Heirs to the Promise
Once upon a time, there was a young man about to graduate from high school. Knowing his father was a man of means and a man of his word, he hinted that he wanted a sports car as a graduation gift. When...
View ArticleAshamed of the Gospel?
Some of the stuff coming from the minds and mouths of some preachers is so funny it’s… …Well, its… Shameful. Folks will preach an Old Testament sermon and sprinkle a little Jesus on top and call it a...
View ArticleThe Principle of the Seed
One of the interesting things about seeds are that God designed them to deal with both a future hope and a present reality. And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the...
View ArticleLaw School Graduates
Remember, back in the day when you were in school. Things were kind of carefree. Except you had school – classes, homework, and exams. If your parents were like mine, there was great pressure to...
View ArticleUnderstanding Sanctification
There is a lot to be said about holiness. When we think of holiness – or at least how most Christians frame it – we think of holy dress, women in long dresses with no makeup, men with short hair and...
View ArticleJeremiah Johnson @ Agape Dominion
Jeremiah Johnson preaching at Agape Dominion Outreach 10/26/2014. Everyone in attendance was blessed!
View ArticleWho Is My Neighbor?
Who is my neighbor is one of the great questions in scripture. Because the answer to this question is another question: Who or Whom do I love? And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test,...
View ArticleOn Tattoos…
There’s a picture making the rounds on Facebook — it is the arm of a man, inscribed with a tattoo of Jesus on the cross, where the Lord’s left arm artistically becomes the left arm of the man with the...
View ArticleThe True Meaning of Communion
Communion is, perhaps, one of the most misunderstood rituals of the Christian faith. It is symbolic of our remembrance of Jesus’ crucifixion. While this is true, there is so much more to this and, I...
View ArticleEd Delph and Dave Lake at Agape Dominion Outreach
Ed Delph and Dave Lake of NationStrategy ministering at Agape Dominion Outreach
View ArticleYour InnerMe vs The enemy
A couple of months ago we talked about how to put on the New Man – That the New Man is Jesus – and in order to wear Him correctly, you must wear Him from the inside out. That’s Good News — that you...
View ArticleStrength In Christ
How many times have you felt discouraged? How many times have you felt so weak and helpless that you could do nothing? These are awful feelings that literally paralyze you from taking action. One of...
View ArticleThe License of Grace
I am a Gospel preacher. By definition, that means I preach — exclusively — the Good News of God’s unconditional Love and Grace and Liberty in Christ. As such, I have a two-point litmus test that I...
View ArticleGrowing in Grace
One of the truths of Church is that people must be free to come as they are. Another truth is that when the Word of God is ministered in love, they will not remain as they are. When these truths are...
View ArticleMaturity in Christ
Discipleship is important because it is the means by which Saints of God mature. The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. (Luke 6:40) I in them, and...
View ArticleGrace to the Ungracious
It is a sore point of mine that the church is good at bestowing “grace” upon whom it deems worthy of it. If you listen carefully, you can hear this in the conversation of many who call themselves...
View ArticleDead to Sin and the Law
It’s funny how many Christians cling to the law. They will tell you that you’re saved by Grace but here’s your list of do’s and don’ts. Essentially they are telling you to be discipled by the law. But...
View ArticleFear Not!
One of the most difficult things every person has to deal with is fear. Fear paralyzes people and keeps them from launching out when they should move and keeps people on a moving unnecessarily when...
View ArticleLoving Waters
Prospectors in the days of building the American west often found themselves in dry places. To remain alive, they had to find sources of water. But all water is not good water — there are some water...
View ArticleLaw or Grace
In every law school in America, you will learn about things like the code of Hammurabi, the Magna Carta, and English common law. However, these are historical references to what the US Constitution...
View ArticleJoy to the World
It’s that time of year, again, when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. There are many who will argue that this was not the time of the year Jesus was actually born (they are...
View ArticleKeeping The Commandments
The story of my salvation can be told in three acts: New Birth, Prodigal Returning, and Running with Revelation. In each of these acts, there are multiple scenes. Unfortunately (or fortunately,...
View ArticleWhat You Say Is What You Get
Whenever we use our Android or iPhones, we become consumers of a computer technology called “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” or WYSIWYG. This technology presents images or icons to the user that...
View ArticleThe Simplicity of the Gospel
Throughout the course of history, one of the simplest concepts known to man has been made painfully complicated. The Gospel. The Too-Good-To-Be-True news of Jesus Christ and the Grace of His Kingdom...
View ArticleAppropriating God’s Promises
God has made us many promises. All of His promises are good and for our benefit. God’s promises began with Abraham. By faith, we are Abraham’s heirs – and joint-heirs with Jesus – therefore, we are the...
View ArticleA Better Covenant
Today, I want to talk about a fundamental – or basic principle – of discipleship. You may have heard in the past of the Faith ABCs: Accept, Believe, Confess. But I’d like to talk about a different...
View ArticleChurch…or Walmart?
I remember being an associate minister in a church that moved into a spanking brand-new facility. Everything was new and everything was beautiful. New chairs. New carpeting. New doors. New sound...
View ArticlePassing the Test
Before we get started, there’s something we need to know about the test, the trials of life — that is, they are not from God. God is the solution to your problems, not the source. I remember how the...
View ArticleWhy Me?
Why me? This is one of the most profound questions ever asked by anyone living or dead. It would be easy to draw from the Scriptures and conclude that God rains on the Just and the unjust. so that you...
View ArticleA Made-Up Mind
Once a person resolves — I mean TRULY resolves — to do something, there is no stopping them. When the mind is made up, as Yoda (from Star Wars) says, “…there is no try, only do.” There is nothing more...
View ArticleThe Simplicity of the Gospel
Throughout the course of history, one of the simplest concepts known to man has been made painfully complicated. The Gospel. The Too-Good-To-Be-True news of Jesus Christ and the Grace of His Kingdom...
View ArticleRise Up And Walk
People are often criticized for waiting for someone else to do for them what they should do for themselves. People are also criticized for failing to wait on God to get results. In both cases, it is...
View ArticleFacing Your Fears
I read a meme on Facebook saying that there are 365 instances of the words “Fear Not” in the Bible. The author of this meme supposes that there is one “Fear Not” for every day of the year. I had to...
View ArticleTrue Repentance
Nowadays, you hear a lot about repentance. America needs to repent. France needs to repent. The world needs to repent. Why? Judgment is on the way. The last time I checked, Gospel means...
View ArticleThorns in the Flesh
We have all heard about Paul’s thorn in the flesh. For centuries, theologians have done everything from postulating theories to taking wild guesses about what it was. The sad part is, many teachers...
View ArticleThe Ministry of Reconciliation
What does it mean to be reconciled. Most of us would say that it is to be brought into agreement — like when two parties call a truce. Or when a couple who has “broken up” “makes up.” And that is...
View ArticleSoul Surgery
One thing that every believer needs to know is that, when they are born-again, their spirit becomes just like Christ. We were first created as spirit (Genesis 1:27) and it is our spirits that are...
View ArticleWhat is Church? (AgapeDominion Message)
Ask many people what do they do on Sunday morning and they will tell you they go to church. And, if you ask them why do they go to church, you’ll get a variety of answers: “To worship.” “To...
View ArticleReal Rest
Today, I want to talk about rest. What does it mean to rest? When should you rest? What should you do to rest? The answers to these questions are fairly easy. To rest means to recuse from labor. You...
View Article10 Observations I’ve Made In 2015…
Grace is winning. Right now religion is reeling and retreating. Its control bases are being systematically deconstructed. Saints all over the world are discovering the Liberty they actually have in...
View ArticleBrand New – Walking In Newness
People often say, “there’s nothing like that new car smell.” Angela and I used to say “there’s nothing like that new baby smell.” There’s something special about something new. My Dad and I have had...
View ArticleThe Greatest Gift
This is the season when we traditionally celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The central part of this celebration is the giving and exchanging of gifts. We do this because we are...
View ArticleA Secure Salvation
Sometimes, I just need to stop talking! In wrapping up last weeks sermon, I inadvertently segued into another message. I have to chalk this up to the Holy Spirit — apparently He wasn’t finished with...
View ArticleRender Unto Caesar, Render Unto God
For as long as anyone can remember, the Body of Christ has been told to “give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to give to God what is God’s.” This instruction has been a cornerstone of the church...
View ArticleProsperity and the Gospel
If you want to raise the ire of a lot of religious Christians today, start talking about prosperity. There is probably no topic in the Body of Christ that is more polarizing. I believe in prosperity...
View ArticleFear Has To Do With Punishment
(1 John 4:18) There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. Mature love displaces fear. The more...
View ArticleThe Sin Problem
We have been told repeatedly that we have a sin problem. America has a sin problem. The world has a sin problem. The church has a sin problem. You have a sin problem. I have a sin problem. And, here’s...
View ArticleLove’s In Need of Love, Today
This was the message at AgapeDominion on Sunday, August 21, 2016. In 1976, Stevie Wonder released his “magnum opus,” “Songs in the Key of Life.” The first song on this double-album, “Love’s in Need...
View ArticleGo!
Many times we receive an instruction to do something, we hesitate. There is an old saying - albeit not from Scripture - that “he who hesitates is lost…” There’s some truth to that. And, if it’s okay...
View ArticleA Balanced Gospel?
There are many who believe that the Gospel must be “balanced.” “You have to preach hell to go with that Grace, preacher” “People won’t know what Good News is unless they know what bad news is, first.”...
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