Signs & Wonders Blog

Church should be a safe place for believers. Unfortunately, no fellowship is perfect. Even pastors can sometimes get in the flesh and act in ways inconsistent with Scripture. A friend told me about one church he went to where the congregation took turns giving a short sermon since the pastor wasn’t there that particular Sunday. My friend didn’t have time to complete his message but the handouts he gave revealed a doctrine the leadership disagreed with. A couple of weeks later when my friend returned to this church, the pastor instructed him not to come back there again. Assuming my friend told this story accurately, I thought the pastor acted too hastily. He could have privately discussed the matter with my friend before possibly excommunicating him. In Matthew 18, Jesus taught us the right way to confront someone in error... 15 “ Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But i...

When I’m evangelizing and meet individuals who think they will go to heaven for being a good person, I point out that all of us have broken God’s laws by lying and disobeying our parents. Nevertheless, some try to justify themselves by saying those infractions were done years ago.  That excuse won’t work in a court of law. Criminals are pursued by authorities until caught. Examples would include drivers arrested for unpaid traffic tickets and Nazis brought to justice many years after their participation in the Holocaust. Likewise, time does not forgive sin. Numbers 32:23 says, “...be sure your sin will find you out.” King David realized that months after his attempt to cover up his sins involving Bathsheba. Following the birth of their son, David was confronted by the prophet Nathan (2 Samuel 12:7). Jesus said in Luke 12:2-3, “ For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have spoken in the da...