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 Cost part 4

10/12/2019 20:27

What I'm going to Rant about tonight can be summed up like this, "It's ok to have stuff. It's not ok for stuff to have you." Jesus spoke many times of selling all you have, or giving all you have, to the poor. Which has kind of given the church world a poverty mentality. Made us think we shouldn't...

The Cost part 3

10/11/2019 20:07

It costs something... to love somebody. But in the grand scheme of things, it's a small price to pay. Giving everything you have and everything you are is what you were put here to do. To be loved, and to love. To be known and to know. That's our purpose. That's why we were created. So anything...

The Cost part 2

10/10/2019 20:18

Nothing worthwhile happens on accident. It must be purposeful. And, quite frankly, it must cost something. Look at 1 Chronicles 21:24, "And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings...

The Cost part 1

10/09/2019 19:59

There's no such thing as a free lunch, right? That's conventional wisdom. If someone buys you a meal, chances are they're looking at it like an investment. They're doing something FOR you... because they want something FROM you. Kindness for kindness's sake is pretty rare. Because we seem to...

It's About part 5

10/08/2019 19:40

I just want to point people to God. To love. To Jesus. To God in the flesh. Love in a body. God in OUR flesh. Love in OUR body. And that love in our bodies coming out. Because that's what it's about. It's about living and loving. Which, really, are the same thing. It's about receiving and...

It's About part 4

10/07/2019 19:53

It's about love. Pure and simple. So that means it's about people. People other than yourself. You can't love people while you're also trying to get things from them. Because love is never about getting. Because love IS giving. For God so loved the world He GAVE. I always say it like this: You can...

It's About part 3

10/06/2019 20:00

It's about love. Which means it's about people. Because love is giving... giving everything you have and everything you are... to people. I always talk about God and people. Loving God and loving people. Loving God BY loving people. I want so badly to be able to help people--that's my goal in life,...

It's About part 2

10/05/2019 20:34

In order to understand what it's about, you have to understand what it's NOT about. It's not about you. In the sense that while you are the main character of YOUR story... your story isn't the only one being told. You have to understand that what you do affects other people. You can't just do or...

It's About part 1

10/04/2019 18:57

It's about people. That's as simply as I can put it. Loving God and loving people. Loving God BY loving people. Which, believe it or not, means it's NOT about you. It's the difference between being self-centered (which is no good) and being God-centered, Christ-centered, people-centered. Being...

Witness part 5

10/03/2019 20:00

Let's end this Rant series with... not a warning, per se, but kind of the flip side of the coin we've been looking at. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" (Exodus 20:16). And if I'm not mistaken, that's one of the Ten Commandments. Don't be lying on people. Let me say it this...

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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...

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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.

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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...