By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Think about it. Rebellion against God is how the indictment reads, and every living person is guilty. “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). We have no plea to make; indeed, we can never do enough works of righteousness even to mount a defense. […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. All children of God sooner or later will need a well thought out but if not doctrine. The ups and downs of life will see to that. The story of Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego make the point. These three Hebrew young men lived during the Babylonian exile some 2500 years […]
By Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The seven last words of Jesus from His cross have been the topic of many pastors and teachers. Very few, however, give attention to the seven first sayings of Jesus after His resurrection. I read a nameless article some years ago that set me to thinking. The idea is surely […]
By Frank Tunstall When Jesus was eight days old His young parents made the five-mile journey from Bethlehem to take Him to the temple for dedication and circumcision (Luke 2:21-24; Leviticus 12:8; Exodus 13:1-2, 12). Even if Joseph by this time owned a donkey for Mary to ride, it had to be a hard journey […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The question is being asked in American culture, all too often even in the Lord’s church: since we have the New Testament is the Old Testament even needed today? As you think about the question, please consider: For the first almost twenty years after Jesus’ death and resurrection and the […]
By: Frank Tunstall “It is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Corinthians 5:5). Pentecost Sunday is at hand. As we prepare our hearts for a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit’s power, we must not let […]
Why Did Jesus Have to Die by Crucifixion? By: Frank Tunstall Citizens of the Roman Empire who committed capital crimes were executed by beheading. Death for capital crimes as practiced by the Jews was by stoning. The penalty that awaited rebellious slaves, thieves, and common criminals was death by crucifixion, usually preceded by brutal floggings. […]
ChristianityToday.com/ct/2019/November/cross-is-our-stairway-to-heaven.html Our salvation comes not from someone on our level, but from someone infinitely above it. The Cross Is Our Stairway to Heaven By: Jen Wilkin One of the most common evangelistic tools is a simple drawing of two cliffs with a chasm between. On one cliff is a figure representing the sinner, and on […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. “Jesus, being “full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit into the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry” (Matthew 4:1; Mark […]
https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2019/august-web-exclusives/billy-graham-learned-art-of-preaching.html? The late evangelist called himself the “champion rambler.” By: Grant Wacker When I entered my small Methodist church one Sunday morning a few winters ago, Bob Maddry, a retired truck driver and old chum, walked over. “I lost a dear friend this week,” he said. “Billy Graham brought me to Jesus. He saved my […]