By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 28, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries often functions spiritually as a kind of Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) unit along the Internet Front of this Truth War. I pointed out a while back during my appearance Tonight Matters With Ken Silva Of Apprising Ministries that the Net is moving 6 months to a year ahead of the main of the Christian […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 27, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By Christian Research Network correspondent Rob Willmann of Shepherd’s Heart Bible Study This is a repost of an original article on Shepherd’s Heart Bible Study One of the most important questions in all of life is: How do I have peace with God? First, let’s start with your nature, who you are. A. You are […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 27, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
As part of our online apologetics and discernment ministry Apprising Ministries been documenting the New Downgrade within evangelicalism, the root of which roughly begins with the charismatic revival as it spreads through the Jesus People/Movement circa early 1970′s out into various denominations and into what became the Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission.[1] This is the spiritual cesspool from […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 26, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain. (Titus 1:10-11) They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed. (Titus 1:16) Beloved, while I was making every effort to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 22, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 22, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Features
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matt. 5:12) The Christian’s response to persecution and affliction should not be to retreat and hide, Jesus told us we are the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world” (Matt. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 21, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
[Here’s] what the Lord Jesus Christ asks you to do. Three words make up the sum and substance of the invitation which He sends you today. If you are “laboring and heavy-laden,” Jesus says, “Come unto Me.” There is a grand simplicity about the three words now before you. Short and plain as the sentence seems, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 21, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. (Proverbs 30:5-6) Bringing Down Judgement It’s a sad sign of our time that spiritual darkness continues to grow and it seems that 1 Peter 4:17 judgments are […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 20, 2012 in Current Issues, Devotions, Features
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.” (Matt. 5:11) Faithfulness to Christ will bring enemies of the gospel who will “falsely say all kinds of evil against” us. Whereas “insults” are abusive words said to our faces, these “evil” things are […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 20, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
But he answered, “It is written,“‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God’”… So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you […]