The Rant

A former co-worker coined the phrase when I offered to let her listen to one of my sermons on CD. She said, "Sure, I'll listen to Tom rant about Jesus." At first it sounded funny, but the more I thought about it the more it seemed to fit. That's what we, as preachers, pretty much do. We rant about Jesus. In 1 Corinthians 2:2 the Apostle Paul says, "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." That's it. Jesus. Who He is, and what He did, and what it means for us. That's my job, or calling, or anointing. To preach Christ. Jesus is in every book of the Bible. The entire volume speaks of Him. If you don't see Jesus, you're looking at it wrong.

So that's what I'm going to continue to do in this forum: Rant about Jesus.

My hope is to Rant every night by 9:00 pm, so check daily for new blogs.

Blog

Purified part 4

03/01/2018 19:57
Its all about the heart. Because its all about love. And God's heart in our chests beats with love. That's why, and how, He purified us. He gave us one new heart. His heart. We went through the fire and our bonds were burned away. The flesh was cut away. The circumcision made without hands. So that...

Purified part 3

02/28/2018 19:56
Three Hebrews boys went into the fire. And only their bonds were burned off. Because there was a fourth man in the fire. And He looked like the Son of God. Because He WAS the Son of God. Because God IS the purifying, consuming fire. Nebuchadnezzar thought the fire would destroy Shadrach, Meshach,...

Purified part 3

02/27/2018 20:01
The fire burned away the bonds of the three Hebrew boys. Think about that for a minute. Nothing even got singed except for the thing that was holding them back. In other words, "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (2 Corinthians 3:17). Where the...

Purified part 2

02/26/2018 19:48
When I think of something being purified, I immediately go to the picture of gold. Of all the imperfections being burned out of it until it is, well, pure. But notice that we started with something precious. Being purified does not mean going from something less than to something more than. Being...

Purified part 1

02/25/2018 19:57
I think this one might take a few days. Which, by the way, is why I started doing these daily Rants in five part series; sometimes you just need to stay in one place and focus on one thing for a little while. Be still and know that He is God, right? Be still and know that God is love. And that's...

Truth part 5

02/24/2018 18:12
Truth is higher than fact. That's where I want to end this Rant series. Because the facts of the matter are what things look like. But we walk by faith, not by sight. And the truth of the matter is... God is love, and He loves you. God is love, and He loves THROUGH you. So no matter how bad it...

Truth part 4

02/23/2018 19:55
God is love and He loves you. That's the truth of the matter. That's as simple as I can make it. And simplicity is important. Because any time we make things too complicated, the truth gets lost. Look at 2 Corinthians 11:3, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his...

Truth part 3

02/22/2018 19:51
The truth is the truth whether you know it or not. But if you don't know it... it doesn't really do much for you. So when we see Jesus' words in John 8:32, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," the first part is every bit as important as the second part. Ye shall KNOW...

Truth part 2

02/21/2018 20:05
Here's the truth, as simple as I can put it: God is love and He loves you. Anything that disagrees is a lie. And anything you believe that disagrees is sin. That's why 1 John 3:9 is true, "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is...

Truth part 1

02/20/2018 19:51
I accidentally went a little ways down this rabbit hole in the last Rant series, and I figure I should probably go ahead and take a few days to really dig into it. Like my pastor always says, "Preach it until your heart is empty on it." And you guys know that I think the ultimate truth of the...
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EPIC

06/09/2014 13:05
The Answer Trilogy is done! EPIC (Eternal Purpose In Christ) is now available at www.amazon.com ! The e-book version is available for Kindle! Identity Crisis tells us who we are (Jesus, not Adam). Six Steps to the Throne tells us where we are (the Promised Land, the Kingdom of God). And now EPIC...

Six Steps to the Throne

01/19/2013 12:09
My new Jesus book, "Six Steps to the Throne," is available now in the store section and on www.amazon.com! It is a look at how we got to where we are in Christ. Jesus took Six Steps to the Throne (Crucified, Died, Buried, Quickened, Raised, Seated). This book will look at each step, and then it...

Identity Crisis

11/09/2012 15:39
My first book, Identity Crisis, is available now in the Store section, on Amazon.com, and in e-book form for Kindle, Nook, and iTunes iBooks. Identity Crisis tells us who we really are. It is a necessary book for anyone who has ever wondered why they're here or what their purpose is.

Book Excerpt

08/16/2012 17:28
Just a teaser... the first few pages of chapter 1 of Identity Crisis! Enjoy! Chapter 1. Two Men             1 Corinthians 15:44-49 says, "It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a...

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12/26/2020 20:16
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