Limited Vision Eight-year-old Frank looked forward for weeks to this particular Saturday because his father promised to take him fishing if the weather was suitable. There hadn’t been any rain for weeks and as Saturday approached, Frank was confident of the fishing trip. But, wouldn’t you know it, when Saturday morning dawned, it was raining…
Author: Alan Holden
Leadership
A Leader Is Not the Cause A true leader is committed to the cause, and does not become the cause. Staying personally dedicated to the cause can become extremely difficult, particularly if the cause succeeds. A subtle change in thinking can overtake the leader of a successful ministry. He or she begins “needing” certain things…
Justice
Objectivity of a General General Robert E. Lee was asked what he thought of a fellow officer in the Confederate army who had made some derogatory remarks about him. Lee rated him as being very satisfactory. The person who asked the question seemed perplexed. “General,” he said, “I guess you don’t know what he’s been…
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
Context Part 3
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
Context Part 2 Matthew 7:1 is the most often verse in the Bible that is quoted out of context.
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth — Context Part 1
Studying the Bible involves more than just reading the Bible. In this series, Pastor Holden and Deacon Sager discuss the process of how to study the Bible for yourself and the reason why doing this yourself is important.
Jeremiah 13
The Sign of the Linen Girdle, vv. 1-11 A. A girdle was a sash or belt around the middle. B. Jeremiah travels to Euphrates to hide the linen girdle. C. Jeremiah returns to retrieve the linen girdle. a. They refuse to hear God’s Words.b. They walk in the imagination of their thoughts instead of God’s…
Jeremiah 12
Key Verse: “Why does the way of the wicked prosper?” v. 1 Jeremiah’s Complaint, vv. 1-4 A. Jeremiah affirms the Righteousness of the Lord, v. 1. B. Jeremiah argues that the Lord allows the wicked to prosper, v. 1. C. Jeremiah asks the Lord to slaughter the wicked, v. 3. The Lord’s Chastening, vv. 5-14…
Integrity
Righteousness Suspected A traffic officer pulled a motorist over to the curb and demanded to see his driver’s license. The driver produced a license, which the officer studied suspiciously for several minutes before waving him on. The officer explained, “You were driving so carefully, I thought for sure you had an invalid license.” Program Pressures…
Influence
Which Way Does Influence Flow? A dignified old clergyman owned a parrot of which he was exceedingly fond, but the bird had picked up an appalling vocabulary of cuss words from a previous owner and, after a series of particularly embarrassing episodes, the clergyman decided he would have to have his parrot put to sleep….