Sandy Creek Stirrings Joshua Gimenez

For the hundreds of English Bible versions, there seem to be twice as many opinions about which one you should use.  The sad fact is that questions, answers, and conversations revolving around this subject have become so deep that the average Christian gets lost in the first paragraph.  What is the result?  The average Christian is left in the dark when it comes to the FACTS of the Bible version debate.   The goal of this series is to "unwrap" the contents of the Bible version debate, beginning with what the Bible says about itself, the foundation of the Bible versions, answering controversial questions, and much more!  This is accomplished in a simple, easy to listen to format that will compel readers to learn more about the Word of God.  Listen to our Introduction episode today!

I went to prison this past week.  Yes, that's correct: prison.  Some of the men from my church and I went in to prison to help spread the Gospel and be an encouragement to the inmates.  My time "inside the fence" served as a good reminder, once again, of the powerful ability we have been given - the power of choice.  In today's episode, I share some stories from prison and how our choices can lead us to things we do not desire.  

Dr. S.M. Lockridge was a stellar man of God who served the Lord  faithfully for many decades.  He preached nationwide and was well-known  as a Bible-believing, fundamental Baptist.  His preaching was eloquent,  yet easy to listen to.  “Amen” (sometimes known as “That’s My King”),  preached in the 1970’s, is most likely his most famous/most remembered  message.  This message is filled with power to help stir you up for the cause of Christ!

In today's episode, I had the great pleasure of interviewing a church member (and former employee) who left the fraternal organization of freemasonry after 44 years.  Having held several positions of leadership and acting as a lodge leader for many years, he explains in the interview why he left.  After comparing Scripture with the teaching of Freemasonry, he felt that he could no longer continue as a mason and remain a Bible-believing Christian.  His story, provided information, and glimpse into a (relatively) secret organization is absolutely fascinating.  Listen to the end for when he describes how his pastor's approach to church membership really helped to make this decision possible over 2 years later!

Sadly, we live in a day and age of churches filled with people who think they can do it themselves. They made it through last year - they went through the motions of Christianity. Yet, at the end of it all, nothing changed in their hearts and they never grew. They became content to go through the motions, and sadly, they will be content to do the same this year. Join me in this episode as we look at the story of a man's life in Scripture who had the mindset of "I Can Do It Myself". Let's see what lessons we can learn from his life!

This episode is very special to me as I open the episode with a story of something that happened in our personal lives.  Continuing on, I give several things that I believe are a necessity to seeing our children get saved at a young age.  This should be the goal of every Christian parent!