Articles by Randall E Howard

It is important that we as a people – the people of God - proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord and King, prove our salvation and life in Christ, persevere in the truth of God’s Word and raise the standard of righteousness and His Kingdom. Revival is hindered and the Kingdom cannot be established fully unless we come into alignment with these declarations. Today, many are giving up and throwing in the towel out of frustration over life.  They feel as if God has abandoned them and left them high and dry, so they walk away and depart from the truth.  We are in great need of a dose of reality, spirituality and finality concerning our faith.  Our faith needs to be real, divine and certain.  We need to step in deeper without expectations instead of stepping out because of disappointments. When we find ourselves in such a place, the enemy is waiting to seize upon our mind and heart.  He is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour or intimidate.  But remember...

Here we are in the year 2011.  It seems like a science fiction movie.  We have arrived in our future only to find that it is really the present.  It isn’t the future at all.  It is always the present.  You can never remain in the past and you can never arrive at the future.  The future is always future.  It is always just ahead.  I think I know what it looks like until I arrive only to find the present and the future is pushed further only to remain an imagination of something that is usually different than reality.  Now if all that makes sense, I have to truly wonder about you.  But this is the way I think!  Strange I know. Despite the clever way of looking at time, another year is here and the key is to discover what we will do with another 12 months.  I have spent a lot of time with God asking Him about the days ahead and what does He want me to focus on.  What does He want for His people in these times?   ...

For decades, the message of salvation has been considered the simple gospel. At the conclusion of most evangelical churches, an invitation is given to those who want to receive this simple message by accepting Jesus into their heart. It is presented in simple fashion and those who want eternal life will respond by saying a simple prayer and then being considered a brother or sister in Christ on their way to heaven. But is the gospel so simple as this? When I read the scriptures and look at Jesus as well as the lives of the early believers, I see something a little more complex than simply walking the aisle of a church and saying a simple prayer. There are a number of questions that come to mind with regard to the simplicity of the gospel. For example, Was it a simple thing for Jesus to lay down His position in heaven and come to earth? Was it a simple thing for Jesus, the God of all creation, to humble Himself and become a man submitting to the very creation produced ...

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” As Americans, we should be proud and grateful that God has allowed us to live in a remarkable nation! As a church located in this great nation, we embrace the values of freedom and independence! We support the ideals of liberty because they are Biblical values and I am convinced that despite the moral decline of our nation, there is still hope for a bright future and greatness can still be our living legacy! However, there needs to be a renewed understanding of freedom and a return to the divine principles that made her great. This return is not at the bureaucratic level but at the grassroots level. We too often want to look up instead of at ourselves. This is still a nation of the people by the people and for the people! Therefore change must occur at our individual level rather than to always expect it from some other place. Atop the hill i...

Jesus came, lived, died, rose and ascended to produce a race of followers that would devote their lives to a spiritual counter-revolution! A counter-revolution is a revolution that moves against a previous revolution in an attempt to overthrow it and restore the original government. We know that in the beginning, there was a revolution that seized the heart of man and initiated a rebellious spirit that has moved from generation to generation driving the human race deeper and deeper into bondage. The tragic results were death, disease, despair, danger, devastation, and degradation. The government of satan was established in the hearts of men through the dominion of flesh and needed to be challenged and conquered. This Jesus did! Yet, there is still great need for mankind to join the work of Christ in this counter engagement. It is important that the original government of God be re-established in the hearts of men and in the culture of earth. It is time for the church to step...

Incarnational spirituality is the concept of word becoming flesh! John 1:1-5, 14 tells us … “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He (Jesus) was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Jesus literally became the Word and He materialized all that was spoken. This means that all the law and all the prophecies were consummated and fulfilled in Him becoming flesh. “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 5:17) The purpose of God becoming flesh was to fulfill not to abolish. There is an under...

"These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains, he was called Adino the Eznite, because of eight hundred slain by him at one time; and after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle and the men of Israel had withdrawn. He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to the sword, and the LORD brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain. Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines. But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and the LORD brought about a great victory." (II Samuel 23:8-12) Have you ever felt as if you have resisted the de...