“How is it that a carpenter from obscure Nazareth commands the allegiance of hundreds of millions of people who have given their lives to Him? The New Testament documents have an answer: Jesus was the very Son of God, that is, He was (and is) God the Son. Jesus was genuinely God and man, He … Continue reading Why Jesus?
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I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2022 #5If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, he would have sent us a comedian or an artist. If God had perceived that our greatest need was political stability, he would have sent us a politician. … Continue reading I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2022 #4“Jesus was the most loving person that ever lived and would say “neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.” He did not judge in the condemnatory sense but He certainly made a judgment of discernment. And that’s where we get confused. When the Bible tells us not to be judgmental, it … Continue reading I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
Book Review: Person of Interest
A cold-case detective was handed an unsolved missing person case. What happened to Tammy Hayes in May, 2000? Was her disappearance the result of her simply leaving the area or was it more sinister than that? How can even a veteran detective solve a case without a body? What skills could this detective bring to … Continue reading Book Review: Person of Interest
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself 2021 #1
“How is it that a carpenter from obscure Nazareth commands the allegiance of hundreds of millions of people who have given their lives to Him? The New Testament documents have an answer: Jesus was the very Son of God, that is, He was (and is) God the Son. Jesus was genuinely God and man, He … Continue reading I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself 2021 #1
Doctor’s Orders (Part 13)
Luke 18:18-23StudyThe young man expressed that he had kept those commandments that Jesus named. But, Jesus Christ saw the young man on the inside.Jesus knew that the young man had told a great, big lie.Sometimes patients will tell their physicians the things they believe the doctor wants to hear. Perhaps the young man told Jesus … Continue reading Doctor’s Orders (Part 13)
Doctor’s Orders (Part 12)
Luke 18:18-23StudyHowever, any look at the Gospel accounts and the sayings of Jesus will inform us that He was interested, not in the outer works, but the inner condition of the heart.Jesus Christ knew the condition of men’s hearts.In the account of the paralytic from Mark 2, Jesus forgave the man’s sins and knew that … Continue reading Doctor’s Orders (Part 12)
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
2021 #4Who is Jesus? He was a person in history, but so much more than that. Evidence informs us that the historic understanding of Jesus as God in human flesh started with the early church itself. The Shreveport Chapter of Reasons To Believe will gather at Shreveport’s Brookwood Baptist Church on Tuesday, May 11 at … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
Doctor’s Orders (Part 7)
Luke 18:18-23StudyMany times Jesus answered a question, but not in the way people think He ought to answer it.It is the same way here.Jesus wanted the young ruler to think about what he was asking.o “Why do you call Me good? No one is good, but One—God (Luke 18:19, HCSB).This may sound like an odd … Continue reading Doctor’s Orders (Part 7)
Easter 2021
“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they [the women] came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two … Continue reading Easter 2021
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