Len's Mens Fellowship

AND HE CALLED HIS NAME JESUS"Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place under these circumstances: When His mother Mary had been promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found ... Continue reading →

The Acts of christ through the apostles by the power of the holy spirit (25) -  12/16/11   ... Continue reading →

 The Acts of christ through the apostles by the power of the holy spirit (24) -  12/2/11    ... Continue reading →

acts 15  - essential versus cultural – christ’s  law of love   ... Continue reading →

                    EIGHT QUALITIES NEEDED TO BE ON MISSION WITH GODLast week we saw that intimacy with God leads to a vision from God to carry out ... Continue reading →

Last week we saw that intimacy with God leads to a vision from God to carry out with God. If we try to carry out the vision God has given us without ongoing intimacy with Him we lose the power of God ... Continue reading →

intimacy with god leads to missions with god  "While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, (a picture of worship/intimacy with God the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and ... Continue reading →

WHAT TO DO WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE& 39;RE LOSING THE BATTLE? "Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them. 2 And he had James the ... Continue reading →

 "When he (Barnabas) arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced."                   BE OPEN TO ... Continue reading →

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes… He will glorify Me.” (John 16:14)"While Peter was still speaking these words (exalting Jesus) the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who ... Continue reading →

GOD IN NOT ONE TO SHOW PARTIALITY - ALL SAINTS IN ONE FAMILY (THE CHURCH) - GOD IS NOT PREJUDICED - BUT PRIDEFUL MAN IS  From Adam and Eve, to all who lived before Abraham and the Jewish nation, ... Continue reading →

SIX PRINCIPLES MODELED BY PETER FOR EFFECTIVE PERSONAL MINISTRY I am following an outline used by John MacArthur and adding my own comments on Acts 9:32-43 which includes a very brief overview of ... Continue reading →

JESUS THE LIFE-CHANGER IS STILL DOING SURPRISING ACTS TODAY; IN THE WORLD, THE CHURCH AND IN OUR LIVESAs we continue our study of the amazing conversion and total reversal of Paul& 39;s life - ... Continue reading →

THE CONVERSION AND TRANSFORMATION OF SAUL (PAUL) - RE-CREATION NOT RENOVATION "Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, declares the Lord God." ... Continue reading →

 RUDDER DOWN, SAILS UP - OPEN AND OBEDIENT TO GOD& 39;S EXTRAORDINARY GUIDANCE "What does God want us to learn from this passage? Why did He put it in Scripture? "All Scripture is inspired ... Continue reading →

WITNESSING THROUGH SUFFERING AND BEING INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF EVANGELISM "Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him (Stephen) to death.  And on that day a great persecution ... Continue reading →

A MAN CALLED STEPHEN (2) - READY, WILLING AND AVAILABLE FOR THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH HIS LIVE "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. But sanctify the Lord God in your ... Continue reading →

a man called stephen - ready, willing and available for the work of the holy spirit through his lifeAt this point in the newly born church we see the need for organizing man-power (the body of ... Continue reading →

"Go, stand (firm) and speak to the people ....the whole message of this Life." "But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were ... Continue reading →

Charity, generosity, truth and unity VERSUS selfishness, greed, lying and hypocrisyHere in this account we see the newly formed church at its best and worst. We have the great example of charity, ... Continue reading →

"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same ... Continue reading →

"Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord."Since this passage involves the controversial subject of ... Continue reading →

5 "Now there were Jews living (gathered/staying) in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred (rushing wind), the crowd came together, and were bewildered ... Continue reading →

"John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." (Acts 1:5) "When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly ... Continue reading →

"John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." (Acts 1:5) "When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And ... Continue reading →

As God& 39;s people await the promise of the Father, their preparation for the coming of the Spirit is a great example for us as well as their on-going example after the church was birthed.1)They ... Continue reading →

 "The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the ... Continue reading →

 OVERCOMING HOPELESSNESS, FUTILITY, DEATH AND HELLIn 1 Corinthians 15 Paul deals with the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though there are many questions he answers and explanations he ... Continue reading →

Verses 22-23 show the amazing mercy of God. We have felt His righteous anger toward these apostates expressed through Jude yet now He calls us to reach out to them to lead them to salvation. And we ... Continue reading →

"But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they were saying to you, "In the last time there will be mockers, following ... Continue reading →

"These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, ... Continue reading →

"In verses 5-7 we saw three cases of past apostates who were judged. In verses 4 and 8-10 we see three characteristics of the apostates& 39; nature: immorality, insubordination, and irreverence. ... Continue reading →

 V.4 - "For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, (Gr. pareisduein, to enter secretly and to slip in stealthily) those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly ... Continue reading →

 This is why I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the Truth. Everyone who is of the Truth who is a friend of the Truth, who belongs to the Truth hears and ... Continue reading →

  "To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul& 39;s paradox of love, scorned indeed by the too-easily-satisfied religionist, but justified in happy experience by the children of ... Continue reading →

 "Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,  Make you perfect in every good ... Continue reading →

"Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you. ... Continue reading →

 Last week we looked at steadfastness in doctrine and focused on the futility of religious rituals (for the Jews of that day) and self-effort for spiritual growth for all believers then and now ... Continue reading →

As we approach the end of this great epistle, the author is particularly speaking to the Jewish believers in Christ  in verses 9-16 but it has application for all believers as it applies to ... Continue reading →

I will never forget what Ken Boa said to me years ago about reading and studying the Bible. Immediately after he came to Christ and realized that the Bible was true - pure truth, ultimate truth, he ... Continue reading →