All of us need mercy … including preachers. Mercy is required because we all have missed God, failed, fallen, and broken His commandments. When we recognize our failure, we can easily become discouraged. We may think: I’ll never be good enough. I’ll never measure up. We look at our failures and wonder, “How can God ever use me?” But what … Read more>>>
This message was originally posted on the Tom Shanklin Ministries website in June 2016. By Tom Shanklin Everyone needs a father! If you don’t believe it, check out these statistics about children growing up in fatherless homes in the United States: 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (US Dept. Of Health Census) – 5 times the average. 90% … Read more>>>
For the gospel was preached to us as well as to them. But the word preached did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith in those who heard it. (Hebrews 4:1b-2, MEV) God has given us wonderful benefits of the Gospel—forgiveness, righteousness, healing, peace, and victory. But in order for it to be activated in our … Read more>>>
Click to watch. Is Jesus the only way to God? We often hear that there are many paths to God. But are there? What does the Bible say? Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6, MEV) Jesus is unique of all spiritual leaders, because he … Read more>>>
Click to view And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:33, AV) Just as the early church gave a powerful witness through signs, wonders, and miracles, we continue to see miracles today. God raised Jesus from the dead and He has given His believers … Read more>>>
Easter (Resurrection Sunday) is often compared with springtime—the new grass, the flowers, the green leaves. This is all representative, it is said, of the resurrection, and renewal through Christ. Spring is a wonderful time of year, but it is an inadequate picture of the shocking change that has come through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Spring is natural. The Resurrection is supernatural. Spring occurs … Read more>>>
Editor’s Note: Be encouraged by this guest post from Kim Ellison. It is time for all of us to learn to trust God for our provision. By Kim Ellison The things we face in our world today can be frightening. Inflation and out-of-control food and gas prices can bring terrifying thoughts to our minds. How will I pay for gas … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them does not leave the ninety–nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. Then when he comes home, he calls together his friends and … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin I was vacuuming up construction dust the other day for the umpteenth time, and I was thinking about how we, people, should be a vacuum. We should be sucking up everything GOOD that life has to offer. I know vacuums are for sucking up stuff we want to get rid of but just think about using a … Read more>>>
God has a call on your life, but there are many distractions along the way. You must make a decision to turn aside from all that hinders, listen to God’s voice, and diligently pursue the will of God. This video message includes biblical examples and principles, as well as personal experience from walking with God for 45 years. Thanks … Read more>>>
Today, I would like to talk to you about waiting upon the Lord. Several years ago, as I traveled around India with my friend, Ivan Tinklenberg, we had a running joke. One of us would say, “Should we go? Or should we wait?” We were going around India teaching on the Great Commission. On the one hand, Jesus said, “Go into all the world … Read more>>>
I was excited to see the pictures which you see above and below from Pastor Davis Juma from the evangelistic outreach and Bible distribution he did in Nairenge in Narok North in Maasailand, Kenya, East Africa in February. These Bibles, which we were able to purchase with the help of our partners, are in the Maasai tribal language. Pastor Juma reports, … Read more>>>
God has a special purpose for your life, but it’s not automatically fulfilled. In this message we talk about coooperating with your calling and the keys which will open the door to moving into your destiny step by step. Translation into Czech is by Stan Strunc of In His Love Ministries. Visit Stan Strunc’s YouTube Channel Notes: The Call of God … Read more>>>
You Can Touch the World: Finding Your True Purpose is now available as a free download in four languages below. Discover the excitement of sharing Jesus with joy wherever you go. Come alive as you begin to function in your true purpose as an ambassador for Christ. You Can Touch the World will unveil the awesome potential of your life, and inspire … Read more>>>
God has called each of us to Himself and has a distinct purpose for our lives. It is my prayer that this message will help you discover the call of God upon your life and move into it. This message on “God Has a Special Purpose for Your Life” is from personal experience and from the Word of God. The … Read more>>>
All have us experienced those times when we cry out for help in time of need! During our move from Mankato to Scandia, Minnesota, I experienced one of those times. I was driving back to Mankato with my 1990 Ford F150 pickup for a final load of items from our garage when my truck spun out on the interstate … Read more>>>
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: (Exodus 14:15, AV) Thank you so much for your prayers, encouragement, and financial support for this ministry. You are helping us to go forward with our mission to take the Gospel to the world. Looking back at 2021, I see that we were able to bring healing to the nations … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark come to mind. Adventurers and explorers. Maybe Moses and Caleb. Tom and Susan spied the northern Minnesota landscape and staked a claim in Scandia, Minnesota! We loaded up our wagons and headed north. Everything is intact, and we have settled into our project-laden 1910 Craftsman bungalow. Everything begins with prayer if … Read more>>>
This video is a follow-up to an article I recently wrote on “The Precious Blood of Christ.” This video goes deeper into the question of why the blood of Christ is precious. The blood of Jesus is precious to me because of my experience with the Lord. When I surrendered to Him in 1977, He spoke these words, “Precious is the … Read more>>>
Welcome to 2022! It’s time for a new start, a new beginning. As we launch into this new year, the Lord has laid it on my heart to talk to you about the only thing that can really give anyone a new beginning—the precious blood of Christ. As the scripture says: For you know that you were not redeemed from … Read more>>>
