http://www.anchoredintruth.org/blogBlog Updatesen-us “ The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled underfoot and the birds of the air ate it up. Other seed feel on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=118879Thu, 10 May 2012 02:21:00 Z On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, Rylan Lee Shirey was born!  He is the first child born to my daughter, Katie Leigh, and my son-in-law, Garrett Lee Shirey.  So at this entry, I have been a grandfather for a whole week.  Some...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=117646Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:50:00 Z “And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. And He appointed twelve, so that they might be with Him, and that He might send them out to preach.” – Mark 3:13-14 Jesus did not want these...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=117359Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:42:00 Z “For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren.” – Romans 8:29   In Romans 8:29, Paul says God “foreknew” those He was going...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116936Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:09:00 Z “Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation and teaching. Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.”   I Timothy 4:13, 15 This is Paul’s...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116859Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:44:00 Z For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren . – Romans 8:29 This verse gives us the definition of glorification – “ to become conformed to...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116802Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:01:00 Z “ For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law .”  Romans 3:28 This word “justification” is an official word from the law courts of the day, coming from an ancient practice. As judges heard a case, they would...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116733Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:03:00 Z “ For each tree is known by its own fruit …” Luke 6:44a Jesus did not say that you will be known by your doctrine. He said you will be known by your fruit. You’ll be known by what you practice as a lifestyle, not just by the profession you...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116636Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:05:00 Z Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness …” Galatians 6:1a I don’t want to over simplify this passage, but I really believe we get to the cornerstone of what Paul...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116583Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:19:00 Z But He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many.” – Luke 14:16 In Luke 14, Jesus gives the parable of the great dinner. The parable points out the greatness of salvation and the universal call for all to come! The New...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116458Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:09:00 Z As Luke’s gospel unfolds, it is a dark day. It is dark both politically and spiritually. Herod, a tyrant, is ruler over Palestine; he is a monster of cruelty.  Israel, who should’ve known the heights of liberty, is enslaved to Rome. Spiritually,...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116237Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:33:00 Z If you are not faithful in seeking God in His word or sitting under sound preaching, you will suffer the weakening, and ultimately the defiling, of your conscience. In I Timothy 1:5, Paul writes to Timothy to give him some instruction about being a...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=116126Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:36:00 Z “ The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith .” – I Timothy 1:5 The child of God has his conscience strengthened at conversion. Conversion begins to make everything right. Your unconverted...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115969Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:17:00 Z For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ . – Galatians 1:11-12 I...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115804Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:55:00 Z “ Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take that speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115736Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:06:00 Z Have you ever wondered what a trophy does? Today, we speak of a trophy fish, trophy animals, trophies for sporting and athletic events, and even trophy wives! We have trophies around my house. I have some trophy fish and trophy deer heads in my...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115710Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:41:00 Z It’s a privilege to have an opportunity to guest blog for my pastor this week while he is away.  I’m just back from a trip to Vietnam with a small mission team and would love to share with you some reflections on the trip and the sense of...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115610Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:19:00 Z “ But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you… Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either .”  Luke 6:27, 29  Jesus...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115543Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:41:00 Z “ Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way .” – Luke 6:26 Jesus said it is very revealing how the world around you perceives you. Our Lord says a seemingly strange thing in...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115444Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:18:00 Z In Luke 6:20-23, we have the “beatitudes” taught by Jesus in a sermon. These “blessed” statements are meant to define the attitudes of a mature child of God. The children of Israel had missed the spiritual lessons of their prophets and were still in...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115394Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:37:00 Z “ Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be healed of...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115379Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:43:00 Z “ I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115237Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:32:00 Z “ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves .”  II Corinthians 4:7 “ No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful,...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115135Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:00:00 Z " For He Himself has said, 'I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you .'" Hebrews 13:5b We will face many storms in this life. But God has provided for our comfort and perseverance in those times … and He has done so by giving us...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115047Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:00:00 Z “ It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes .” Psalm 119:71 English artist Joseph Turner had just finished painting a portrait of a ship in a raging storm. He asked a minister friend to come in and look at this new...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=115010Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:53:00 Z “ Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that in us you may learn not to exceed what is written …” I Corinthians 4:6a Now, in this particular context, Paul is talking about not exceeding...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114967Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:27:00 Z II Timothy 3:16-17 You are all counselors. Each time you speak to your spouse and give advice, information, or counsel, you are counseling. Each time you gve guidance and direction to a son or a daughter, you are a counselor. Each time you...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114895Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:59:00 Z Did you know that biblically speaking, ‘ WHY ’ is not the issue? It is ‘ WHAT ’ that is the issue! If you are dealing with a difficult situation, a sorrow, a crisis, or a trial in your life, scriptures do not provide much on the ‘why.’ Today...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114843Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:27:00 Z There are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion, self-abasement, and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence (Col. 2:23). A guilty conscience lusts for a “work”, a...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114806Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:17:00 Z What are the root reasons behind the reasons God allows hardships? Are you in a time of hardship and find yourself fighting to find those root reasons? I Thessalonians 5:18 says, “ In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114780Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:37:00 Z Luke 5:27-30 In this text our Lord calls the hated tax collector, Matthew, to be His disciple.  Matthew then throws a BIG party! We are not told of Matthew’s motivations. It must have included that this was a farewell dinner for his friends...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114727Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:09:00 Z Are you fearful? Are you anxious? Are you hurting? Here is my challenge to you. Have you really grabbed hold of your faith? You see, if you are a child of God, you have a measure of faith in you. But you can walk as though you are not standing on...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114708Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:29:00 Z Sin is the age-old problem of mankind. When Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, the fountain-head from which we all flow became polluted and poisoned. This poisonous stream has been transmitted down to all generations. Thus there is a universal...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114698Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:53:00 Z One of my professors in graduate school was Dr. Roy Beaman. Dr. Beaman was a country boy from Kentucky, who happened to be a genius. Dr. Beaman was a man who had an understanding of over thirty languages. In his spare time, he liked to travel, visit...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114683Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:20:00 ZThe cross brings God more glory because it exalts God’s wisdom. Think about the wisdom of God in all that He ordained. He sent His Son from heaven, brought Jesus to earth to be born of a virgin, live a life like any other human (except without sin),...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114646Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:52:00 Z Luke 5. Christ came to fulfill the law, but he also came to exceed the Law. In verses 12-13, Jesus cleanses the leper, and the Bible says in verse 14, “He ordered him to tell no one, ‘But go show yourself to the priest and make an offering for...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114644Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:23:00 Z While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Luke 5:12   In Luke...http://www.anchoredintruth.org/default.aspx?p=80337&beid=114614Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:13:00 Z