TAKING ISSUE (Part 1) DISPENSATIONIST vs “NEW” COVENANT THEOLOGY Jesus the New and Better Covenant Usually, I am pointing out and taking issue with those that hold to Calvinist and Arminianism theology. But as of late, due to overt personal attacks, I find it fascinating that Dispensationists, which exist under all types of denominational flags, are a group of thinkers that just cannot contain themselves. They give the perception that they are genteel, yet they are agg

There comes a time in the life of most churches and in the life of most Pastors, that stagnant or decline in growth becomes an issue of concern. However, we already know, healthy sheep make sheep. Healthy believers make believers. If the body stops growing, or is simply stunted and stagnant, it is sick, dying or already dead. A body in that condition cannot grow healthy and produce anything healthy. Bigger is not better, and small is not a failure. I pastored a small church a

Only two individuals, in all of Israel, were truly living lives of Messianic expectation. Simeon and a Prophetess named Anna. Think of it. You have lived a lifetime. A long life and you were told that one day, before you die, you will see the child that will free your people of their sins and transform the land into one of newness of life. That you will live to see with your own eyes, the Christ, the anointed one. The one foretold by Moses and the Prophets of old. Simeon's lo

A Time For Words - Before They Pass As a pastor I have officiated more funerals than I can count. Weddings are different. I can count...

The importance of sound teaching in faith, as highlighted by 2 Timothy 4:3. BIBLICAL DOCTRINE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. What is it that...

In today’s upside-down world, the “affect” of God’s Word within our hearts is far-reaching. Not doctrines of men, such as denominational...

Moses is considered one of the most important prophets if not the greatest of the Old Testament. “And there arose not a prophet since in...

The Plumb Line What is meant when I say - "What plumb line do you really hold to? What plumb line is cemented in your mind that forms the...

1John 1:6,7 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light,...

Drops of Blood? He sweats blood. How many times have we all heard a sermon regarding the anguish of Jesus in the garden on the night of...

LORDSHIP SALVATIONISTS - RECONCILE WITH THE CROSS! Luke 23:39-43 One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him,...

All one must do to see what the heart of man is really like is look to the behavior of Israel under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. ...

March 3, 2022 - Brent Hartford Now on to (L) for the acronym TULIP, which makes up the five pillars, or should I simply say points of...

The Letter of James (Part 3) Grace Apologetics 101 January 31, 2022 Brent Hartford James 1:5-8 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask...

January 18, 2022 Brent Hartford Grace Apologetics 101 FRATRICIDE frăt′rĭ-sīd″ noun The killing of one's brother or sister. One who has...

January 17th, 2022 -Brent Hartford ONE OF THE MORE MISUNDERSTOOD BOOKS (Epistle/Letter)… JAMES! PART ONE - INTRO - BACK STORY (Context)...

There is a spiritual perspective among those that attempt to oppose Free Grace teaching that gravitates to suggesting that it is “Cheap...

I remember a few years ago I had a conversation with a local Greek Orthodox Priest. He was so adamant that I call him Father (and then...

What is the “Nevers” of the gospel that pertains to Believing in Jesus as Messiah, as the Son of the Living God? Jesus speaks of the...

The focus of Grace Apologetics 101 is to drive home the biblical reasoning of what one must do to be saved. The contextually sound and...