When you see the term “unseen” in this verse, it means not seen ONLY FROM THE STANDPOINT of the natural senses.  If you limit something to only the natural senses, you are going to miss out on a lot, because you cannot contact God with your senses.  Jesus Himself say, GOD IS A SPIRIT (John… Read More »

Instead of focusing at the things which are seen, we need to FOCUS at things which are not seen or perceived by the senses.  Then the question comes up, “How can you see what is not there, unless you are strung out on drugs or something?”  Just because it is NOT SEEN or perceived by… Read More »

2 Corinthians 4:18, “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”  Notice that the Scripture mentions two kinds of “things.”  One is referred to as “seen things,” and the other… Read More »

Back to “flying by instruments.”  Airline pilots have to go through flight training where they learn to fly strictly by the instruments.  The instructors put the pilots inside simulators, and the pilots go through simulations in which they cannot see where they are going.  They have to rely on those instruments.  Any pilot who goes… Read More »

APOLOGIES, APOLOGIES AND APOLOGIES,  My computer got “hacked,” “compromised” or whatever term you can come up with in computer language,  it was in the shop getting a “bath” or whatever else they had to do….will be back regularly beginning tomorrow…isn’t it interesting that when your computer or phone has problems, you can’t tell anyone?  LOOKING… Read More »

Many times, people do not remember that senses change, emotions change, and everything that they can experience with their five senses changes.  Any time you allow your senses to dictate to you where you are with God, you have already lost the battle.   For example, someone may say, “I felt like the Lord heard my… Read More »

We’ve been looking at some ENEMIES to our faith.  1. Ignorance of God’s Word; 2. Not acting like God’s Word is true. And today we will begin looking at #3. Concentration on sense knowledge evidence.  Sense knowledge evidence is knowledge that comes to you through your senses.  It is something you see with your eye,… Read More »

If you see a cement truck going down the road, usually the part of the truck that is carrying the concrete is always turning.  If it is NOT turning, either there is nothing in it or something is wrong.   That is because the concrete the trucks carry is called “transit mix.”  It is being mixed… Read More »

The “mixing bowl” is your mouth, and the beater blade is your tongue.  You mix the Word with faith by speaking the Word.  That is the reason why you have to say it.  Every time you say it, you keep mixing it.  There are certain ingredients that you have to mix for a long time… Read More »

One of the hardest things for me to deal with as a pastor is to minister and teach the Word, and at the same time, watch people not mix it with faith.  I have to watch them go right down the tubes while they are sitting in an environment that has the capability of lifting… Read More »