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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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Giving part 4

12/25/2020 19:33

Love is giving. That's my definition. "I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me" (2 Corinthians 12:15 NLT). Giving everything you have and everything you are. That's what God the Father did when He gave His only begotten...

Giving part 3

12/24/2020 20:39

When you give what you've got, you experience what you've got. And, since love is giving, when you give what you've got you experience love. I think that's pretty awesome. In the literal sense of the word meaning it inspires awe. I don't think there's anything more holy, or sanctified, or...

Giving part 2

12/23/2020 20:10

It is the season of giving. Which, when you think about it, should probably be all day every day anyway. Because our heavenly Father has already given us the greatest gift there is. Look at Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our...

Giving part 1

12/22/2020 17:38

Love is giving. So let's look at that for a few days. And let's start with Luke 3:10-11, " And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise." What...

Heartily part 5

12/21/2020 18:02

Whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as unto the Lord. That's our motivation. That's why--and how--we do what we do. Do it to the best of your ability, because it's in your heart to do it. Let what's inside come out... by knowing and believing that it's in there. That, to me, is what it's all about....

Heartily part 4

12/20/2020 17:48

The issue of life flows from the heart. The issue of life... is love. If you're doing things heartily--to the best of your ability, because it's in your heart to do it--then you're letting love guide the way. It is God working in us both to will and to do of HIS good pleasure. I think one of the...

Heartily part 3

12/19/2020 19:40

David was known as a man after God's own heart, right? Which didn't necessarily mean that he HAD God's heart. On that side of the cross it was, at best, a type and shadow of what would be available after Jesus finished the work. So what we see in Paslm 51:10 is the cry of David's heart. We see that...

Heartily part 2

12/18/2020 19:37

There are, in my opinion, two parts to doing things heartily. There's doing it because it is in your heart to do it, and there is doing it to the best of your ability--as unto God, and not as unto men--taking "deserve" out of the question. Let me say it another way, "For it is God which worketh in...

Heartily part 1

12/17/2020 17:33

I talk about this idea a lot: How we should do things heartily--to the best of our ability, and because they are in our hearts to do them. So for the next few days I want to really dig into this idea. And what it boils down to, for me, is simply following your heart. But this can be tricky because...

Resurrection Life part 5

12/16/2020 19:56

When Jesus said He came that we might have life, and have it more abundantly, He brought something with Him. He brought the love of God. That love is what makes the abundant life... abundant. That love is the difference between life as we have always known it... and His abundant, everlasting,...

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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...