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

Pure part 1

04/06/2015 13:17
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). Guys, I'm telling you, it's all about the heart. And I say it's all about the heart because I say it's all about love. We think with our heart, and we see with our heart. Because what we see is what we be. What we behold is what...

Ownership part 5

04/05/2015 13:25
I started this Rant series with the idea of "love without ownership." And as far as that goes... we don't "own" each other, but we do BELONG to each other. We are all parts of the same body. We are connected by the one thing in the universe that can truly connect things (or people): Love. Love is...

Ownership part 4

04/04/2015 11:59
I have to give credit to my pastor for this one: Ownership is about belonging to the One who bought us with a high price. We are His and He is ours. Which is important because God declares, "I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another..." (Isaiah 42:8). Again: We are not...

Ownership part 3

04/03/2015 15:11
I think the difference between how WE think of ownership and how GOD thinks of ownership really comes down to "control" vs "protection." We think, "I love you and that means I own you... I control you." God thinks, "I love you. And that means you're mine... I take care of you." Look at Jesus' heart...

Ownership part 2

04/02/2015 13:53
Man... we really don't seem to understand love at all sometimes. We seem to think, "I love you, and that means I control you. I own you." When, in truth, the exact opposite is true. Christ's love controls us! We don't own love, love owns us! Look at 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 in the NLT, "Don't you...

Ownership part 1

04/01/2015 09:57
I saw a quote the other day, "Love without ownership." And it sent me spinning (right round, like a record player). Because I think about love a lot. I'm kind of obsessed with it. And if not having ownership is an aspect of love, then I think it's important. And I mean, I get what they were trying...

Acceptance part 5

03/31/2015 13:35
What if we never questioned whether or not God loved us and accepted us? What if we didn't judge His love for us according to our actions? What if we simply knew and believed that we ARE loved and accepted? That would almost make us believers, wouldn't it? And that would really free us up to live,...

Acceptance part 4

03/30/2015 13:30
Unconditional love and acceptance--not because of what we do, but because of who we are. That's what everybody wants. We don't want condemnation and judgment. We don't want to jump through hoops in order to be loved and accepted. And we don't want to have to change. Because if we have to change,...

Acceptance part 3

03/29/2015 13:08
We know that we are accepted in the beloved--in Jesus. We know that because we are accepted there is no condemnation. And that includes--first and foremost--self-condemnation. But here's the question: What IS acceptance? And to me, as simply as I can make it, if you accept someone you aren't trying...

Acceptance part 2

03/28/2015 13:40
You can't give what you don't have. That's why Jesus finished the work. He did it all so we could get it all. And now we have it all, so we can do it all. We forgive because we are forgiven. We love because we are loved. We accept... because we are accepted. But I'm really convinced that the first...
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News

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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12/26/2020 20:03
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