Posted in Church Life, Serving, church, cross, discernment, encouragement, following christ, hearing, seeing, understanding on Jan 12th, 2010
The Mystery Revealed
I would like you to consider with me the state of the church in this generation. This is a serious matter—I speak of the church that our Jesus died to present to Himself as “a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but holy and without blemish,” “and to [...]
Posted in Perry Noble, adversity, apostacy, church, cross, deception, discernment, false prophets, hearing, humanism, new age, offense, prophecy, seeing, troubles, understanding on Dec 11th, 2009
Following the demise of the Body of Christ over the last several years has a wearing effect. The things that are going on in the “Church” is beyond words and has on occasions left me with my face in my hands between outrage and hysteria. Is it possible for “believers” to fall any further. When [...]
Posted in Church Life, Serving, adversity, cross, discernment, encouragement, following christ, hearing, sacrifice, seeing, understanding on Dec 6th, 2009
I very much appreciate the replies I get on post here at Indy Watchman. Lately I have received replies that have confirmed that the Lord is indeed using this web site to minister to and encourage His children in this late hour. I too need encouragement, and the reciprocating effect of ministering to others is [...]
Posted in adversity, apostacy, church, cross, deception, encouragement, hearing, holidays, humanism, offense, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, trials, troubles, understanding on Nov 24th, 2009
This week is Thanksgiving and many of us will come together and give thanks to our Lord for the blessings he has blessed us throughout the year.
I believe that, for most people, the “thank you “ part of Thanksgiving is the most boring part. It has been relegated to mere ritual, where the most [...]
Posted in Marketing, Serving, adversity, apostacy, church, conscience, cross, deception, discernment, false prophets, following christ, hearing, humanism, new age, prophecy, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, trials, troubles, understanding on Nov 13th, 2009
Due to the increased interest in this letter I have decided to re-post it. It was originally posted 2-18-2006. The letter contains many thing that will assist others in approaching their Church leadership and in making the hard decisions of whether or not to leave organized religion and to seek God on His terms apart [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, apostacy, church, cross, deception, discernment, humanism, offense, sacrifice, seeing, suffering, understanding on Sep 4th, 2009
The Offence of the Cross (1932)
by T. Austin-Sparks
It is a perfectly obvious fact that wherever the Cross of the Lord Jesus Christ has been most faithfully preached and presented – while bringing hope and new life to many – it has almost invariably been the cause [...]
Posted in Church Life, Uncategorized, adversity, cross, encouragement, suffering, trials, troubles, understanding on Jun 3rd, 2009
What does our physical circumstances have to do with the spiritual life of the child of God? Watchman Nee, in the sixth chapter of his book The Release of the Spirit, displays much spiritual wisdom in answering that question. The many grains of sand that make up the mountain of tribulations, that we very often [...]
Posted in Serving, Uncategorized, church, cross, encouragement, following christ, seeing, understanding on May 12th, 2009
A certain man placed a fountain by the wayside, and he hung up a cup near to it by a little chain. He was told some time after that an art-critic had found much fault with its design. “But,” said the man, “do many thirsty persons drink at it?” Then the people told him that [...]
Posted in Church Life, books, church, cross, encouragement, following christ, understanding on Mar 30th, 2009
The Apostle Paul’s Guide to Helping Carnal Christians Mature
Healthy, Devoted Relationships Part 2
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The Trowel
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No one would argue the “hopelessness” of it. Trying to bring a group like those folks [...]
Posted in baptism, church, conscience, cross, discernment, encouragement, following christ, hearing, sacrifice, seeing, understanding on Mar 14th, 2009
What God Says About Water Baptism
A Fresh Look…
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It is unfortunate, yet undeniable, that the subject of water baptism has polarized and divided men for centuries. Unregenerate religious leaders and other “christians” have littered history with ungodly exploits in defense of their doctrines. Not uncommon are accounts of religious leaders and “scholars” [...]
