Many Will Turn Away I’ve mentioned Matthew 24:10 a few times—it’s the heartbeat of Stand Firm for it holds a prophecy that many will turn away from the faith. This haunts me. Professed Christians. Church members. Friends. Family. People dear to us, who once proclaimed to be believers, will turn away. Unfortunately, this future reality […]
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Parents, Even If You Feel You’ve Failed, Start Again Today One of the hallmarks we hope to achieve with Stand Firm Parents is to be transparent and realistic. And in being transparent and real, we must admit the unfortunate reality which is that most all of us parents fail at times. I have. I do. I did
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Many, many times since launching stand firm I preached from Luke 19:11-27, the Parable of the Ten Minas. At Stand Firm events, I’d often share a simplified overview of end time events and point out how short this age is when compared to the eternal age to come. Then I’d read the mentioned parable. This
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I’ve been writing and speaking on the topic of standing firm for several years, many have been supportive, but as you can imagine I’ve faced pushback. You may have some pushback for me, but before you send that email, please hear me out. First, I completely agree with the criticism towards Stand Firm for the
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“Pastor, I used to go to your church but after my grandfather died, I quit.” “Pastor, I was really involved in church—I worked with the children. I always helped with Bible School, but after my divorce, I stopped. I still can’t understand why God allowed that to happen.” “Pastor, I attended church every week, but
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I believe we’re just happy to get to Heaven by the skin of our teeth (which we get there by far, far less than that on our part—it’s only through Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross). Now we’re thankful we’ve been saved. We’re thankful we have eternal life. We’re happy to just get to go
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