Author Archives: Terry Rayburn
Celebrating Halloween With Abraham, Martin and John (Transcript)
In America Halloween is celebrated on October 31st. I don’t particularly like Halloween, especially its occult aspects, but that’s a message for another time. I want to tell you a brief story of God’s grace. Reformation Day You see, October more »
Are Christians Nothing?
Some of you might be shocked to learn that Charles Spurgeon was human, and not inerrant Someone posted the following on Facebook, quoting the beloved Spurgeon: “I know I am nothing,” say you. Yes, but you would not even have more »
Three Things That Revolutionized My Christian Life
By Michele Rayburn There are three things that have revolutionized my Christian life and walk: God’s unconditional love, God’s total forgiveness, and a Christ-centered life. 1. God’s Unconditional Love “We love Him because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19) more »
Lydia The Purple Seller And Wishful Thinking About Steve Jobs
“A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and THE LORD OPENED HER HEART to respond to the things spoken by Paul.” – Acts 16:14 Just as the more »
What Do We Have To DO To Be "In Christ"?
(A beautiful print of this may be ordered here: http://goo.gl/yhYFK – not an affiliate link.) I saw a comment on someone’s social media that kind of surprised me. Responding to a good posting about our new identity in Christ, the more »
What Do You See When You See People?
If the Bible is true (and it is) we live in a world that is in many ways stranger than a Science Fiction movie. For example, we know that there are spirit beings around us in the air. Normally they more »
Do We Have A King?
I was reading Psalm 47 this morning, and was reminded what a horrible statement was made by those Israelites who called for the crucifixion of Jesus. What was the horrible statement? After they shouted “Crucify him!”, Pontius Pilate said to more »
Reversing The Reformation – How Some So-Called Protestants Are Subtly Undermining Justification By Faith
Note: This is re-posted from October 30, 2009. I want to add an important point: Much as I am reluctant to recommend studying the writings of neo-legalists…if you DO, you must remember one thing…they are false teachers, and false teachers more »
Going Beyond Admiring Worship (Audio)
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Going Beyond Admiring Worship
Admiring Jesus seems to be a great pastime of practically everyone. Mahatma Ghandi, who through peacful protest and hunger strikes changed the face of India and the world, admired Jesus, and claimed to gear his methods after the Lord’s sacrificial more »
