“And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked him.” 1 John 5:14-15 Prayer can be one of the… Read More »
Engage in the Word
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer of the word, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets… Read More »
What and How we say things matter!
Psalm 100 is one of the most recognizable chapters of the Bible for those who have grown up in church. It is a chapter that calls us to a joyful life and a life of thanksgiving and praise. In verse 4, the author of the Psalm writes these words; “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and… Read More »
Reviving our Soul
“The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving our soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart, the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening our eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD… Read More »
Sent Together
And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts,… Read More »
A Pilgrims Life
C.S. Lewis in his “Reflections on the Psalms,” writes these words; “A man can’t be always defending the truth; there must be a time to feed on it.” In our journey in life and with Christ we must have a time to feed on the truth which is the Word of God. If we are… Read More »
Biblical Love and Evangelism
What does it mean to love in terms of Evangelism? Throughout 25 years of ministry term biblical love and evangelism have been modified multiple times. As we have seen a decline in church attendance and baptism, the culprit often is the term love. Many see the decline and attribute the decline due to the lack… Read More »
Presuppositions
For the past 5 to 10 years, Progressives have shouted out the statement, “Follow the Science.” They have used that phrase during Covid, climate change, and much more. The problem with that statement is that they do not mean simply “Follow the Science.” What they mean by that is follow the science that is based… Read More »
What’s wrong with this picture?
As a Christian, I have a vast number of responsibilities to the Lord, to my family, to the church, and to my community. One of those responsibilities is my prayer life. My prayer life should be a time of worship, repentance (for myself), and pleading for God to work to bring about a revival to… Read More »
The Prophets Agony (Habakkuk 1:1-4)
As we begin our journey through the book of Habakkuk here at White Oak. Each week the devotional from our book will be posted here. Our prayer is that this study will transform our hearts and minds, as we seek to be about the business of the Kingdom. I think each one of us can… Read More »