The Absent but Active Jesus

The Absent but Active Jesus

What has the crucified but resurrected Jesus been doing during the past 2000 years? Most people never think to ask this question. The ministry of Jesus on earth was amazing but it did last only three-and-a-half years. So, what HAS Jesus been doing for the past...
Imagining Reality

Imagining Reality

Imagine that the Resurrection scorned by those who hate God and doubted by revisionist theologians, has taken place, and that those who in life rejected the Lord Jesus are now standing before him to be judged. It’s time for all to give an account as to why their...
The Best Sermon You’ll Ever Hear

The Best Sermon You’ll Ever Hear

The best sermon you’ll ever hear preached will not come from the preacher but from what the Lord is saying to you through him. The preacher’s sermon may take a while, but the word the Lord speaks may come in seconds and be a very small portion of the...
Onlooker or Participant:  Which?

Onlooker or Participant: Which?

It is one thing to delight in Old Testament prophecies — even those that were fulfilled in the time of Jesus, but another thing to extract them from that biblical setting and apply them to our needs 2,000 years later. But Paul the apostle encouraged the church...
The Wisdom of Solomon

The Wisdom of Solomon

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.” (Proverbs 26:4) These statements appear contradictory but are not. The first warns that if we respond to a fool with...
Same Spirit, Different Expression

Same Spirit, Different Expression

The Spirit of God on John the Baptist is called “the spirit of Elijah” because it was expressed through the unique ministry call and fiery temperament of both prophets. But those who saw Elisha take up Elijah’s powerful mantle may have been surprised...

Peter E. Barfoot