Phinehas: Zealous for God (Part 2) Last week’s article observed the zeal of Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron. When the Midianite women came to seduce the men of Israel to commit fornication and worship an idol, he ran an Israelite ruler’s, son and the daughter of a Midianite chieftain through Read more…
Phinehas: Zealous for God by Daniel R. Vess The Bible is filled with little known and oft forgotten heroes. Perhaps, Phinehas the son of Aaron is one of these great men of faith. As Job is known for his patience and Jabez for his prayer, may we never forget to Read more…
“Out of the Mouths of Babes” by Daniel R. Vess Although young children may not have a great deal of experience in life or formal education, they can state obvious truths we adults are prone to over look. One Wednesday night I have the joy of teaching a class several Read more…
You Have Left Your First Love – by Daniel R. Fontenot In the book of Revelation, Jesus takes the opportunity to address seven churches and talk about their good and bad characteristics. Recently, something happened that made me think of one of these letters, the letter to church at Ephesus. Read more…
Dethroning God – adapted by Daniel R. Vess from a lesson presented by David Holder When we think of Christ’s people as a flock, we picture of Christ as the chief shepherd. When we think of His people as the body, we view of Christ as the head. When we Read more…
Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen – by Daniel R. Vess Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-18 In Luke’s account of the Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen he mentions the chief priests and scribes being present for this parable. When Jesus asked his audience to “hear another parable” He is adding Read more…
Prepping for a Heart Transplant – by Daniel R. Vess If anyone was to be known as the “King of Hearts” it would have to be King David. When Samuel was sent to the house of Jesse to anoint a new king over Israel to replace King Saul, he was Read more…
Eight Great Prayer Warriors by Daniel R. Vess Download PDF version In Clint Eastwood’s movie, Heartbreak Ridge, he tells of the liberation of the Caribbean island of Grenada by U.S. forces. In his movie he includes an actual event. Enemy machine guns pinned down navy SEALs assaulting the Governor-General’s mansion. Read more…
A Guide to Speaking in Tongues – by Grover Stevens [Below is one page from a four page guide to speaking in tongues used by the Rainbow Revival Church in Los Angles]. Words of Praise to Receive the Holy Ghost Jesus who baptized 120 believers with the Holy Ghost on Read more…
The Good Old Days – by Dan Fontenot It’s a common practice for people to remember the past in way that makes it seem like there were no (or at least far fewer) problems in the past. Frequently this is in reference to our society and culture and how it Read more…