeavors, whatever they may be and wherever they may lead you. “God is sufficient for the needs of His people”. Amen!
Category Archives: kingdom living
Looking at life after Revelation 20
On the heels of Bryan’s recent post that Revelation 20 was John’s message of “hope, understanding, and calls for endurance” for the persecuted first-century Christians, rather than a thesis of millennialism, comes a new post from Steve at Undeception focused on the consummation of Christ’s reign and the reward of living in the Kingdom, not [...]
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Paul is not writing to you!
Brilliant. The mantra (“Corporate, corporate, corporate… Paul is not writing to you!“) of a former teacher is ringing in my ears after viewing this 5-minute clip of a Gordon Fee lecture/sermon on “Being the People of God in Unity and Community”, set to visuals. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgNmr8nvNgY] It is so easy to slip into an individualistic interpretation [...]
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Revival
“But when they told Jacob all that Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.” (Genesis 45:27, HCSB) In conjunction with his ongoing series on Joseph, our pastor had an interesting definition of revival that I thought was [...]
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Marriage, Children and the Reign of Christ
In Luke 20, Jesus is confronted by Pharisees and Sadducees, all of whom try to entrap him with clever questions designed to make him choose a position opposite of their own, so that they could be justified in bringing about his death. After the scribes and chief priests fail to trap Jesus on a question [...]
Are Paul’s writings Torah or Talmud?
After reading the current discussions on predestination and charismata on this blog, I’ve been reminded of a troublesome question that raises its head in my mind from time to time: Are Paul’s letters and epistles to be considered primary scripture revealed to Paul by God/Christ, e.g. Torah, or are they of the same vein as [...]
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Demon possession or the common cold?
One of the common themes we encounter in reading about the miracles of Jesus’ healing is that many of the people were possessed by demons or filled with unclean spirits that caused their afflictions: “They came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those tormented by unclean spirits were made well.” [...]
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Let the little children come to me…
“And fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 (HCSB) Children can be exasperating. Especially sons who roll out of bed running and don’t stop go, go, going until their eyelids are finally too heavy at the end of the day [...]
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What was the original scope of the Great Commission?
We’re all familiar with the Great Commission, Jesus’ charge to his disciples to preach the message of the gospel: And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of [...]
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A thought for Thanksgiving
HT: Bible Basics THERE is the story of a man who died and arrived at the gates of eternity for a guided tour by a guardian angel. The angel took him to Hell, which was a large banquet room with a huge table loaded with food. Surrounding the table were emaciated, groaning people. The man [...]
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He is risen!