If the conditions that prevail in many assemblies were true in most evangelical churches, the pastor would have been shown the door. No improvement in public preaching? No souls saved? No baptisms? Needy Christians not being visited? No discipleship for new believers? He’d be long gone and the new candidate would be informed that serious […]
It’s wonderful to raise our Ebenezer and declare that at Sioux Falls “the Lord helped us” but it’s also good to learn lessons the Lord taught us. Because so much ground has been lost over the last few decades of evangelistic inactivity or ineffectiveness, we’re having to learn the process almost from scratch. With an […]
Of the four Gospel accounts, Luke, the only Gentile writer in the New Testament, has more of a gospel message for sinners than the other accounts. The key verse tells the message: “The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Lk. 19:10). So we can take a look […]
The cost of a cell phone plan may seem like a bargain until one discovers the hidden costs and unexpected charges that drastically inflate the monthly bill. Hidden costs are an unpleasant reality in everyday living. But have you considered the hidden cost of sin? David’s lustful gaze upon Bathsheba led him to commit adultery […]
During World War II and the Cold War which followed, Soviet Russia was well known for its skill in “reverse engineering.” That is, they were able to take apart and analyze captured enemy equipment and incorporate into their own weapons any innovations in design and performance made by enemy scientists and engineers. For example, the […]
We believe that there are many more saints who are eager to become involved in gospel work. One key is to remember that everyone has a unique part to play in the orchestra. As mentioned in the previous Uplook, it is our exercise to see two GNOM teams crossing the country with gospel seed in […]
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Tim. 1:7). While reading an email update from the “Good News on the Move” team, who were traveling across the US spreading the gospel, the title caught my eye. It said, “Urgent Appeal.” […]
In this moment of darkness, our Lord Jesus revealed one of the defining truths of the church age: the coming of the Holy Spirit to permanently indwell every believer. On the night before the Lord went to the cross, He withdrew from the crowds and gathered together with His own one last time. The disciples […]
Forever is coming, whether we like it or not. The question is: which forever? Physicists and astronomers proclaim they know how and when the universe began and approximately when and how it will end. In the book, Endless Universe, the authors begin the story of the universe with the words: “From nothing” and “from nowhere” […]