Remember the Clay
Jeremiah 18:1-8 “For he knoweth our frame,” says Psalm 103:14; “he remembereth that we are dust.” God remembers, but we often forget! We think we are made of steel or of gold, but God knows we are made of dust. Why? Well, for one thing, clay is a humble material that is worthless apart from
The Context for Helping a Believer Who’s Fallen
Written by: Bill Elliff When Jesus is giving us instruction about how to help little children, He gives us Matthew 18:15-20 which records the most clear, precise teaching on how to deal with a brother who falls into sin. I once had the privilege of spending about nine months studying this truth with 90 men
The Jealousy
“But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.” Acts 5:17 People were being saved spiritually, and healed physically. Demonic spirits were being cast out of others who were under oppression or in the possession of forces of darkness, from
Dream Catchers
Bill Hybels tells this inspiring story in his book, Who You Are When No One’s Looking. It started like so many evenings. Mom and Dad at home and Jimmy playing after dinner. Mom and Dad were absorbed with jobs and did not notice the time. It was a full moon and some of the light
Prime the Pump
When I was growing up, I often spent weeks at a time at my grandparents’ house on the farm. We had to sometimes prime the pump to get the water. The pump house was just outside in the back yard. Years ago, I went by the old farm place. The house was gone, the chicken
Where There’s Life There’s Hope
Read Romans 5:1-5 Hope is one of the great words of the Christian faith. It is one word the unsaved man simply cannot use, for the unsaved do not have any hope (Eph. 2:11-13). But the Christian has hope because he has life in Christ. We have hope because of salvation. We have been justified
The Men We Need for the Revival We Need
Written by: Bill Elliff “Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” (Matthew 11:11) All of us want to fulfill our destiny and rise to whatever level of
The Life
“But during the night and angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said, ‘Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life.” Acts 5:20 (NASB) The Amplified Version of the Bible describes this angelic charge, to the imprisoned preachers “declare
When God’s People Pray
I remember the first time I heard Wayne Watson’s song by that title. I sometimes find myself humming it or singing it (of course, I’m alone). “When God’s people pray, there is hope restored there is sin forgiven…” It’s not so much that prayer changes things, as much as it changes me. Prayer is not
Our God Is Able!
Read Daniel 3 What a dramatic story this is! And what a thrilling example of faith and courage. Christian men today may not face the ordeal of a fiery furnace, but they do face situations almost as demanding. How easy it is to “cut corners” or “cross your fingers” and forget that you belong to
Why Worry Is So Insane (If Your Dad Owns Heaven)
Written by: Bill Elliff Of all the things Jesus could have addressed in the Sermon on the Mount, it’s fascinating that He spends a good bit of time in Matthew 6 addressing worry. In fact, He COMMANDS us not to be worried: “Do not be worried about your life.” (Matthew 6:25) We are champion worriers.
The Attraction
“We must obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29 When Peter and the apostles made this statement, they stepped across a line in the sand, and crossed over into the land of absolute freedom. From this moment on, there was no turning back. Regardless of the consequences, they would hear and obey one voice. They