“Now when Moses went into the Tabernacle of Meeting to speak with Him, he heard the Voice of One speaking to him from above the Mercy Seat that was on the Ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.” (Num. 7:89) When we hear of Moses walking into the Tabernacle to…
Testing Purifies
If you desire to walk righteously before the Lord, rest assured you will be tested. In fact, the deeper your walk with Christ the more intense your testing will be. The Bible makes this clear: “The people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits… When they fall, they shall be…
Made for Dominion
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own…
Christ is Unchanging
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Heb. 13:8) Things Change: I used to believe the world changed from day to day… now it seems like it changes from minute to minute. Because of this, insecurity is a feeling that overwhelms many people. For the Christian, security is not to be found in…
Posture Against the Accuser
“And they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and they did not love their lives to the death.” (Rev 12:11) The power to overcome the Accuser of the Brethren, resides in the ability to believe in the Blood of Jesus Christ. To claim the Grace as our very own…
Tithe Confusion Part 4
Jews Do Not Tithe: Jewish Rabbis today; those who should know the history of Abraham, the Mosaic Law and the teaching of the Prophets better than the Christian Church, do not collect tithes or use the tithe system to provide the resources for their ministry. They know only Levites can collect the tithe and the…
Tithe Confusion Part 3
In this study, we continue looking for answers to the confusion we see in today’s teachings of the “tithe”. I want to look at two characters from the Old Testament, Abram (Abraham) and Jacob. Since they lived at a time before the Law of Moses and are identified as people who tithed; I think they warrant at least a…
Tithe Confusion Part 2
My goal in this message today is to look more closely at the principles and teachings that characterize the tithe system for funding the ministry of the church. I know the challenge we face in teaching about this topic and would never want to undermine the truth that God’s people must be good stewards. So it is my goal to encourage God’s Kingdom…
Tithe Confusion Part 1
There is great confusion today about the concept of tithes and offerings. Most Christian leaders teach that believers are obligated to give 10% of their income to support the ministry of the local church. This is not how we see the Early Church function after the Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost (Acts 2:44-47 & 4:32-37). It also becomes a difficult pattern to reconcile with…
Miracles Lead to Conversions
I firmly believe that “signs and wonders” and all the spiritual gifts of 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 are valid for today and should be “earnestly desired” for the edification of the Body and the preaching of the Gospel. It is perfectly clear that in the New Testament the Gospel was authenticated by signs, wonders and miracles…