Archive for May, 2010

PASTORS, BEWARE!

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

By Ken Blue In the early years of my ministry, I invited guest evangelist, singers, missionaries, and pastors to our church on a regular basis. We always took love offerings for them and attempted to give generously. Most of the time I instructed our people to makes their checks to the church, and then we [...]

IS IT OK TO BE JEALOUS

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

By Ken Blue “…I the LORD thy God am a jealous God…” Exodus 20:5. There is a human jealousy that is competitive and therefore selfish and wicked. This is how most people understand the use of the word, and consequently have a problem with the idea that God could be jealous. Vine says, “At the [...]

ISRAEL’S FIVE SUCCESSIONS OF PUNISHMENT-COURSE #1

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

By Ken Blue In a recent article I pointed out that Leviticus 26:14-39 gives a list of the five curses Israel would face if they did not obey God. The record shows that they failed miserably and that God kept His word. The first is in verses 14-17, and reads as follows. “But if ye [...]

EXCUSE ME WHILE I PUKE

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

By Ken Blue This is the man who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the winter of 1989! Do you think our leaders were ignorant of his political position? Listen to what he says of himself: “I’m a Marxist’…” From correspondents in New York From: AFP May 21, 2010 8:42AM TIBETAN spiritual leader the [...]

SHOULD CHURCHES BE INVOLVED IN POLITICS

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

By Ken Blue There is no way a person can be a Bible believer and remain neutral in matters brought up by politicians. There are issues that are nonnegotiable and must be defended or defeated. These issues cross all party lines because there are true believers in all parties. When the leaders of any party [...]

EDUCATED; AND A FOOL

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

By Ken Blue “…when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.” You would assume that most of the fools belong to the uneducated category. But, to my amazement, I have discovered that the bigger the belfry, the more room for the bats. You would think that the men or women with the most [...]

HOW MUCH FREEDOM DO I GET

Monday, May 17th, 2010

By Ken Blue Several years ago I was considering a young man for employment at our church. I called another pastor in Washington State whom I had much respect for. After a short conversation, he asked me a question I will never forget. He said, “Do you trust him?” The ball was now in my [...]

STILL THINK THE BIBLE IS “OLD SCHOOL?”

Friday, May 14th, 2010

By Ken Blue “ And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his [...]

ISRAEL’S FIVE SUCCESSIONS OF PUNISHMENT

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

By Ken Blue The book of Leviticus deals with how Israel was to worship God, the order of the priesthood, the required sacrifices, various sins and their consequences. Chapter 26 gives Gods assured blessings if Israel will obey, and His assured curses if they rebel. Those curses are found in verses 14-39. Dake is very [...]

PASTOR, TRAIN YOUR PEOPLE

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

By Ken Blue There are several reasons pastors will not use their people in church ministry. One, they don’t know how. They might like to use them, but they aren’t sure themselves what really needs to be done. Another problem is a lack of skill in recruiting men and women for service. There is a [...]