Martin Wickens
Speaking the Truth in Love
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Forgiveness and Boundaries
Text: Genesis 42; Psalm 34:14–19 We must forgive, and in some ways we must forget, but this does not mean we do not establish boundaries to protect ourselves and others. Forgiveness does not have to mean putting ourselves in danger. Boundaries do not have to equate to bitterness. Introduction There is a lot of bad
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The Gospel is Not Complicated, but it Must Be Complete
James Outram Fraser and the Simple Gospel That Still Endures The Gospel is not complicated, but it must be complete. The Superbowl half time show has troubled me. Not because of the NFL’s choice of performers. Unsaved people chose unsaved performers to entertain mostly unsaved viewers. I would expect nothing more from them than what
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KJV Sword Bible
A few months ago a friend shared a link to the KJV Sword Bible – https://www.thekjvstore.com/kjv-sword-bible-large-print/ The website describes the Sword Bible as: The KJV Sword Bible offers a Bible-reading experience made even more enjoyable and enriching with an updated page design for increased readability, difficult terms underlined and defined at the ends of verses, the words
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Guidelines and Questions for Dating
One of the most important decisions that we make in life has to do with who we date and marry. In fact, it’s a series of decisions. It’s possible to overcomplicate dating as well as oversimply it. While it’s not good to date around and constantly get a broken heart, neither is it good to
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Principles Over Personalities: Venezuela and the Tribalism Trap
It is difficult to be consistently objective politically in a world that demands we always pick a team. We are often tempted to judge an action not by what was done, but by who did it Here are a few thoughts on President Trump and the current situation with Venezuela. Some are 100% against Trump
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Book Review: The Bridge of History Over the Gulf of Time
A paperback version of this book is available here: https://amzn.to/4qEVln1 This book review will be a little different as I want to say more about the author than I normally would. The Author – Thomas Cooper (1805-1892) Cooper was a 19th-century English writer, lecturer, and Christian apologist. He was born in Leicester, England. Cooper had
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Book Review: George Whitefield the Evangelist
Sometimes a great author writes on a subject that doesn’t interest me. But the author covers the uninteresting subject well. Sometimes a poor author writes of a great subject. On a rare occasion, a great author writes about an outstanding subject. This was one of those occasions. John Pollock is an outstanding author. I’ve read
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Book Review: “Just Friends”
Book Review: Just Friends by Mike Ray and Cary SchmidtJust Friends by Mike Ray and Cary Schmidt is a thoughtful, Scripture-saturated treatment of dating that I can almost wholeheartedly recommend. Though the book is becoming increasingly difficult to find, its core message remains helpful and needed. This is especially true considering how confused our culture
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They Fell Down, and Worshipped
“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” — Matthew 2:11 I’ve been preaching Christmas messages for over 20 years. Not every year.
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God Wants Us to Know the Truth and That Has Changed the World
This morning I am preaching from Matthew 13:51-52. I wanted to expand and share one of the points I’m covering about the impact on the world by those who read and follow God’s Word. One of the most beautiful themes in Scripture is God’s desire for people to know Him. The Bible is not a