George Mueller was known for his faith. He was used by God to house over 10,000 orphans over his life span. Although he was able to care for thousands of precious orphans, helping them was not his primary goal. His purpose in ministering to those children was to magnify the glory of Jesus Christ. He did this primarily by depending upon Christ to supply their needs through prayer alone. He determined that he would ask for money from no man....
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. Col 1:15-19 “The point is this: We were made to know and treasure the glory of God above all things; and when we trade that treasure for images, everything is disordered....
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. Ps 63:2-3 “Evangelical Christians have...
God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slackers. If you are thinking of becoming a Christian, I want you to know that you are embarking on something which is going to take the whole off you, brains and all. C. S. Lewis Think on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this. 2 Tim 2:6-7 We do our Lord and his glory a great disservice by failing to challenge our people to...
We at GMTB love the clear bold witness of John Wesley. He confidently and joyfully declared the sufficiency of God’s Word. Tragically, today many church leaders have lost that confidence. Many doubt whether the Bible is really a sufficient resource for the growing and healing of the church in such a hostile and sick environment. Many in the church have lost their confidence in the power of God’s Word and have been intimidated into silence.
“The gospel is like a caged lion. It does not need to be defended, it just needs to be let out of its cage.” Charles Spurgeon A few months ago I attended a lecture given by a professor of missions at a local seminary. His focus of ministry was directed toward the Muslims of the world. I learned much about Islam and its tenets from this scholar. His lecture addressed the difficulties Christians face in witnessing to such a devoted and...
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. Galatians 1:6 That so-called Bible religion in our times is suffering rapid decline is so evident as to...
“You will call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Ps 50:15 Why is it that God doesn’t just take us to heaven when we receive the gift of salvation? Being lifted from a fallen, sinful and painful world the moment we are saved seems so right. To be removed from the world of temptation to immediately reach our ultimate destiny seems so reasonable...
The Purifying Power of Fear ¨Now the main thing is to get the eyes of the people open. They need to see hell as the result of their sin, and that produces fear, the fear of God which is the beginning of wisdom. Once they get this fear all will be comparatively easy; but if this fear does not lay hold of a man, his so-called conversion is a sham. True love wakens a man to reality; sham love soaps him...
GMTB PURPOSE: To “declare the supremacy of Christ and the sufficiency of his Word to the extremities of the earth.” You and I were created to discover and delight in the glory of God in the face of Christ. God reveals that glory through His inspired and infallible Book. As His Spirit opens the eyes of our hearts, we are enabled to see divine truth that is so real and wonderful that our lives are transformed into a miracle of God’s grace....