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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Sufficiency part 4

04/29/2020 19:53

I started this Rant series with the memory verse 2 Corinthians 3:5, "Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God." And my point has been that we are "self"-sufficient only when we find everything we need in Him. Which means we find it in...

Sufficiency part 3

04/28/2020 19:49

We have everything we need because we have everyONE we need. Jesus. Each other. That's where our "self"-sufficiency comes from. Look at 2 Corinthians 12:9, "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory...

Sufficiency part 2

04/27/2020 20:31

I have no lack because my God has no lack. And because I have you. We're all in this together. We complete each other. No, really, we do. There are things that I can't do, but there are also things that only you CAN do. That's why it's so important for me to stay in my lane. To do what I was...

Sufficiency part 1

04/26/2020 20:33

I remember one time when I used to preach on a regular basis I was doing a series--much like a Rant series, yes sir, I am who I am--but for whatever reason it made sense for me to break from that and do a one off message. And the message was about self-sufficiency. When I was done one of the people...

Edification part 5

04/25/2020 20:12

It's hard to deal with disappointment. It really is. But that's the thing about expectations--they almost always LEAD to disappointments. Because humans aren't robots. They are humans. They don't always (or ever, really) do what we want them to do. They do what THEY want to do. The nerve, right?...

Edification part 4

04/24/2020 20:03

I keep saying it, and I'm going to keep saying it: We're all in this together. So check this out: "Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do" (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Comfort yourselves together. Because we're all in this together. Edify one another. It's a...

Edification part 3

04/23/2020 19:53

I don't know why it seems like it's easier to break things down than to build them up. Especially when one of those (the building) is so much more postive and important. Train a child up in the way he SHOULD go and he will not depart from it. Set that strong foundation and build on it. "For other...

Edification part 2

04/22/2020 20:19

This is what I think I've kind of been stuck on: How we act should be more focused on others than on ourselves. We should esteem others higher than ourselves. We should know and believe that God has US covered, so that we can then cover each other. "Look not every man on his own things, but every...

Edification part 1

04/21/2020 20:12

I learned a long time ago that it does no good to do things just to do them. You need a reason. You need to know WHY you're doing what you're doing. You need to do things purposefully. With purpose. On purpose. By purpose. And I think that motivation really boils down to one thing: Love. Do things...

Hard Times part 5

04/20/2020 20:04

I've been trying to use this Rant series to encourage people. I think that's really the point of ministry. To edify people. To train them up in the way they should go. And so, to that effect, I want to end this Rant series by kind of looking at the other side of the coin. "And the disciples were...

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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...