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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The Dance part 1

12/07/2014 11:30

One of my favorite songs goes like this, "Life's a dance, you learn as you go. Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow. Don't worry 'bout what you don't know, life's a dance... you learn as you go." I think this is so true. But, when we have this kind of rigid idea of what we think life is...

The Journey part 5

12/06/2014 11:13

I said it to start this Rant series and I'll say it again to end this Rant series: The journey of life is not about trying to get from point A to point B. The journey of life is a journey into the heart of the matter. And the heart of the matter... is the heart. It's all about love. And that's what...

The Journey part 4

12/05/2014 12:10

Two thousand years ago Jesus took a three days' journey both for us and as us. He brought us out of the bondage of Egypt (sin, death, darkness) and into the Kingdom of God. At the point the work was finished. At that point we had arrived. What I'm saying is: Everything that needed to be done... is...

The Journey part 3

12/04/2014 14:10

God loves the number three. You see it over and over again in the Scriptures. Faith, hope, love. Righteousness, peace, joy. "The three tenses of salvation," have been saved, are being saved, will be saved. But most prophetically we see the three days' journey. Exodus 3:17-18 encapsulates it, "And I...

The Journey part 2

12/03/2014 12:00

The more I get into this truth of a Finished Work the more my thinking begins to change. Or, as the Apostle Paul put it, the more I BE transformed (into what I'm already transformed into) by the renewing of my mind. Not by trying to think God's thoughts, but by letting Him think His own thoughts in...

The Journey part 1

12/02/2014 12:59

Sometimes it seems like we look at life life a journey. From point A to point B. But one of the biggest problems with that mindset is that we can easily get stuck along the way. And then that opens up a whole can of worms. We start in with the self condemnation, and we consider ourselves (or...

Satisfaction part 5

12/01/2014 12:04

A job well done can give a strong sense of satisfaction. Or, as we put it when I worked for the city, "filling up the pride meter." A lot of our sense of self-worth comes from what we do. We define ourselves by our jobs. And seemingly there is some Scripture to back this up. For example, "I...

Satisfaction part 4

11/30/2014 13:28

I once preached a sermon about man's appetite. It was in the Gripped by Grace sermon series and what I THOUGHT I was going to preach about was how grace changes your appetite. But the day before I preached the sermon God revealed something to me. This is what He said, "Grace isn't about changing...

Satisfaction part 3

11/29/2014 11:53

As long as we think our satisfaction comes from getting something we don't have, we will never be satisfied. Because in Christ we already have it all. So if we are approaching life from a position of (perceived) lack, then we will never be able to enjoy what we've got. If we're always looking...

Satisfaction part 2

11/28/2014 09:46

We all have this idea of what life is supposed to be. This idea of what "success" is. And (whether we realize it or not) we all work towards this goal. We think if we can just GET whatever it is that we think will satisfy us... then we'll be happy. But here's the dirty little secret about getting:...

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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...