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.

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Loved part 5

01/15/2017 16:36

Love. It's the most important thing in life. Because it IS life. To live is to love and to love is to live. According to 1 John 3:14, "...He that loveth not his brother abideth in death." No love... no life. It's that simple. But here's the tricky part: You can't give what you don't have. And you...

Loved part 4

01/14/2017 11:24

When we look within we find what we have. And when we know what we have we can give it away. Share it. And in that way EXPERIENCE what we have. That's why when I talk about receiving and releasing, I usually add that the best way TO receive is BY releasing. See, we talk about blind leaps of faith....

Loved part 3

01/13/2017 17:37

Knowing that you are loved is what allows you to love. Because love is never about getting. Love IS giving. And you can't give what you don't have. You can only give what you do have. 1 John 4:19 says, "We love him, because he first loved us." And in the NLT it says, "We love each other because he...

Loved part 2

01/12/2017 12:33

The love and affirmation of the Father equips and empowers the Son to live. Because to live is to love and to love is to live. Because you can't give what you don't have, and you can only give what you do have. In order to love, you have to know and believe that you ARE loved. And that's what the...

Loved part 1

01/11/2017 15:26

I want to talk about perspective for the next few days. Specifically, the idea that it is equally as important--if not MORE important, at least in the beginning--to understand that we are loved. Because you can't give what you don't have. And you can only give what you do have. If you're running...

Life part 5

01/10/2017 15:39

I've said this many times before: God doesn't want to be a PART of your life. He wants to BE your life. Because He IS life. Look at 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 in the Message Bible, "Christ's love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do. Our firm decision...

Life part 4

01/09/2017 15:04

When you stop trying so hard and just let what's inside come out... that's when you can begin to truly live. Because to live is to love and to love is to live. Love is what's inside. And all we have to do is let it out. Notice: I said LET it out, not FORCE it out. I don't think you should have to...

Life part 3

01/08/2017 16:53

We like to complicate things, don't we? There's a line from a song that says, "All I've really gotta do is live and die..." But we make it about everything else. Even though we know better. Because when you begin to receive (and release) the gift of God, you begin to understand that all you've...

Life part 2

01/07/2017 15:11

Jesus is not my boss. He is my life. And, according to John 1:4, "In him was life; and the life was the light of men." I like it even better in the New Living Translation, "The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone." The Word, of course, is Jesus. The...

Life part 1

01/06/2017 14:26

This is the same title as my current sermon series. Because I'm stuck on it. And if you know me at all you know that my pastor once told me if I get stuck on something I should preach it until my heart is empty on it. So that's what I've always done, and that's what I'm going to continue to do. But...

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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...