Posts by Ray Greenley

Posts by Ray Greenley

Approaching the Throne of Grace

The call of Jesus is to approach the throne of grace in our time of great need, in the anguish of a lukewarm church. Will you cry out to Jesus or will you simply sink in your state of languish? (We apologize for the delay in getting this up as we had some necessary maintenance to our website.)

God Will Bring About Justice

We had some technical challenges with the YouTube broadcast today (and it’s not available because of the audio problems) but today’s message is a much-listen. Pastor Ray goes to Luke 18 to lay out God’s justice (as opposed to the modern day social justice or our own sense of justice). After we fully understand this story, it will bring about deep humility of heart, as the publican had. Will you allow the Holy Spirit to bring conviction to your heart…

Driving God From His Sanctuary

Pastor Ray focuses on several chapters in Ezekiel highlighting the idolatry of Israel (and also us). It’s a must listen and sobering message. Are you willing to be brutally honest before God about your own condition?

The Church Wreck

Pastor Ray describes the current state of the church, the train wreck that it is. The sentimentality must be purged and an earnestness to serve and follow Jesus must appear out of the rubble. The term “cheap grace” became familiar through a book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer called “The Cost of Discipleship.” Bonhoeffer defined it as “the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline.” The last part of the message focuses on Romans 12, which is normative for a…

A New Kind of Church Born of Fire

Pastor Ray using the scriptures and the story of Charles Finney paints a picture of this new church born of fire looks like. Are you encouraged and willing to do whatever Jesus asks of you to bring this to pass?