My wife Linda and I live in the heart of East Texas, in the small town of Golden. The Lord has blessed us with six children. Our oldest son is married, and the other five still live at home. We are in fellowship at Golden Bible Chapel. How thankful we are for that precious group […]
John 3:16 is the gospel in a sentence, twenty-five words that bridge the gulf between a loving God and lost humanity. Yet in this wonderful array of Bible words, preachers often stress the little word “so.” “For God so-o-o loved the world,” they intone. And still the question lingers: How could such a God love […]
The primary purpose of this series is to provide helps for preachers and shepherds in teaching the Word of God to the saints, thus taking seriously our responsibility to “feed My sheep” (Jn. 21:15; see 1 Pet. 5:2). In particular, we hope to address the subject of expository preaching. Defining expository preaching Expository preaching is […]
Paul states, “For I am persuaded, that…[Nothing] …shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom. 8:38-39) Occasionally, one hears the assertion that we become Christians when we “decide for Christ”; that is, when we decide to trust Him. Therefore, the argument runs, we may […]
Distinguishing the various aspects of sanctification is key to a true understanding of the doctrine. The word sanctify means “to set apart.” There is a whole family of words—sanctify, sanctification, saint, holy, holiness, consecrate, consecration—that all have the same root meaning. Very often sanctification means the process of separating from common or unclean uses to […]
I recognize faces easily, although names are sometimes slow to come to mind. Just ask my children. Each is a unique person, and though I recognize them, I still occasionally mix up their names. What I never forget is that they are separate and distinct persons from me. Each is genetically complete, clearly human, and […]
Israel had seen the Lord defeat the gods and armies of Egypt. She had crossed the Red Sea on dry land. Now she stood at the foot of Sinai, but the journey was not over. God had greater plans for His people than wilderness! There was the Promised Land to enter. But Canaan was not […]
Towards the end of his life Jacob spoke about his experience of the Angel of the Lord: “The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil” (Gen. 48:15-16). Of special significance in his spiritual journey were his encounters with the Angel of the Lord at Bethel and Peniel. Prior to Bethel, Jacob lived for more […]
Some readers may raise their eyebrows to see such a challenge being issued in Uplook. Rest assured we will soon explain what is meant by the title— but first, we have a scenario for you to consider. The believers at Downhill face a dilemma. Harold started the assembly in his home 40 years ago and […]