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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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Inclosed part 4

11/15/2020 17:23

The garden was inclosed until the wind started to blow. Jesus is the sower, right? He sows the seed, which is the Word (which is love) of God. We are the ground that the seed grows in. And here's the cool part--when a seed won't grow you don't throw the seed away, you fix its environment. The...

Inclosed part 3

11/14/2020 19:32

The secret to life is living from the inside out. Letting what's inside come out, by knowing and believing that it's in there. And here's the straight truth--we all DO live from the inside out. Because what is inside--what we BELIEVE is inside--DOES come out. The act of looking for love in all the...

Inclosed part 2

11/13/2020 19:13

We are a garden. GOD'S garden. He is the One who planted it (us) and He is the one who dresses and keeps it (us). Look Song of Solomon 4:16, "Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his...

Inclosed part 1

11/12/2020 16:42

I quoted these verses and mentioned this concept a little ways back, and I think that's what got me fired up on this path we're on about gardening. Song of Solomon 4:12, "A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed." To me, that just lays it out for us. God put us...

Dress and Keep part 5

11/11/2020 16:38

Dressing and keeping the garden is putting on the whole armor of God and guarding your heart. YOU are the garden. The finished work. That's important. Because if you're coming at this life from a position of, "I need to be better," then you're coming at it wrong. This life isn't about obtaining...

Dress and Keep part 4

11/10/2020 19:57

Life comes at you fast. That's just part of living. But, luckily, we don't have to do it ourselves. Look at Ephesians 6:13, "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and haveing done all, to stand." I like this one even better than Ephesians...

Dress and Keep part 3

11/09/2020 20:19

Let's really get into this and talk about what we're talking about. Dressing and keeping the garden--the first command man ever got from the Lord--is putting on the whole armor of God (dressing) and guarding (keeping) your heart... by keeping it open. Keeping it open to love and not shutting it...

Dress and Keep part 2

11/08/2020 20:21

God never requires anything FROM us that He doesn't first provide FOR us. We love... because He first loved us. So if God's command to us is to dress and keep the garden... that means He must first dress and keep US. Because you can't give what you don't have. And you can only give what you do...

Dress and Keep part 1

11/07/2020 19:34

We are God's garden. He is the Gardener. We can only do what He first does in us, and through us, and as us. That's what it means to rest--rest is not inactivity, it is Holy Spirit directed activity. So when we see the first "command" that God ever set down for us, Genesis 2:15, "And the LORD God...

Fruit part 5

11/06/2020 19:51

You are what you eat. That's what it comes down to. What you consume, what you fill yourself up with, is what will come out of you. Because what's inside--what you BELIEVE is inside--is too big to STAY inside. It has to come out. We all live from the inside out, whether we realize it or not. Here's...

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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...