Are we really, Biblically, personally following Jesus? Part 2 Everyone is born with an evil heart.

Why does mankind need the gospel?   First, we must understand why we are born with an evil heart, not a good heart. We are not born good and learn to be bad. Instead, we are born with an evil heart and He reveals it to us in His Word. Adam and Eve were given life with a good heart, free will, and direct communion with God. This is revealed in Genesis. But they chose to disobey God’s very simple command and thrust mankind into a cursed life from birth.…

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Are you really, Biblically, personally following Jesus? Part 1 Few End in Heaven

Few Enter Heaven, Will You? Matthew 7:13-14 (NLT) “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14  But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. Jesus Christ is God! The second person of the Triune God. He came to earth 2000 years ago and revealed His Good News to mankind. He died for our crimes, was buried and…

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The Narrow Way Part 4: Very Few Will Actually Enter the Narrow Way and Heaven (Mt 7:13-23)

Teaching by Randy Bell Matthew chapter seven has haunted me for years. My heart aches for the multitude of people who have had or are having regular contact with the church but will blindly end up in hell despite the best effort of the saints. In spite of the loving efforts of Christians to share the GOOD NEWS with their family, friends, and neighbors Americans in this generation have hardened their hearts. They will not turn from their sins and receive eternal life through Jesus Christ. Many want to go…

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The Narrow Way Part 3: Super-abounding Righteousness Is The Normal Christian Life (Mt 5:10-48)

The “big reveal” of the Kingdom of Heaven and how Jesus’ followers would live in this world is presented by Jesus in Matthew 5-7. Those men knew the old Jewish religion from birth but this new way of life is so completely different that they had no idea what Christ Jesus is talking about. After this foundational talk , the Lord had to reveal more pieces of truth step by step over the three years of his ministry so they could digest this radical new way of living. Remember this…

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Spiritual Growth Seminar Part 3: Introduction to the Seven Steps To Maturity (audio/video)

Randy finishes the seminar with the teaching of the Apostle Peter who gives seven clear steps to take to become mature and serve the Lord Jesus. 2 Peter 1:4-10 (AMP) 4 By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature. 5 For this very reason, adding your diligence [to…

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