Passion 4 Him

A brother in the Lord recently brought to my attention that since the terror attacks upon its own people in Syria, the United States and other countries are talking about an attack on Damascus. As I look at current events in light of biblical prophecy, I can't help but notice that Isaiah prophesied of Damascus' utter ruin and destruction in the end times after the rapture of the church: "The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap." (Isaiah 17:1) I have listed a couple "eye-opening" links as to what may occur that could fulfill Isaiah's prophecy: 1. Syrian Crisis: Western Military Options 2. Israel will hit hard, if Syria strikes against Israel 3. Overview of fulfilled prophecy of Isaiah 17 4. Why Destruction of Damascus is after Rapture Is this simply talk or could we see this fulfillment in the very near future, maybe in a couple months? Whatever the case, this should cause us t...

Taken from John MacArthur's Sermon: " Why I'm Committed to Expository Preaching ." 1.        A failure to do expositional preaching usurps the authority of God over the soul:   If you don’t open the Word of God and let them hear the message of God, you have usurped His authority.   God has a right to speak to men and women, has a right to speak to His church and when His church gathers, it is to hear Him speak...not you. 2.        It usurps the headship of Christ over His church 3.        A failure to preach and teach expositionally   hinders the work of the Holy Spirit : The Spirit uses the Word as the means of sanctification. So if you fail to proclaim, to teach, to exposit the Word of God, you usurp the authority of God, you usurp the headship of Christ, and hinder the work of the Holy Spirit 4.        A failure to do expositiona...

By John MacArthur I have never aspired to be known as a theologian, a polemicist, or an academician. My passion is teaching and preaching the Word of God. Even though I've dealt with theological questions and doctrinal controversies in some of my books, I have never done so from the perspective of a systematic theologian. It is of little concern to me whether some point of doctrine fits with this tradition or that. I want to know what is biblical. All my concerns are biblical, and my desire is to be biblical in all my teaching. Preach the Word That is how I have approached ministry from the beginning. My father was a pastor, and when I first told him years ago that I felt God had called me to a life of ministry, he gave me a Bible in which he had inscribed these words of encouragement: "Preach the Word!" That simple statement ...

These excerpts are taken from I book I just finished called: "The Sovereignty of God" by A.W. Pink, a true classic full of biblical truth. "It is not until the sinner despairs of any help from himself that he will ever fall into the arms of Sovereign mercy; but if once the Holy Spirit convicts him that there is no help in himself then he will recognize that he is lost , and will cry, "God be merciful to me a sinner," and such a cry will be heard." (pg. 161) "The success of the ministry which He has committed into our hands is not left contingent on the fickleness of the wills in those to whom we preach. How gloriously encouraging, how soul-sustaining the assurance are those words of our Lord’s if we rest on them in simple faith: “And other sheep I have (“have” mark you, not “will have”; “have” because given to Him by the Father before the foundation of the world), which are not of this fold (i.e. the Jewish fold then existing): them also I must...

 After listening to a recent sermon entitled: " Is God still revealing Truth ," by John MacArthur I began to think about the common thread that exists for all the extra revelation that is being presented. By "extra revelation" I mean teachings, experiences, visions, tongues, revelations, dreams, trips to heaven, declarations made from "hearing from the Lord" or speaking ex-cathedra that are outside of the Bible itself. God warned in Revelation 22:18-19: " For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19  and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."   There is a very serious warning to those who try to add or subtract from God's only revelation of Truth: The Bib...

Take these simple steps in letting the Holy Spirit guide you in the midst of a world of confusion and noise. by Charles F. Stanley When was the last time you heard discernment discussed? It’s not a popular topic today, yet there’s probably never been a culture more in need of it. We’re overloaded with information but short on insight. One click online gives access to more information than our ancestors could have imagined. But how do we know what’s true? And has knowing more made us any wiser? Lack of discernment is all around, causing overwhelming debt, unsolvable problems, and the emotional turmoil of strained relationships. Even right and wrong are up for grabs. We increasingly resemble the disastrous era of the judges in Israel when “everyone did what was right in his own eyes” ( Judg. 21:25 ). In the midst of such confusion, believers need to develop a discerning spirit so that they can know truth and the Lord’s direction in every circumstance. Without it...

 One of the best tools I like to use to spread the Good News of the Gospel are tracts. What are tracts anyway you may ask? A Gospel tract in particular is a small pamphlet or card that communicates the message of salvation through Jesus Christ in a short, summarized way. It is often a quick read that gets straight to the facts and it often asks for a choice to be made about the content that is being read. Tracts come in all different shapes, sizes, and styles. They have different approaches to sharing the Gospel using different topics that may or may not apply to a specific target group. They have tracts for Mormons, Muslims, Catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses, people struggling with alcohol, drugs, pornography, and depression. Tracts can also be targeted towards the skeptics, the "I'm a good person people," or someone who just needs to identify their need for a Savior.  I personally endorse Gospel tracts because I have heard testimonies of people who have been saved t...