What does it mean to say that the Holy Spirit “convicts us concerning judgment?” Let me outline for you three ways that this type of conviction is experienced by the Spirit-filled Christian. … More A Conviction Concerning Judgment
Psalm 116:8-9For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; 9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. When we read the Psalms we should be looking … More Experiencing the Life of Christ
Psalm 109:26-27Help me, O Lord my God! Save me according to your steadfast love! 27 Let them know that this is your hand; you, O Lord, have done it! Let us pray that the Lord would save and … More Let Them Know This Is Your Hand
Psalm 101:6I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me. What privileges are … More The Privilege of Ministering To God
Psalm 94:1-2
O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! 2 Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! … More Praying: For and Against
the Church teaches, as the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 3:15), the “way” of the Lord. As we hear and respond to the truth by faith, our divided hearts become less divided. But the unification of our heart doesn’t occur by hearing alone. We must pursue the Lord in prayer. … More Healing Our Divided Heart
Have the holidays lost a little bit of their luster for you over the past few years?Are you looking to learn to celebrate again? May be the answer is not in the celebration but in the times between celebration. Let’s explore how returning to the Christian disciplines (practical discipleship) may be the key to experiencing the joy of the Lord celebration again. … More Celebrating Well: Feasting and Fasting
Celebrating the Incarnation will begin for Solomon’s Porch on November 27th, 2022 and continue through January 5th, 2023. We will restart our Scripture reading plan for the year on November 27th to coincide with the beginning of the Celebration of the Incarnation. I thought it might be helpful to outline my journey as a man who did not celebrate any Christian season, to a man that celebrates/remembers the five evangelical feast days of the Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension, & Pentecost (outpouring of the Holy Spirit) with gusto. … More Christian Celebration: Wielding the Weapons of Worship
In this final essay from Acts 5:17-42 we see the apostle’s second miraculous escape. The first was at the hands of an angel, the second will come, incredibly, at the word of a Pharisee. God knows how to deliver His people. … More Burning Coals: God Knows How To Deliver Part 5
In this final essay from Acts 5:17-42 we see the apostle’s second miraculous escape. The first was at the hands of an angel, the second will come, incredibly, at the word of a Pharisee. God knows how to deliver His people. … More Burning Coals: God Knows How To Deliver Part 4