Anyone who follows politics and elections has seen dramatic shifts in public opinion. One week a candidate may be at the top of the polls. The next week he starts to fall. Then the week after he is at the bottom of the field. This is just one common example of how quickly the public [...]
The Rise and Fall of Public Opinion
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 12:34 am by Andy Sochor
The Honest and Good Heart
Posted on October 17, 2011 at 10:31 pm by Andy Sochor
In the previous article we looked at the parable of the sower, noting the four different soils which represented four different types of hearts. Each one responded differently to the word when it was sown among them. Despite these differences, we saw that the message (the seed, the word of God) was not changed. Rather [...]
The Seed of the Sower
Posted on October 12, 2011 at 12:36 am by Andy Sochor
The parable of the sower is one of the more familiar parables spoken by Jesus. In it, He teaches an important lesson about the type of message that is required in order to produce fruit.
“‘The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled [...]
How God is Able to Establish You
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 10:10 pm by Andy Sochor
As Paul concluded his epistle to the Romans, he praised God for His ability to establish them (Romans 16:25-27) — that is, to make them strong, complete, and equipped to follow Him and to face the trials that exist in this life. Is God able to establish us today? If so, how?
Earlier in this letter, [...]
Advice to Young Preachers
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 1:58 am by Andy Sochor
Some might wonder how it is that someone like myself — a thirty year old with no “full-time” preaching experience — would be so bold as to hand out advice to young preachers (many of whom would be my peers). I am not so arrogant that I think I have wisdom that compares with a [...]
Who Are You Who Judge Your Neighbor?
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 12:28 am by Andy Sochor
We live in a time when tolerance is a chief virtue — not tolerance in the way the Bible defines it, but tolerance for almost any sort of sin or error that may be practiced or promoted by man. As a result, our society is most intolerant of what could be seen as one person [...]
Be Filled With The Spirit
Posted on July 26, 2011 at 12:04 am by Andy Sochor
In the letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul commanded, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18). Many believe that a Christian being filled with the Spirit is wholly dependent upon some direct action by God. This is puzzling, considering that Paul phrases [...]
