HONOR THY FATHER & MOTHER

The 5th commandment is “Honor thy father and thy mother.” It is about more than obeying your folks. It invoives showing respect, love, and care for parents, regardless of age or circumstances. It’s the first commandment with a ‘promise.’ You fulfill it and you will benefit. God will bless you if you honor your parents. …

Tribute to Mac

Ernest Lee’s long time buddy, John MacArthur has went to glory. He was 86 and had been in bad health for a while. No word on when the funeral will be. John had pastored Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA since 1969. He went to that church after he graduated from Talbot Seminary. Mac …

7 MOUNTAIN MANDATE?

Back in 1975, Ernest Lee went to a conference with Bill Bright and Francis Schaeffer, both Ernest Lee peers. They challenged us old grey heads to get more involved in our culture and not isolate ourselves. In their estimation- and it was probably right- we had become stagnant and complacent. “Stop preaching to the choir,” …

LONG WINDED

How long a preacher should preach has recently become a hot topic in Ernest Lee’s world. What is the proper length for a Sunday morning message? According to the Master’s College blog, the average sermon length ranges from 20 to 28 minutes. That is down substantially from when Ernest Lee was a kid- then the …

INSENSITIVE OR INTOLERANT?

Ernest Lee has been busy and hasn’t been able to write anything down the last couple of weeks. The other day one of his friends called him insensitive and intolerant because Ernest Lee believes Biblical marriage is between a woman and man. The friend said Ernest Lee’s lack of tolerance showed his ignorance of scripture …

RESOLVE!

Ole Ernest Lee ain’t one to make New Years resolutions because he recognizes he probably ain’t gonna follow up and keep them, but that don’t mean believers shouldn’t make them. In fact, they probably should do some soul searching each year and resolve to do better. Jonathan Edwards was a young man of 18 when …