Spotting Counterfeit Claims And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human

THE LUKEWARM CHURCH & Lazy Leaders “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. “I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth…” Revelation 3:14-16 LAODICEA There are times when I can clearly see that we are living in a Laodicean Age when it comes to t

Man vs. God Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 In a recent small group Bible study, this passage of Scripture stood out to me, and I immediately thought about the true meaning of the word peace that Jesus was passing along to his disciples as opposed to how it is interpreted today. For the past decade, I have used the word shalom as my closing for my