Archive for May, 2009

JESUS WEPT

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

JESUS WEPT By Ken Blue (Here is a poem I wrote several years ago right after my mothers death) I preached a funeral sometime ago for someone unknown to me. I chose a text, found a poem and rehearsed the eulogy. I preached a funeral sometime ago for someone unknown to me. The mourners sat [...]

OUR BEST ≤ 0

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

OUR BEST ≤ 0 By Ken Blue “Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.” Psalms 39:5. It is difficult, if not impossible for us to accept that there is nothing good in any of [...]

ARE WE HYPER?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

ARE WE HYPER? By Ken Blue An Assistant Pastor asked me, “Pastor, are we hyper dispensationalist?” I was sure he had heard that term from someone who disagreed with where we make the dispensational divisions. I explained to him that the word “hyper” simply means that you go further to the right on a subject [...]

JOSEPH, THE SERVANT

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

JOSEPH, THE SERVANT Ken Blue “He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: Psalms 105:17. If I were to sum up the life of Joseph, it would be, “He was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost.” Joseph was a son who was deeply loved by his [...]

MS. RATCHET JAW

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

MS. RATCHET JAW       By Ken Blue I encountered a lady the other day Her verbosity left me in a daze I tried to say a word, but would not be heard She blasted me with every verbal phrase She’d ask me a question and answer it quickly She had no time for silence or [...]

PRAYER, PRAISE AND THE PRACTICAL

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

PRAYER, PRAISE AND THE PRACTICAL, By Ken Blue “And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.” Genesis 24:12. A young man prayed, “Dear Lord, I need money now, so please send it soon.” A few days later [...]

LIFE IS UNFAIR

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

LIFE IS UNFAIR By Ken Blue “Life is unfair” I heard a mother say, As she placed her lifeless infant ‘neath the cold indifferent clay “Life is unfair” an abandoned wife groaned, As she clutched the letter to her heart while standing all alone “Life is unfair” said a student not chosen for the team, [...]

THE NOVICE

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

THE NOVICE By Ken Blue “Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.” 1 Timothy 3:6. Every man possesses some pride, but pride must not possess the man. That is the danger and likely outcome for the novice who is rushed into the ministry without proper [...]

THE HEALING HOAX

Friday, May 1st, 2009

THE HEALING HOAX By Ken Blue Perhaps there is no greater insult to Biblical Christianity than the handful of preachers who go about the country preaching a prosperity and healing theology. These fools believe if you find a verse teaching healing or success, it applies to them and to all who follow them; as long [...]