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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Master part 1

03/07/2015 11:20

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon" (Matthew 6:24). Ok. Before I get into this I want to make something clear: God is ALL powerful. And that doesn't mean He has...

Human Nature part 5

03/06/2015 13:25

Before the cross we had what is commonly referred to as a "sin nature." It was our default setting to not believe. Because we really didn't have anything to believe in. The best we (thought) we could do was earn our bread by the sweat of our brow. The problem, of course, is that no matter how hard...

Human Nature part 4

03/05/2015 13:24

What if "sin" ISN'T our default setting? What if it's not something to be overcome, but something to lay aside? What if our nature ISN'T to do "bad stuff" but instead is to love each other with the love that our heavenly Father loves us with? What if we're not under the Law but under grace? What if...

Human Nature part 3

03/04/2015 12:21

I really want to destroy this idea that we are born with a "sin nature." That "human nature" is to do all of the bad things that think of as "sin." And I want to destroy this idea because I think it's damaging. I don't want to hear people say, "I'm just a sinner saved by grace." Because if you...

Human Nature part 2

03/03/2015 10:54

"This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?" (Galatians 3:2-3). The way I see it, if we're still (on this side of the cross) born with a "sin nature"...

Human Nature part 1

03/02/2015 13:22

I don't believe anybody on this side of the cross is born with a "sin nature." I know that goes against a lot of "traditional" preaching, but I'm of the opinion--and remember, this IS my opinion--that what Jesus did on the cross is a lot bigger than we give it credit for. And since this is a...

Unforced part 5

03/01/2015 12:12

I started this Rant series with the line: Don't stress about rest. And that's where I want to end it. Because if we're stressing, we're not resting. If we're trying to do it ourselves then we don't believe that it is finished. You can't force the rhythms of grace. You can't live up to the...

Unforced part 4

02/28/2015 18:46

You can't force it. The Kingdom, the Promised Land, rest, our abode, love... is not something that can be earned. The biggest and first lie ever told was that you have to DO in order to BE. Eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil THEN you'll be like God. WRONG! We were made in His image. We...

Unforced part 3

02/27/2015 11:15

Rest results from the unforced rhythms of grace. We learn to rest as we spend time with the One who finished the work. But what, exactly, IS rest? We know rest is the promised land. The land that flows with milk (righteousness) and honey (revelation). And we know it's connected to faith--trusting...

Unforced part 2

02/26/2015 13:21

You can't force grace, or rest, or mercy... or love. Up until John the Baptist the Kingdom suffered violence and the violent took it by force (or TRIED to take it by force). But then Jesus came and showed us a more excellent way. He came and showed us that we don't have to earn Daddy's approval, or...

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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...