God has so very many persons that will touch the lives of His servants to form and fashion His men and their ministries according to His sovereign plan and purpose. One such person in my life, when I was a very young man in training for ministry, was Miss Walker. It was in my sophomoreContinue reading “Miss Walker”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
Serving God Acceptably, 2
“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.” (Hebrews 12:28) Paul posits in Eph.4:7 that every believer has been given a measure of grace, and James indicates that when we humble ourselves before Him He gives us more grace.Continue reading “Serving God Acceptably, 2”
Waiting the Call
(This is the triumphant conclusion to the three previous “You and God” posts “His Last 24 Hours.” Mary Magdalene and the other Mary could not, in the pre-dawn darkness, see the bodies of the soldiers, and by the time they arrived at the tomb the angels had momentarily disappeared; they saw only the huge rockContinue reading “Waiting the Call”
His Last 24 Hours, Part 3
Pilate tried again to persuade the crowd that he should release to them Jesus, but again they cried for His blood. Finally, at about 6 a.m. he delivered Jesus over to the mob and they took Him and led Him away to be crucified. Immediately, upon His release from Pilate, soldiers seized our Savior, strippedContinue reading “His Last 24 Hours, Part 3”
His Last 24 Hours, part 2
As was pre-planned, Judas, seeing Jesus, ran up and greeted Him with “Master, Master,” and kissed Him on the cheek. Jesus looked at Judas and said, “Judas, betrayeth thou the Son of Man with a kiss?” The soldiers who had fallen to the ground were still stunned and as they regained their composure, Peter pulledContinue reading “His Last 24 Hours, part 2”
His Last 24 Hours
Since 20 centuries separate us in time from the events that occurred when Jesus was crucified, it might be helpful for us to retrace His steps, through a compilation of the gospel accounts, the final steps of our Savior that led Him to Calvary. In so doing I believe we will have a greater appreciationContinue reading “His Last 24 Hours”
Serving God Acceptably, 1
Simply stated, grace means “unmerited favor.” We are saved by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8)—that is, apart from all human effort or merit—because of divine favor freely bestowed through faith upon all who believe. This is the essence of saving grace. But, when we speak or think of grace, there is much more to considerContinue reading “Serving God Acceptably, 1”
More on Music
I make no pretense of being knowledgeable about music, but I happily confess that I love the great hymns of the faith, and also classical music as well as some traditional popular music that does not fall into the category of “rock.” I pastored half a century and always loved a good choir to prepareContinue reading “More on Music”
“There Has To Be A Song!”
The renowned composer John Philip Sousa said, “I care not who writes my country’s laws if I may write its music.” Music is doubtless powerful. Before time as we know it began, the heaven of heavens rang out: “When the morning stars sang together, all the sons of God shouted for joy.” (Job 38:7). WhenContinue reading ““There Has To Be A Song!””
Good, Better, Best
It is not a sin to be average if that is what you are, but it is a sin to be mediocre, for mediocrity is being average when you have the ability to do better. It suggests indifference and complacency. Mediocrity is one of the curses of current Christendom. Mediocre Christians attend mediocre churches shepherdedContinue reading “Good, Better, Best”
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