Mountain Top Musings

Man’s way is to promote himself. We seek to climb the ladder-whether it be in a secular job, a social state, even a spiritual ministry. If w...

  Sluggishness is sinfulness. We are commanded, “do not become sluggish,” (Heb. 6:12), which implies three things. First, there is a temptat...

The writer of Hebrews in chapter five, verses 12-14, chides the congregation for their lack of spiritual growth. The foundational principles...

As the Word of God is expounded, the people of God are exhorted to stay true to God. The Lord is the only One who can save us and secure us....

Hatefulness and heresy are partners in crime. The one who deviates from the faith will also potentially divide the flock. Both are deadly vi...

In Flickering Lamps, the late Henry Blackaby shared these words: A truth I have based my ministry upon is this: If you are faithful in a lit...

Hosea 10:12 commands, “Break up your fallow ground.”  The first task of the preacher is to plow up the field. The untilled soil will not rec...

Man may abandon us, but the Master will abide with us!  We are never alone. The Lord has promised to never forsake us, (cf. Ps. 94:14; Heb. ...

Paul instructed Titus to seek godly leaders and install them in the churches. “For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in o...

In Revelation 2-3, the letters to the churches of Smyrna and Philadelphia show the apparent woes these congregations were facing. Christ spe...

From Flickering Lamps by Henry Blackaby: OPEN YOUR EYES!  Paul prayed for the church at Ephesus that “the eyes of your heart may be enlighte...

  This is the manuscript of my message on  Acts 6:8-15 delivered at at Bethel Baptist Church, Canton,NC on 9/14/25) There have been events...

Paul exhorts the young preacher, Timothy, to be faithful to the finish. The call of God upon his life is to be the consistent commitment he ...

  Praying as a ritual and prayer that is effectual are altogether different. The former is about self-righteousness, and the latter is about...

“God is love,” the Scripture declares, (1 John 4:16b). His love is witnessed throughout the Word and in the world. There is a sovereignty in...

  The Christian will reside in a world of tribulation, yet because of Christ in us troubles need not preside over us. Jesus promised, “In th...

In the book “Flickering Lamps” by Henry and Richard Blackaby, we read this vital truth about the church at Ephesus—and the Spirit’s applicat...

Jesus chose twelve men to follow Him. He set the model for them in His service to His Father, and mandated that they walk in His steps. We a...

Over and again, we find Paul recording his passion for the people of God in his petitions offered for them. In Colossians 2:2-3, we hear his...

I was told a story years ago of a fellow in the Burnsville town square who asked an old farmer, “Where is the Church of God?”  He nodded tow...