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Needed: Reformation – Chapter 11

WHO IS MAN? Part 2   Genesis 1:26 “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”  … Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 10

WHO IS MAN? – Part 1   Isaiah 40:6 “A voice says, ‘Cry out.’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’ ‘All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.’”   When we think of reformation we need to come back to what the Bible says about man…. Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 9

JESUS: WHO IS HE?   Hebrews 12:2 “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.”   After 9/11 everyone was talking about God. I was thrilled to hear that God’s name was being invoked other than used in swearing. I would see different groups of people gathering together in… Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 8

Glory of the Lord   Isaiah 40:5 “And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”   In the Book of Ezekiel chapters 10 and 11 we see the glory of the Lord departing from the temple. In the first… Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 7

SUPREMACY OF GOD IN PUNISHMENT   The “supremacy of God in punishment” might sound like an odd title, but one thing that we forget about God, or at least like to put on the back burner, is that God is a God that will punish rebellion.   1 Corinthians 15 tells us that there will… Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 6

SUPREMACY IN REDEMPTION   When we think about God, who He is and what He has done, we must give some thought to the Supremacy of His redemption. In reading through Isaiah chapters 42-45 one sees the number of times the Lord shares who He is and how He is the only God.   One… Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 5

Reformation in the Past   If we look at church history it would seem that there were two other times when there was reformation.   From the 1st century to about 300 AD the church spread throughout the Roman world.  There were many things against the early church: the Roman Empire, pagan gods, superstitions, etc. Yet… Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 4

What We Need Reformation – Part 2   The third thing that we need to ask ourselves is in regards to our culture: Is the church making an impact in our culture today? Who is in control in our culture? Is it God or is it Satan?   When we turn on TV what do… Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 3

Why We Need Reformation   In Chapter 2 we saw something about reformation – that of bringing us back to our foundation in our Christian faith. But the question might be asked: Why do we need reformation?   In this chapter I would like to answer this question by asking other questions.   The first set… Read more »

Needed: Reformation – Chapter 2

REFORMATION: WHAT IT IS   It is very important to realize the times that we are living in. With rapid communication we are seeing things taking place all over the world. These are tumultuous, but exciting times. It is a great time to be alive and to be a part of all that the Lord… Read more »