Tag Archives: making Jesus Lord

United Methodist Church, Litchfield, MN

Posted on July 18, 2011

Today Susan and I traveled to Litchfield, where I minstered at the United Methodist Church. I was filling in for Pastor Bill Kerr, who was away on vacation. It was missions Sunday, so I shared some about our missions work, particularly among the native American people. A missions team from the church just left this morning for a mission trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The Sermon was called “Your Mission.” I spoke from Luke 19:1-10 about Zacchaeus, and Jesus’ mission in life, which was to “seek and to save the lost.” … Continue reading →

Righteousness: You Can’t Live Without It!

Posted on November 8, 2007

By Tom Shanklin Noone can get to heaven without it. If you have it, God will answer your prayers. What is it and how do you get it? It is “righteousness” and it must be received by faith as a gift from God. The scripture tells us: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. (Romans 14:17, KJV). The Apostle Paul tells us: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? (1 Corinthians 6:9, KJV). We must have … Continue reading →

God Wants You in Heaven

Posted on November 8, 2004

By Tom Shanklin For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:16-17, KJV). God wants you to be in heaven with Him! Some folks have the idea that God is so mean, He’s just sitting up in heaven waiting for the least excuse to club you over the head and send you to the lake … Continue reading →