Category: Foundational (page 12)

7. Losing Our Saltiness Start Jesus said only the church that understands His salvation call remains “salty.” If any church or disciple loses this “salty” quality of God’s “terms of peace” it will be “thrown out.” It drives one to…

8.Shaking The Salt Shaker Start Let us shake the salt shaker just a little and see what a man or woman should consider before calling themselves a disciple of Jesus. The terms of peace, the cost of having true faith…

9. Why the Cross? Start You should not be surprised at my saying, “You must be born again.” (John 3:7) We should not be “surprised” that we must be “born again.” We are so totally worthless, vile, and corrupt that…

10. The First Sermon Start If someone decides to pay the cost, how then does he become a Christian? How does someone begin the process of being crucified to self? What does it really mean to believe in the Lord…

11. The Full Message Start But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. (James 2:18) Every Christian church and group requires…

13. A Daily Cross Start The cross kills the very essence of who you are and destroys your very self and life, while God creates a totally new you. When this happens, God gives you a new self, made in…

14. Having This Attitude Start The new life begins, but God desires for us to go onto maturity. Indeed, only those who produce a good crop in maturity will be found worthy of eternal life. Just as every good parent…

15. Re-Baptized Often people state, “I don’t know if my baptism was valid or not,” as they begin to understand the true meaning of baptism. It is a good question because most have been taught a very superficial teaching about…

12. Giving Orders Start God demands that action and faith work together. Indeed, faith without action is not faith at all in God’s sight. The book of James drives home the point by asking the following question: You foolish man,…

17. Why Become A Christian? Start This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into…