He Must Increase
“He must increase, but I must decrease (John 3:30).”
These seven words found in John 3:30 contain the entire mystery of God’s dealings with man from ages past to eternity future. “He [Christ] must increase.” All of God’s works are towards this end of increasing Christ. In other words, everything God has done, is doing, and [...]
He Could Not Be Hidden
“And [Jesus] entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden” (Mark 7:24b).
The ultimate purpose and intention of God is to increase Christ and decrease everything else so that Christ may be ALL IN ALL. John the Baptist stated this quite succinctly when he summed up God’s Eternal [...]
The Gift of Christ
As the fullness of God – all that He is and all that He has – dwells in Christ, so the fullness of Christ – all that He is and all that He has – dwells in you (Colossians 2:9,10a).”
We have mentioned the need to recognize and appreciate the value, worth, and preciousness of [...]
Feet of Brass
“And has put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the Head over all things to the Church” (Ephesians 1:22).
“And His feet were like fine brass, as if they had burned in a furnace… and when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man…” (Revelation 1:15-17ff).
When John [...]
Eat My Flesh
Except a man eat my flesh and drink my blood, he has no life in him (John 6:53).
How can this man give us His flesh to eat? So wondered the crowd, and so we wonder, even when we know that Christ is refering to Himself in a spiritual sense (My Words are Spirit and Life…the [...]
Do We Look For Another?
“Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto [Jesus], ‘Are you the One that should come, or do we look for another?’” (Matthew 11:2,3).
You will recall that John the Baptist was the one sent by God to be a voice in the [...]
Prayer: Adjustment to the Eternal Purpose
In this eight part series of teachings we take an in-depth look at how Jesus taught us to pray. We examine key principles of prayer that cooperate with God and establish the preeminence of Christ over all things. We discuss real prayer as being Christ-centered, not self-centered. And we show you step by step how to get aligned, oriented, calibrated and adjusted to God’s Purpose – and stay that way. Listen online.
The Danger of Familiarity
“I entered into your house, and you gave Me no water for My feet…” (Luke 7:44ff).
How often do we take the presence of Jesus for granted? Our psuedo-Christian culture is profane. I speak not of the profanity of foul language, but the profanity of treating divine things with a casual, apathetic, flippant attitude. We profane [...]
Christ: The Object of Our Desire
“…thy desire shall be to thy Husband, and He shall rule over thee (Genesis 3:16b).”
“Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee (Psalms 73:25).”
In the beginning God ordained that the Bride of Christ, the Church, should have its desire only for Christ. Our desires are [...]
All Things in Christ
In my written and spoken messages I make frequent reference to the preeminence of Christ. Just what do we mean by Christ having the preeminence? What do we mean by giving Christ the preeminence in all things?
