andrew paul cannon

Tag: Bible (Expository)

  • Dear Collector

                Yesterday I spent my day out in the woods with my bow. The start of deer season is one of the most exciting times of the year and I cannot wait for the adventure that comes throughout the season. When preparing for this season, I found myself looking at rifles, knives, optics and so…

  • Am I Qualified for Ministry?

                No matter who we are or where we are serving, it seems that any good minister under Jesus Christ asks this question. There are those who expect too much of a minister or someone who has taken a leadership role in the church, and there are those who expect too less. I want to…

  • Do you ever have trouble figuring out what God wants from you?

                This question is one that seems to haunt everyone I know who has a relationship with Christ. Of course, following Christ means that we do what He leads us to do. Sometimes, though, it is difficult to know exactly what God wants in any given situation or even concerning…

  • Desire and Purpose

    C.S. Lewis once argued that “Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists.”[1] Peter Kreeft formatted the argument thusly:[2]   Every natural or innate desire we experience has a corresponding real object that can satisfy the desire. We experience an innate desire which nothing in this world can satisfy. Therefore, there…

  • On Leaving the Ministry

    In 2007, the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute of Church Leadership Development (FASICLD)reported that “Of the one thousand fifty (1,050 or 100%) pastors we surveyed, every one of them had a close associate or seminary buddy who had left the ministry because of burnout, conflict in their church, or from a moral failure.”[1] I am currently…

  • Did Jesus Really Die? (Mark 15:33-47)

                There are a few in today’s religious sectors who believe that Jesus did not actually die. They might agree that He actually existed, but state boldly that He did not die and did not need to die for humanity’s salvation. The truth of this matter should be clear to us.…

  • Re: I thought Moses was the only one who saw God??

                After church one Sunday morning, one of the members, and a man a great faith, came to me and asked about a verse of scripture he had read. When we think of Moses, we often think of him as the only man who had access to God (well, he and…

  • Is Morality Important Anyway? (Romans 8:12-17)

                Is morality important for the Christian? Is it important for humanity in general? Across the planet, people measure morality by different standards and accept different actions as morally right or wrong. For instance, I have spoken to Californians and New Yorkers who see the ownership of firearms as morally questionable…

  • Are You Righteous?

              One of the misconceptions of the Christian faith throughout the years has been that it proposes some sort of works-based righteousness. That is the idea that each person must work for a good enough reputation before God before being approved for entrance into some sort of paradise or heaven. The Christian…