At the beginning of His earthly ministry, Jesus recognized that in addition to the kingdom of God, another kingdom was operating here on the earth, the kingdom of Satan. The two would be in conflict with each other. While in heaven, as the angel Lucifer, Satan, tried to usurp Jesuss power and position. God removed him from heaven, but not before he had drawn away a third of the angels. Satan continues his battle today, but now its for the hearts of Gods people. Many Christians are drawn aw...

IGNORANCE OF GODS TRUTH IS NO EXCUSE! We are to glorify God and love Him with all our heart, soul and mind; and love our neighbors as ourselves. As believers, we are to be conduits for the flow of Gods love through us to other human beings. However, the Christian Community is greatly hindered corporately and individually because of self-love, individualism, spiritual and biblical illiteracy. Many look at the truths of Gods Word in an attitude of utter defeat and unbelief. God said this wor...

In the midst of all the confusion, despair, and destruction of moral truth, many people ask these questions: Where is Jesus Christ? Where are his foundational institutions in the world? How does he interface with the many facades and problems of society in this twenty-first century?In Behold the Man, author Jay R. Leach shows that Jesus Christ is at work today exactly as he was during his lifetime as a man on earth two thousand years ago. Through scriptural examples, stori...

DO NOT BE FOOLED! The Church, the body of Christ, has stood both spiritually and biblically through a long history of effective ministry. Empowered and gifted by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God the local church is still standing! We find the church challenged today by a radically changing time; the Greek “anion” refers to “a period of time.” The Apostle Paul warned of the “Perilous times” to come in the last days: the great rejection of God and the sacrificial offering [blood] that God...

IGNORANCE OF GOD’S TRUTH IS NO EXCUSE! We are to glorify God and love Him with all our heart, soul and mind; and love our neighbors as ourselves. As believers, we are to be conduits for the flow of God’s love to other human beings. However, the Christian Community is greatly hindered corporately and individually because of self-love, individualism, spiritual and biblical ignorance. Many Christians look at the truths of God’s Word in an attitude of utter defeat and unbelief. God said this w...

THE UNHEALTHY CHURCH CULTURE Many believers are distraught concerning what they witness going on in their local Black churches today. Ezekiel experienced similar conditions in Israel in his day. The Scripture says, the Israelites were still living in sin and trusting in their own righteousness. God told Ezekiel, “And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say, but they will not do it, for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; the...

ONE GENERATION FROM EXTINCTION! There is a drastic shift in the national culture and churches today; which if not countered can make Christ extinct in one generation! In the midst of this shift many Christians have become confused and are blurring their kingdom mission, biblical worldview and life of godliness. Meanwhile, recent research reflects some 2 billion people in the world who have never heard the saving gospel of Jesus Christ; and billions more caught up in false religions. In the...

THE GREAT COMMISSION IS NOT OPTIONAL! Research shows that the unchurched, saved or unsaved are not staying away from church because they think it is boring or not relevant. Their lack of confidence isnt directed against God and the Bible; but it is with the church and its leaders. People dont want to experience church. They want to experience Gods presence. Today you cant get away with just talking about what the Bible says. The church today must see its mission as one of reflecting Gods h...

The deception of Satan that there are many ways to God is heard in every quarter today from many prominent individuals. However, that does not mean that it is true. Jesus said of Himself, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me (John 14:6). Only one way, not many ways, is available for sinful humanity; and because of their sin, only God Himself could provide that way. Sin caused alienation and separation from a holy God, making it totally impossib...

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? True Christianity is under siege in America today! Satan has spread two of the most evil deceptions in his arsenal, secular humanism [No God] in our society and institutions and religious Christianity [No -- Spirit] in the churches. Both deny Christs finished work of grace (divine favor). Things are looking bleak to many people seeking reality! They realize that Satan and his kingdom of darkness are behind Americas chaotic world systems. Notice, our world of politics, ...

WHAT SATAN CANNOT CONQUER – HE CONTAMINATES! Many churches today are blatantly disobedient in carrying out the Great Commission as given to us by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Himself. Therefore, they provide and incorrect and ineffective witness for the kingdom mission to the world. The Commission mandates that New Testament churches everywhere, “make disciples.” Most churches “baptize them” but neglect to “teach them to obey all things” that He has commanded. Neglect of this vital c...

Many congregations and church leaders are faced with the collapse of the institutional church culture in America. A great number of them have retreated inside their four walls and created church activities to replace their Christ-given mission to make disciples, and thereby extending His kingdom on earth thy kingdom come. Abandoning their mission means they have abandoned their real identity and reason for existence. Others have gone to the other extreme by selling out to the culture. Thei...