Mitchell Landress

Why I Preach and Teach Expositional Messages But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Peter 1:20-21) When I make the comment that I believe Scripture is inspired, I do not mean in the same way that Willie Nelson was inspired to write Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain or that James Taylor was inspired to write Fire And Rain . This "inspiration" can be attributed to hard work, talent, focus, and moments of clear thinking (well, maybe not with Willie). This is not the definition I think of when I picture Moses or Matthew or John setting down with parchment and ink before them. When I say that the biblical authors were inspired, I mean that the Spirit of God came on them in such a way as to change their very will. That is, what they would have never written before or could have ever written before they now did. The Holy S...

Letter To A Friend On How To Listen To God We are good at asking God for things. The answer is not always quick in coming though. So what do we do? Our depravity would tell us to give up, consider the matter hopeless, and try to make as good of a decision for ourselves as possible. Waiting for the answer, it seems, may be the hardest part of our relationship with God. An all-inclusive answer on how to listen to God would take up much time and much space. Already, I have dwelt on this subject for three weeks. My friend needed an answer, from me as well as from God, this is a little of what I gave to her. Psalm 4 describes the communicative relationship between man and God. The end of verse three says "The Lord hears when I call to Him." This much is for sure, but what to do when the answer from God tarries? Verse four continues, "Tremble and do not sin". That is, wait in fear of the Lord, depending on Him and not with the attitude of a "double-minded man" (...