I wrote the following post in response to President Obama’s recent speech to the Gay and Lesbian Community and a dear brother’s comments about what is in the near future for Christians in light of this movement. ******* If twenty years ago we could not have imagined the church embracing the perversions being embraced today,…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
“Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.” I know God will keep His true bride but how long before He comes back? Come, Lord Jesus. Lawlessness increases and we think that what once was unspeakable is now only “bothersome” or…
Neither Paul nor any other legitimate church leader in 2000 years has ever found it necessary (or even helpful) to use streetwise sex education—not as an evangelistic strategy, and certainly not as a means to sanctification for people already overwhelmed with sex-talk from a corrupt culture. Adopting the world’s obsession with sex and filthy talk…
I received one of the most treasured Father’s Day gifts ever today. My older children all went in together to support a child in my name for 6 months at www.love146.com Love 146 is a ministry geared to rescue those who are in the child sex slavery trade. The first thing a child needs after…
http://onehopeblog.wordpress.com/ There are some wonderful posts about the ministry here at Springs of Grace over on our one hope blog. You would be blessed to read them. Brother Joe
Sorry for the inconsistent uploading of sermons, I have been expirencing problems with my computer and I have to do a process which takes a lot longer to get them on now…am working on a fix so hopefully by God’s grace soon it will be back to normal. John Thulin
“I do not believe one can settle on how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own,…
John Newton to William Cowper, February 22, 1770 “I am willing to hope that you will be made a messenger of light and peace to his soul. The Lord’s hand is not shortened that he cannot save. He can do great things in a small time, as you know from your own experience. In a…
Sunday, during the early portion of the service I talked about the gang violence that took another young life here in our city over the past week (the neighbour of one of the young men in our ministry). I also mentioned one of the great grievances of our day being the 27 million people in…
Congratulations to John and Allison Mason who began today a new parable of Christ’s love for His bride the church. Be in prayer for John and Allison as they begin their life as one. Allison served for two or three years as a summer intern at Springs of Grace and both John and Allison have…