As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country (Proverbs 25:25) The language in the text is simple and plain, if you know the experience of thirst and quenching it. When one is thirsty, water is needed---desperately to quench that thirst. In this same analogy, there is a spiritual … Continue reading Good News From A Far Country By — Pastor Kcofie Ferguson
Buy The Truth And Sell It Not –Pastor Kcofie Ferguson
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 Here is one of the great truths of the way of salvation. We buy things we can see, feel, and handle. But rather remarkably, we are told to buy the truth. Now examining the text, it can be divided into … Continue reading Buy The Truth And Sell It Not –Pastor Kcofie Ferguson
God Makes Jewels
And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. (Malachi 3:17) Jewel used here is a metaphor for God's people. The Bible uses metaphors often to describe God's people: Sheep, … Continue reading God Makes Jewels
Peddling The God Of Mammon
Mammon ... in the New Testament of the Bible is commonly thought to mean money, material wealth, or any entity that promises wealth, and is associated with the greedy pursuit of gain. "You can not serve both God and mammon [Jesus said]." [Matt. 6:24]. In the Middle Ages it was often personified as a deity and sometimes included in the seven princes of Hell. Mammon in Hebrew... means "money". Mammon is the … Continue reading Peddling The God Of Mammon
God’s Blessings Are Not For Sale
Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought … Continue reading God’s Blessings Are Not For Sale
Grace and Truth 