Cover: Getting Refocused

by Dennis Rokser As a pastor, I love the Church in general and Duluth Bible Church in particular. And why shouldn’t I? For the words of our Lord keep ringing in my ears, “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). This first time-prediction of the coming mystery of the Church, in which Jews and Gentiles become [...]

2019-02-10T01:31:34+00:00March 31st, 2017|

Why Your Small Church Won’t Be Able To Find A Pastor

by Randy White For many small to medium-sized churches, it is already difficult to find a pastor. And, unfortunately, I see the time coming when it is almost impossible for biblically solid churches to find a pastor. I already know of a handful of small churches that are looking for a pastor, want a pastor, and can even pay a pastor, but they simply can’t find a pastor. What is the problem? The church culture is completely at odds with Biblical teaching, [...]

2019-02-10T01:31:49+00:00March 31st, 2017|

Introducing The Grace Institute Of Biblical Studies

by Dennis Rokser Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! This article1 is designed to give you a brief introduction and explanation regarding the Grace Institute of Biblical Studies (otherwise referred to as GIBS). It had been the desire and prayer of the spiritual leadership of Duluth Bible Church for a number of years to see a ministry of this nature started at Duluth Bible Church. As a result of much prayer and planning, the G.I.B.S. [...]

2019-02-10T01:31:57+00:00March 31st, 2017|

7 Reasons Why Every Believer Should Persevere

by Tom Stegall Must faith endure for salvation to be sure?1 I trust by now you are convinced from Scripture that the answer is an emphatic “No!” God’s Word is clear and consistent in its testimony that all who have trusted in Christ for salvation will be kept secure forever, not because of their imperfect obedience but because God’s saving grace is always undeserved, Christ’s work on the sinner’s behalf stands perfect and complete, and God is faithful to fulfill [...]

2019-02-10T01:32:29+00:00March 31st, 2017|

Good News – Lost Hunter Found!

by Nick Kerr It started as an average day of deer hunting. I parked my car at an old friend’s house. He and his son, Junior, joined the hunt that day. When that day ended I had to drive my four wheeler past Junior’s deer stand. He stopped me and said that he had shot a deer and asked if I could help him take care of it because his carpal tunnel was very painful. He said he couldn’t even [...]

2019-02-10T01:32:39+00:00March 31st, 2017|

Is The Rapture In The Olivet Discourse? Pt. 1

by Dr. Andy Woods Did Jesus ever refer to the rapture? When this question is asked, the following passage usually comes to mind: Matthew 24:40-41. The purpose of this article is to show that although Christ did refer to the rapture elsewhere (John 14:1-4), he did not refer to the rapture in Matthew 24:40-41. He did refer to the rapture in John 14:1-4. Thus, this article represents an examination of Matthew 24:40-41 as a potential rapture passage and seeks to [...]

2019-02-10T01:32:05+00:00March 31st, 2017|

The Story OF A Man Named Dot

Dr. Richard A. Seymour I first heard of Dot in the summer of 1969 when I was in northern Minnesota for a week of meetings. This is what I learned. When Dot was born, his mother had wanted a daughter so badly that she named him Dorothy, and from infancy she let his hair grow long and dressed him as she would a little girl. She even sent him to school dressed as a girl. As a result he was [...]

2019-02-10T01:32:16+00:00March 31st, 2017|

God’s Sufficient Grace For A Frustrated Mom

by Doris Aldrich “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) Daddy had been away at meetings for six weekends in a row, and Mommie was all occupied and distracted with the eight children. “What if they had all been twins like Timmie and Virginia?” she asked [...]

2019-02-10T01:37:49+00:00March 31st, 2017|

The True Grace Of God Wherein We Stand (1 Peter 5:12)

by John Nelson Darby God is made known to us as the “God of all grace,” and the position in which we are set is that of “tasting that He is gracious.” How hard it is for us to believe this, that the Lord is gracious. The natural feeling of our hearts is, “I know that thou art an austere man”; there is the lack in all of us naturally of the understanding of the Grace of God. There is [...]

2019-02-10T01:57:15+00:00March 31st, 2017|