The scripture teaches that he who now restrains will continue to do so until he is taken out of the way.

Let heaven fill your thoughts instead. Because when you do, everything on earth gets placed in its proper perspective.

It seems like things are upside down [in America] as we see right declared as wrong, and wrong as right. God is not pointing His finger at the Supreme Court, or the White House, or the Capitol. If you are a Christian, He is looking at you and at me to humble ourselves, pray, and seek God's face. He expects us to take action.

And any declaration of faith that does not result in a changed life and good works is a false declaration. It is faith alone that justifies. But faith that justifies can never be alone.

Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church.Essentia lly He said that the church should go to the whole world.

The Bible says that in the last days, there will be people in our churches who are not true believers, among other things. Because of watered-down messages and compromise, people will feel comfortable in certain churches because they are never confronted with their sin. I believe my job as a pastor is to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.

Let's commit ourselves to being true disciples of Jesus Christ. Not mere fair-weather followers, but disciples.