In 2 Corinthians 11:26, as Paul recounts different details of his ministry, you will often find the summary phrase, “in journeys.” In that short phrase Paul encompasses all that he did in his effort to see that the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ was extended to the ends of the Roman Empire. Paul had a great desire. Paul had a great burden. His burden was that the cross of Jesus Christ be planted in the heart of the Roman Empire. So over the land and through the sea Paul made journeys for the single purpose of getting the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the whole known world…

The great theme of the Bible is salvation. The greatest theme in the world is how you and I can be forgiven of our sins and go to heaven when we die. That’s why the Bible is the most wonderful book that has ever been written. All of the books of the Bible ultimately point to the great theme of salvation, but I don’t guess there is a book in the whole Bible that does that as well as the book of Romans. In Romans 1:16 we are told, “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, the good news of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation…

You will never read any more thrilling, up-lifting, or exciting verses in the entire Bible than these verses. These are great verses. They summarize for us what has previously been said from chapter 1 all the way into chapter 8. If you have followed with them in Romans, we started off with the great theme of sin and man’s need of a Savior. Then we moved on to God’s provision of salvation in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. As we moved in our journey we came to Romans 8 which has to be the most important chapter in all of the Bible about the Christian life…

I have a very special watch that I keep inside my study desk at home. This watch was presented to me at my doctoral graduation from all of my family members. Watches and clocks are valuable. They help us to keep time. If you don’t know what time it is you can be in real trouble. Do you know what time it is? Do you really understand what the Bible has to say about the time? There was a sundial with an inscription on it: It is later than you think. This chapter is devoted to time. The subject of time is mentioned here, and the whole thrust of this…

If we are going to go from Romans 7 to Romans 8, we will have to understand what it means to walk in the Spirit. Romans 8 will help us to move from misery into victory in the life of a believer. If you would say to me that Romans 8 is the greatest chapter in the Bible, the GOAT, I wouldn’t argue with you. It has to be if not the greatest, certainly one of the greatest chapters in all the Bible. One writer said about Romans, “If the Word of God were a ring, Romans would be the precious stone and Romans 8 would be the sparkling point…

Sir Edmund Hillary: “Complete the hardest assignments first” Following advice personally shared by world-famous mountain climber Sir Edmund Hilary many years ago, Global Church Network (GCN) – the world’s largest pastors’ network – is focusing efforts to complete the Great Commission in Europe by establishing Global Leadership Hubs in nations that historically have been the hardest to reach with the Gospel. GCN Founder/President Dr. James O. Davis had the opportunity to interview Sir Edmund Hilary in his home on August 31, 2007. During his lifetime, Sir Edmund — the first to climb Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 — learned the leadership lesson of not procrastinating about accomplishing the hardest…

Do you need a miracle? Do you believe God can perform a miracle for you? Are you needing a financial breakthrough? Are facing an outwardly insurmountable problem? In this message we are studying the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand. There were actually more than 5,000, because the Bible says the number of the men was 5,000. There could’ve been as many as 15,000 or more people when you add the women and children that Jesus fed with a little lad’s lunch. Jesus had been healing many people, and the crowds are following Him because of the miracles that He did for them. When Jesus comes to the…

We need a sweeping, weeping, and reaping revival! Sooner or later every nation will reap what its people have sown over decades of time. Today millions of people have convinced themselves that free sex and free love are acceptable. Marriage is seen as a dying institution. Divorce is no longer wrong. Fornication is no longer a sin. Homosexuality is seen by many as an alternate lifestyle. Now there are those who wish to debate how many genders there really are beyond male and female. The apostle Paul continues to build his case in God’s courtroom of justice and morality. The wording in Romans 1:18-32 is some of the strongest in…