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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Right Mind part 1

06/15/2015 12:37

What you think, or what you believe, is so important. Because what you believe defines your reality. At least in the sense of the believing the truth--that you are God's beloved Son in whom He is well pleased--versus believing the lie--that you have to do in order to be. I'm not saying you can, for...

Forgiven part 5

06/14/2015 13:07

There's nothing better than the feeling of complete and utter acceptance. I'm convinced that a part--a BIG part--of what unconditional, agape love is all about is simply knowing that we are accepted. We belong. Remember the Rant series about the embrace? To me that's so powerful. Being embraced by...

Forgiven part 4

06/13/2015 16:05

I think one of the most important reasons that knowing and believing that we are forgiven comes down to just exactly what the Bible says in Ephesians 4:32, "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Remember we saw...

Forgiven part 3

06/12/2015 11:52

Our forgiveness came over 2,000 years ago on the cross. But before I show you that I want to show you this: When Jesus was raising Lazarus from the dead He, "...lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the...

Forgiven part 2

06/11/2015 14:03

Look at what Jesus said to the Apostle Paul regarding Paul's mission, "To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me" (Acts 26:18)....

Forgiven part 1

06/10/2015 11:02

I want to spend this Rant series looking at another "insider term" that I think we kind of misuse. Forgiveness. I think it's so important that we understand this, because it's kind of a central theme to this "Christian life." So what I want to do is drop a little bit of Scripture and then spend a...

Discipleship part 5

06/09/2015 12:07

I want to end this Rant series where I started it, with John 13:35. I'm going to quote that Scripture in a second, but first I want to quote 2 Corinthians 11:3, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity...

Discipleship part 4

06/08/2015 12:20

Making disciples by BEING disciples. Teaching others of love by learning of love. Sharing what you have. Not trying to get anything, but simply enjoying what you have. That's what this "Christian life" is all about. That is our EPIC destiny. Our Eternal Purpose In Christ. We were created to be...

Discipleship part 3

06/07/2015 13:17

"Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very]...

Discipleship part 2

06/06/2015 13:23

If a disciple is a student of love then that really changes our view of what it means to "make disciples." It seems like we have one of two views on the matter: 1. Saving souls from the eternal, fiery damnation of hell. Or 2. Forcing people to believe exactly the way we do. And I guess these two...

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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...