A message-centred ministry

J114M is a Message-centered Ministry.  We believe whenever, wherever, and however the Spirit leads we must follow Him in faith.  This Message concerns the full counsel of Scripture— the Battle raging between God and evil, the warfare we're to wage because of it, the healing of our wounded hearts {the restoring of our souls, Ps. 23:3a}, walking with Jesus daily and deliberately, from a heart purified by His power {Acts 15:9b} and a life ransomed by His grace. 


Paul summed it up with characteristic concision when in Philippians 1:21 he said, “For …me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”  Life is Christ, death is gain, and everything else is just a second-rate substitute: false lovers and false gods in a fallen world full of fallen wills.  The Apostle’s rallying cry in Galatians 2:20 should resound from every soul, and live on the tip of every tongue reading this: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”  Jesus sacrificed Himself so we could live, eternally, with passion and purpose!  And that’s exactly what we intend to do.

from conviction to commitment to courage

Our ministry, and everything which comes forth from it, has as its goals both metanoia and metamorphe, a deep redirection in our lives because of our deepening intimacy with the Giver of Life.  My objective {quite consistent with the Spirit of the Living God} is not primarily education, though this certainly takes place; it’s not inspiration, though this is a very real result; it’s not even encouragement, though we realize the desperate need of many to have courage instilled in our faltering souls.  It’s true and lasting change …at the deepest and most fundamental level: the inner transformation of our hearts and the outer transformation of our lives and the relationships which comprise them.

In this 'process' we move from conviction to commitment to courage— from conviction in the Word to commitment in the Cause to courage in the Conflict. 


Conviction in life is knowing what you believe and believing what you know.  The things you truly believe, those core convictions at the centre of your soul, are what you and I live out of.


Commitment to the Cause is staying true to Who you’ve trusted— to Jesus Christ your King.  He hasn’t let you down yet ...and He’s not going to. 


Courage in the Conflict is being unafraid to face reality.  I would suggest to you— after a quarter-century of pastoral ministry, observation of History, and serious study of the Word of God— the courage to face Reality, the often undeniable facts staring us in the face, and to embrace our Role in the Line of Battle, in Yahweh's long War against the forces of evil, are two things needed now more than ever before.