What is Holiness? Part 5

We ended Part 4 with the meaning of sanctification, which is God’s will for every believer (I Thessalonians 4:3). Which brings us to the question, “What profit is it if He lives in us, but we don’t live FOR Him?” The new birth put His Holiness...

What is Holiness Part 4

The word holiness is found first in Exodus 15, followed by 42 more references to the word, with hundreds using the word holy. This includes our text which is Hebrews 12:14. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Since it is...

What is Holiness Part 3

In Parts 1 and 2, I discussed some “holiness is not” statements. I want to continue by saying that if I have learned one thing in my 54 years as a child of God, it is that not one of us knows all there is to know about any subject, especially biblical...

What is Holiness Part 2

I began Part 1 of this message with two “holiness is not” phrases that I explained and clarified to the best of my ability. Now I want to continue on that thought with 3 other things that need clarification as well. They too begin with “holiness is...
April 2023 Newsletter

April 2023 Newsletter

April is a nostalgic, emotional month for us, and especially this year. We had 19 wonderful ladies retreats here at VOT, and this bush is filled with memories. We always took pictures of the ladies by the bush, and it was admired by all who attended. I love all of the...
India Missions

India Missions

Our mission work abroad began in 1982. We both had a desire to obey Jesus’ command to go into all the world and preach the gospel. We were used to difficult situations as we traveled full time in a tent ministry and evangelistic work. But nothing could have prepared...

Salvation, The First Resurrection For Believers

The most famous resurrection, of course, is the one that happened that eventful day in Jerusalem. It is important that we receive it as fact and confess it. The believing of it and the confession of it is the only way to be saved (Romans 10:9-10). There are many other...