Many Have Turned 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 a believer, will turn away. Unfortunately, this future reality doesn’t seem […]
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Understanding Standing Have you ever considered the many ways we use the word stand? Stand up, stand down, stand out, stand for, stand against, stand on…. With all these English meanings and uses of stand, how can we know what stand means in the Bible? My hope is that understanding standing will help us to
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The Persecuted Church If you want to know what the future will look like for the Church in America, look to China. While they have their millions in “State Approved” institutional churches, they have their tens of millions in unauthorized house churches. In China countless Christians have to endure the consequences of their convictions. This
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Contrast between America and Iran In America, a large percentage of our children and teens who grow up in church leave the faith by or after their high school graduation. But in Iran, children are coming to Christ even though they witness the public execution of Christians. Parents, let’s learn from Iranian Church. A few
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I love our nation. I’m so thankful to have been born in the United States. I’m thankful for all the blessings we have been able to enjoy. I’m so thankful for the men and women who have and are defending our nation. Our nation has been used mightily for God in sending missionaries and resourcing
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The Spiritual Climate of the End Times This post will wrap up our 6-part series on prophecies to be fulfilled before the Millennial reign of Christ. We’ve examined prophecies related to Israel, Earth, government, and society. If you missed them, please go back and read those blogs. Today we will look at prophecies related to
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If you have read any of my posts or books, or if you have heard me speak, then you have heard me say that as individuals and churches we need to be prepared. And you have heard me say that pastors need to prepare their congregations. So, the question then becomes—in what areas do we prepare? Good
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