By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 13, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention | 0 Comments
Apprising Ministries is doing what we can to draw attention to the New Downgrade No-Controversy happening within evangelicalism and growing syncretism as spiritual blindness and apostasy increase. Unfortunately, at a time when the church visible could desperately use one, I’m afraid there doesn’t appear to be a Charles Spurgeon arising. If anything mainstream Christendom seems to heading away […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 10, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Steven Furtick | 0 Comments
In the Apprising Ministries piece Steven Furtick As Televangelist At Lakewood Church Of Joel Osteen I told you many are quick to simply slough off coverage of rising star prophet-leader Steven Furtick. So, I reminded you of just how big within professing Christendom he’s becoming already. He’s recently spoken for Bill Hybels’ Leadership Conference, which boasts the likes of names […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 8, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Apprising Ministries is pleased to bring to your attention that over at the Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog today Dr. James White reminds us of an issue that was swept under the ecumenical evangelical carpet: Two years ago today I posted the following video. It was right toward the end of the major period of revelations concerning […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 18, 2012 in Devotions | Comments Off on VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING THE FATHER
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (Matthew 6:9) Knowing God as our Father carries with it a definite list of spiritual privileges and benefits. First, it means we need not fear, as pagans do before their false gods or unbelievers do in their agnosticism. Second, real […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 15, 2012 in Devotions | Comments Off on THE LINE OF DEMARCATION
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 15, 2012 in Devotions | Comments Off on THE LORD'S PRAYER: AN OVERVIEW—PART 1
“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day [a]our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.’ ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 22, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on WRETCHED: GLENN-VANGELICALS? SHOULD CHRISTIANS PARTNER WITH GLENN BECK?
HT: Discern The Time See also: WHAT’S UP WITH LIBERTY UNIVERSITY MORMONISM DECLARED WAR ON CHRISTIANITY THE gOD OF GLENN BECK
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 21, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE, "UNEQUALLY YOKED?"
Believers and unbelievers inhabit two opposing worlds. Christians are in Christ’s kingdom, which is characterized by righteousness, light, and eternal life. Unbelievers are in Satan’s kingdom, characterized by lawlessness, darkness, and spiritual death. The saved and the unsaved have different affections, beliefs, principles, motives, goals, attitudes, and hopes. In short, they view life from opposing […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 20, 2012 in Devotions | Comments Off on EACH ONE ESPECIALLY CALLED
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him,“Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him. (Matthew 9:9) The call of the man named Matthew seemed accidental and unlikely, “As Jesus passed forth thence,: just as he was going about some work or […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 20, 2012 in Devotions | Comments Off on DESIRE, THE ROOT SIN OF APOSTASY
“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (Matthew 5:27-28) The seventh commandment protects the sanctity of marriage, and anyone who relies on external righteousness to keep it […]