Preaching Of The Cross Campus Ministry

Preaching Of The Cross Campus Ministry "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18, KJV).

24/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 25, 2026

And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. And when He went forth to land, there met Him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs (Lk. 8:26-27).

As stated in other accounts, every miracle of healing that Jesus performed was not only for the person or persons involved, but also was meant to teach a great spiritual truth. The deliverance of the maniac of Gadara presents an excellent example.

Matthew mentions two demoniacs; but, Mark and Luke, mention one. If there were two, there certainly was one. He is here individualized as being probably both the fiercer and better known of the two; he also alone asked to be permitted to remain with the Lord, becoming an effective Preacher. The other demoniac presented no such peculiar interests and is, therefore, not mentioned by Mark or Luke.

The man described by Luke was demon-possessed, so controlled by demons, in fact, that he could no longer function in society. He wore no clothes, cut himself with stones (Mk. 5:5), and dwelt in tombs among the dead bodies. Spiritually speaking, this is a perfect description of much of the world. They are controlled by demon spirits; death, in many and varied ways, is the result, i.e., all unredeemed, in a sense, are dead while they live (I Tim. 5:6).

According to the Scripture, when the demoniac saw Jesus, he ran and worshipped Him (Mk. 5:6). This tells us that demon spirits worship the Lord more than many who call themselves “Christians." When Jesus questioned him, asking him his name, he answered, "Legion." This means that a host of demon spirits occupied this man, at least 2,000 (Mk. 5:13).

The demons asked if they could go into the swine which were nearby, and Jesus permitted them to do so. Upon the entrance of the demons, the swine immediately ran into the lake and were drowned.

The only answer for possessed, dissipated, disconcerted, displaced humanity is the Lord Jesus Christ. To be sure, humanistic psychology holds no answer whatsoever.

Jesus Alone holds the answer; but, regrettably, psychology is preached in most Churches, and Jesus little, if at all!

The Gadarenes took no interest in the Salvation from Satan's power of a fellow human being, but they viewed the loss of their property, i.e., the hogs, with deep concern.

They have many successors today the deliverance of people from the powers of darkness, be it alcohol, drugs, etc., excites no one in the world, but the destruction of a distillery by fire causes much excitement.

The delivered man wanted to come and be with Jesus, which is easy to understand; however, Jesus told him to go and “Show what great things God has done for you." The young ruler was commanded to follow Christ (Mk. 10:21); the l***r was forbidden to speak of Christ (Mk. 1:43); but the former demoniac was ordered to publish what great things Jesus had done for him.

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

24/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 24, 2026

And it came to pass also on another Sabbath, that He entered into the Synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered (Lk. 6:6).

What a blessing it must have been to have heard Jesus teach! And yet, those whose hearts were not right with God found no substance in His Words of Life, just as those presently! That's why Jesus was constantly saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear" (Lk. 8:8).

There was a man in the Synagogue "whose right hand was withered." This portrays the entirety of the human race, spiritually withered as a result of the Fall, especially the "right hand." Considering that the man, as are most, was right-handed, his activities, of necessity, would have been greatly curtailed. This pictures the entirety of the human race, which is in the same condition.

Concerning this, Paul said, “For the flesh (in this case, evil desires) lusts against the Spirit (is the opposite of the Holy Spirit), and the Spirit against the flesh (it is the Holy Spirit Alone, Who can subdue the flesh; He does so, as we have repeatedly stated, by our Faith being placed exclusively in the Cross): and these are contrary one to the other (these two can never harmonize; as Paul has stated, the old nature must be cast out, which the Holy Spirit Alone can do): so that you cannot do the things that you would. (Without the Holy Spirit, Who works by the Cross, the Believer cannot live a Holy life [Gal. 5:17].)

It must be remembered that Paul is speaking here to Believers. He is simply telling us that, due to the "withered hand," we simply cannot function as we ought to, even though we are saved and are new creations in Christ Jesus (II Cor. 5:17). Consequently, we must function according to the pattern laid down by Christ.

Unfortunately, the Scribes and the Pharisees greatly opposed His healing the man. They were more concerned about their petty rules, which, incidentally, were man made, than about the restoration of this man. That is a perfect picture of religion.

Despite their opposition, the Christ of Glory told the man to stand up in obvious view of the entirety of the crowd, and then told Him, "Stretch forth your hand." The man did so, "and his hand was restored whole as the other." That is the only cure for the fallen sons of Adam's lost race. The Church, at least for the most part, however, has unfortunately adopted the ways of the world, and I speak of humanistic psychology, in trying to meet this problem. There is no help from that source, even as there cannot be any help from that source.

Let all know and realize:

No matter how badly withered is the right hand, Jesus can restore it. That's His business!

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

24/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 23, 2026

But He turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind Me, Satan: you are an offense unto Me: for you savor not the things that be of God, but those that be of men (Mat. 16:23).

Any number of times, Jesus told His Disciples that He would go to Jerusalem, be killed, and raised again the third day (16:21). They seemed to understand not at all what He was saying, despite the several times He related this to them. There was a reason for that.

In their thinking, there was no place in the picture for a "Cross." Jesus was going to take the Throne of Israel, use His mighty power to throw off the Roman yoke, and make Israel, once again, they thought, the leading light in the world. They could see nothing else!

Jesus had come to this Earth in order to redeem the entirety of the world, not just Israel. Further, Israel was a long way from being ready for that of which the Disciples spoke. As becomes overly obvious, the religious leaders in Israel passionately hated the Lord Jesus Christ.

When Jesus mentioned the terrible Sacrifice which was soon to come, "Then Peter took Him, and began to rebuke Him, saying, Be it far from You, Lord: this shall not be unto You."

Concerning this, Williams says, "The poor human heart likes position and glory, and is quite willing to exalt the Messiah even to Heaven, but it shrinks from self-mortification, shame, hatred, persecution, and death."

Unfortunately, the term "Cross" encompasses all this. If anyone wishes to go after Jesus, he must consent to share His reproach, and, if need be, to die with Him.

"At the door of the Roman Court of Justice, crosses were piled high, and the condemned, on leaving, took up a cross and carried it to the place of ex*****on. The Believer must follow Christ in that path.

“Those who take up that cross lose their life in relation to this world, but find it in Christ; those who refuse safeguard their life in this world, but suffer eternal loss."

The "loss" is far greater than that which they think to gain. Those who, in action, take up the Cross will be rewarded with "life"; others will lose "life" (Mat. 16:24-25).

Jesus turned and said unto Peter, "Get thee behind Me, Satan: you are an offense unto Me: for you savor not the things that be of God, but those that be of men" (Mat. 16:23).

Let it ever be understood:

Any Message that belittles the Cross, lessens the Cross, denigrates the Cross, or tries to bypass the Cross, is said to be, by the Lord Jesus Himself, of Satan. That which is of God follows the pattern of the Cross, and follows the pattern of the Cross exclusively! Those who, in action take up the Cross will be rewarded with "life"; the others will lose "life."

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

22/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 22, 2026

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (Jn. 1:1).

In this First Chapter of the Gospel of St. John, we are given a compendium of the entirety of the Word of God.

The first Verse tells us that Jesus, as the Living Word, is the same as the Written Word. This means that the entirety of the Bible, in some way, is the story of Jesus Christ and Him Crucified, and unequivocally so. Then the Scripture says, "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, ( and we beheld His Glory, the Glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father,) full of Grace and Truth" (Jn. 1:14).

We are told here that "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us," which means that He came to this world for a specific purpose. To do what He had to do, God would have to become Man, hence the Incarnation. The Creator would become a creature. Unthinkable! But yet it happened.

The Scripture then said, "The next day John (John the Baptist) sees Jesus coming unto him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world" (Jn. 1:29).

Why did John refer to Christ as “the Lamb of God"? Why not “the Lion of the Tribe of Judah"?

The Holy Spirit had John to refer to Jesus as "the Lamb of God" for a specific purpose and reason. He would be what all the millions of Lambs had represented since the dawn of time, the Perfect Sacrifice. That is the reason He came!

The destination of the Son of God was the Cross, ever the Cross!

Concerning this, the Prophet Isaiah said, "I gave My back to the smiters, and My cheeks to them who plucked off the hair: I hid not My face from shame and spitting.

“For the Lord GOD will help Me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set My face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed" (Isa. 50:6-7).

Calvary was ever before Him because His mission was to liberate the fallen sons of Adam's lost race.

And that He did!

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

21/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 21, 2026

And they came to Jericho: and as He went out of Jericho with His Disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging (Mk. 10:46).

The healing of blind Bartimaeus presents one of the greatest recorded miracles found in the Bible.

There is no evidence that Jesus had been to Jericho before this. In fact, it was only a few days before the Crucifixion. He had come from Galilee, and had come the long way around, and did so by crossing the Jordan and coming down on the east side. He would have crossed back to the west side at Jericho, hence Him going through the city.

I firmly believe that the Holy Spirit had Jesus to go through Jericho in order that Zacchaeus be saved and Bartimaeus be healed and saved. There is a good possibility that both of these men had earnestly sought the Lord that Jesus would come this way. If they had, their prayer was now answered.

Upon ascertaining that it was Jesus, Bartimaeus began to cry out, saying, "Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me." He was, in effect, publicly confessing that Jesus Christ was the Messiah, the Lord of Glory, He asked for mercy.

Let it ever be said:

No one has ever asked mercy of the Lord but that they received it!

Many tried to stop Bartimaeus from shouting out Jesus, but he only shouted the louder. Sadly, there isn't much of a helping hand, as it regards people coming to the Lord. There should be, but there isn't!

The more they told Bartimaeus to shut up, the louder he cried.

The Scripture then says, "Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called." This was Bartimaeus' day.

In a sense, the Lord, at this very moment, is commanding certain people to be called.

Are you ready for that call? Will you respond favorably?

The Scripture says, “Casting away his garment, he rose and came to Jesus." This was a garment carried by beggars, which would be used as a receptacle to catch a few coins during the day, and as a garment to ward off the chill at night. Bartimaeus threw it away because he knew that he would no longer need it. In other words, in just a few, moments, he would no longer be blind and he would no longer be a beggar.

The way his name is given in the Sacred Text insinuates that he may have once come from a well-to-do family.

If that was the case, fortune had not shined on him too well, and now he is reduced to begging. But his day is about to change.

Jesus said to him, "What will you that I should do unto you?

What a question!

The answer was immediate, "Lord, that I might receive my sight."

He was immediately healed and followed Jesus. Tradition says that he became a stalwart in the Church in Jerusalem and remained so until the day of his death.

The lesson is clear. Jesus can change things!

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

18/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 19, 2026

And as He sat upon the Mount of Olives, the Disciples came unto Him privately, saying; tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the world? (Mat. 24:3).

Jesus, the God of Israel, having forsaken His House, it becomes morally leprous — as all become that He forsakes — and in harmony with Leviticus 14:45, He predicted that not one stone of it should be left upon another. He began His Ministry on a mountain, the Mount of Beatitudes, and closed it on another mountain, the Mount of Olives.

Christ offered the Kingdom to Israel, but He and it were refused. Consequently, even as He will say in this Twenty-fourth Chapter, this subjected the world to continued wars, famines, earthquakes, etc. — a continued time frame which has lasted now for nearly twenty centuries.

Most of this Chapter refers to Israel; however, the first fourteen Verses refer to the Church Age directly, and the Church, per se, indirectly. Three particulars stand out. They are:

1. "Deception: “For many shall come in my Name saying, I am (of) Christ; and shall deceive many." Deception is one of Satan's most powerful weapons. The answer to deception is a firm understanding of the Word of God which translates into a firm understanding of the Cross of Christ

2. "False prophets": "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many." If the Message is not Christ and Him Crucified," then the person must be labeled a "false prophet."

3. “The Gospel": "And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; then shall the end come." Despite the false apostles and false ways, the prediction is that the Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached "unto all nations." It does not say " to all people";but it does say, "all nations." We have personally aired Gospel programming by Television, in approximately 35 nations, with the Message translated into their language, whatever that language might have been.

The phrase, "And then shall the end come," plainly tells us that the Gospel of Jesus Christ being preached all over the world proclaims the fact that the Church Age is about over.

The Fifteenth Verse of the Twenty-fourth Chapter of Matthew signals the Great Tribulation. All of this means that the Church should be getting ready for the Rapture
(I Thess. 4:13-18).

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

18/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 18, 2026

But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, neither suffer you them who are entering to go in. You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the damnation of Hell? (Mat. 23:13, 33).

The Jesus of this Chapter is not the Jesus of the modern pulpit or the fashionable way, for this Jesus denounced eight “Woes" upon the Preachers of that day; in terrific language, He condemned them to the damnation of Hell.

The first twelve Verses are addressed to the Disciples and the multitude; the remainder, to the Scribes and Pharisees, who, in effect, were the religious leaders of Israel of that day.

The phrase, “Sit in Moses' seat" (23:2), means that they were the official custodians and teachers of the Bible. But, actually, they shut up the Kingdom of Heaven, took away the key, i.e., the Bible, for they withheld it from the laity, and they nullified it with their own traditions.

Presently, the Bible is under attack as never before. It is not so much ridiculed as it is corrupted. Untold translations, so-called, are making their debut, which actually are no more than interpretations or paraphrases. As a result, many modern Believers, if you could call them that, little know what the Word of God actually says.

For those who pervert the Word of God, would appellatives, such as "serpents," "hypocrites," and "vipers,” be suitable?

The outburst of Verse Thirty-seven is extremely moving. The God of Israel stands in His Temple. He suddenly turns from these blind and impure hypocrites. The sinless anger that burns on His Face and in His Eyes inelts into anguish and pity, as, it may be assumed, spreading out His Arms, He looks down upon the city spread before and beneath Him, and cries out, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem. How often would I have gathered you!"

Then, once more addressing the Pharisees, He says, "Behold your House is left unto you desolate," after which He goes out and departs from the Temple.

Men only saw a simple man leaving the Temple, but the Angels saw the God of Glory and the Glory of God forsaking it. The Glory of God dwelt in Solomon's Temple; but, in the Second Temple, as predicted by Haggai, the Cod of Glory Himself!

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

"TO FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THE TABERNACLE IS TO FAIL TO UNDERSTAND CHRIST AND THE CROSS." THE TABLE OF SHEWBREAD (Exodus 25:...
18/06/2026

"TO FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THE TABERNACLE IS TO FAIL TO UNDERSTAND CHRIST AND THE CROSS."

THE TABLE OF SHEWBREAD
(Exodus 25:23-30)

THE PURPOSE OF THE TABLE

The shewbread consisted of 12 loaves, made of fine flour, baked and placed in two rows upon the table. Those loaves were to remain there for seven days, and then they were eaten by the priests.
This is typical of Jesus as the Bread of Life. Thus, the Holy Spirit reveals the sufficiency of Christ as the bread of His people day-by-day and always fresh.

As the number "seven" speaks of the perfection of Christ, which, as well, speaks of the perfection of His work, the number "12" speaks of His perfect government.

Under the Law, the perfection of Christ could not be totally revealed, while under grace, it is most definitely revealed in totality. The priests of old could only eat the bread on the seventh day, while we partake of Christ presently on a daily basis.
In effect, this is what Christ was speaking about when He said, "As the Living Father has sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he who eats Me, even he shall live by Me" (Jn. 6:57).

THE CROSS

The way that we "eat Christ," and do so on a daily basis, is by trusting Him, which refers to trusting what He did at the Cross on our behalf.

To explain it even further, Jesus also said, "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his Cross daily and follow Me" (Lk. 9:23).
As stated, the 12 loaves signify the government of God, as the number 12 always signifies such as it relates to the Lord.

As should be understood, there is nothing more important for the believer than an understanding of God's government, which means to understand His ways. In this way alone can we have life and victory.

To understand His government, one must first understand the Cross. Without properly understanding the Cross and what it actually means, it is impossible to understand God's government.

THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TABLE

We find that the Table, although the same height as the Ark, yet fell short of its length and width.

This tells us that it is impossible to exhaust Christ. No matter how much we partake of Him, we always fall short of exhausting His potential.

We can say the same thing as it regards the Cross. Whatever the Lord shows us about the Cross, however deep it might be, we will shortly find that we have not exhausted its potential, and neither is it possible to exhaust its potential.

That's why Paul referred to the Cross as "the Everlasting Covenant" (Heb. 13:20).

17/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 17, 2026

And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And He said unto him, why do you call Me good? There is none good but One that is, God: but if you will enter into life, keep the Commandments (Mat. 19:16-17).

Why did Jesus tell this rich young ruler to keep the Commandments, when He knew it couldn't be done?

Putting together the facts from the three Evangelists, this man was young, noble, wealthy, strong, courteous, educated, and religious. Most men would esteem him to be perfectly happy; however, despite all of his claims of keeping the Law, he was conscious that he had no "life." He desired to get it, and he asked what he should do.
Christ answered him in the way He did for two reasons:

First of all, Christ, as a Minister unto the Circumcision under the First Covenant, replied that a perfect obedience to the Law would be rewarded with everlasting life.

Second, the Lord would draw him out, thereby proving the foolishness of his claims.

The young nobleman affirmed that he had rendered perfect obedience. But yet, something was lacking. Spiritually, the young man was blind.

As to the requirement to keep the Commandments, his ridiculous answer was, "Which?"

Jesus was patient with him and named several Commandments, when, in reality, they all had to be kept, and kept all the time, if life was to derived from that source, which, of course, was impossible!

Jesus then hit at the heart of the young man's problem, which was money. The Lord told him to sell all he had, "And come and follow Me."

The Scripture is clear. "He went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions" (Mat. 19:22).

Overhearing the exchange, the Disciples were astonished that it should be impossible for a highly moral man, such as this ruler, to go into the Kingdom. They did not understand that there is no good in man; and they quite forgot the declaration of Psalm 14.

Entrance into the Kingdom of God by man, as man, however cultivated and moral, is here declared by the Infallible Judge to be impossible. It is quite impossible for a man to change his color or a leopard, his spots, because that which he exhibits externally is in his nature. But God can do it, for with Him all things are possible. What then cannot be obtained by merit may be received by gift; for the Gift of God is eternal life (Rom. 6:23).

The condition of man, even moral man, is the reason for the Cross!

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

17/06/2026

Word for Every Day, June 16, 2026

While yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him (Mat.17:5).

The transfiguration presents a portrayal of the glory of Christ. The glory did not shine upon Jesus, but shone out from Him through Him raiment. When Moses and Elijah appeared on the mountain with Him, Moses did so as a portrayal of the Law, while Elijah did so as a portrayal of Grace.

The gist of the conversation of Jesus with these two men, one who had been dead for about 1 500 years, and the other who had been translated that he did not see death, is interesting indeed! They spoke with Him of His atoning death (Lk. 9:31). This tells us that this Doctrine, the Atonement, is the great theme of Heaven (Rev. 1:5; 5:6, 9; 7:14).

Peter made a foolish statement about building three tabernacles, “one for Jesus, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." However, the answer from above was quick in coming. God will not have even the greatest Saints associated with His Beloved Son in worship or teaching. Both Moses and Elijah were, in fact, immediately withdrawn and the Divine Voice said, "Hear Him, and Him Alone!"

This means that all prayers to Saints, even prayers to the Virgin Mary, will avail nothing. The Command from God the Father is stark, crisp, and to the point, "Hear ye Him!"

The Expositor's Word for Every Day. Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press, 2005

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