Welcome to ABOUT JESUS
www.stevesweetman.com
latest update and article posted - July 1, 2009  

I am a Christian as defined in Biblical terms, thus a Christian world view is foundational to my thinking.  What you read in my site is a product of studying the Bible since 1970. If you'd like to know more about me, you can read My Story.  I hope my site will be thought provoking, mentally stimulating and maybe even inspiring.  I don't claim to have all the answers but I do know why I believe.

Background music to this page played by me, Steve Sweetman 

Click the links to the right and begin your tour.

If you've never given Jesus considerable thought this web site may not make much sense to you. Please read "Why Jesus"  Whether you admit it or not, Jesus has made a considerable impact on human history, so any reasonable person should take His claims seriously.  

                         

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Thanks to my wife Dianne, brother Gary, and my friend Robert Bailey who attempts to correct my spelling in much, but not all I write.  It's a big job.   
I am available for speaking engagements. 

              - Steve Sweetman, Ontario, Canada 

 

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A House In Need Of Repair 
God Silences Talk Radio 
I Don't Know God That Well 
The Burden That Is Jerusalem 
New Age Forgivenesss  
An Expression Of Church
Christianity At A Crossroads
   
Weeping Over Babylon
The Liberalization of Evangelicals   
Ezra Helps Us Pray For The Church 
Our Devalued Bible
Post-Modern Christianity
Book Review - Brian McLaren's, A New Kind Of Christian
Book Review - Brian McLaren's A New Kind Of Christian
Our Defense Before The World
 
The Devastating Judgment Of God 
The Seduction Of The Secret    
NEW BOOK 
My Journey Through The Ecclesiastical Maze
Part 1 - Preface, Coming Into This World, What Does Ecclesiastical Mean? 
Part 2 - The Holiness Movement
Part 3 - The Free Methodist Church ...
Part 4 - The Sunday Meeting
Part 5 - Our Youth Group
Part 6 - Coming Of Age 
Part 7 - The Gospel To Get
Part 8 - The Sovereignty Of God And The Holy Spirit 
Part 9 - The Baptism In The Spirit & Tongues
Part 10 - The Segregated Church
Part 11 - The Community Of Christ
Part 12 - Koinonia 
Part 13 - The Horizontal and the Vertical   
Part 14 - Introduction To Cults 
Part 15 - Healing Divides The Maze
Part 16 - The Jesus People Movement 
Part 17 - The Last Big Purchase Of My Life
Part 18 - Demons Divide The Maze
Part 19 - Introduction To Shepherding  
Part 20 - Some Practicalities Of Shepherding 
Part 21 - Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way
Part 22 - Let's Make A Covenant 
Part 23 - The Christian Conservative Right 
Part 24 - Legalization Of Church
Part 25 - I'm All Meetinged Out
Part 26 - Divine Friendships In The Midst Of Disaster
Part 27 - Super-apostles In The Apostolic Movement
Part 28 - Distinctives That Divide    
Part 29 - Three Tries At Traditionalism 
Part 30 - Home Groups 
Part 31 - The Fundament Problem From My Prophetic
                Perspective
 
Part 32 - Jesus Wants His Church Back 
Part 33 - The Birth Of The Church 
Part 34 - Jesus, Head Of His Body 
Part 35 - The Institutionalization Of Relationships  
Part 36 - Functional Relationships 
Part 37 - Three Men On A Relational Journey
Part 38 - Christian Leadership 
Part 39 - Wrapping It All Up

 "SHOULD YOU TITH"
Part 1 - Our Practice
Part 2 - 10% To God - Giving To Get - Abraham & Jacob
Part 3 - Other Things Existed Before The Law...
Part 4 - Malachi 3:8
Part 5 - The New Testament ...  Jesus and the Pharisees 
Part 6 - The Law And Christians 
Part 7 - The 10 Commandments - 2 Cor.9:6-7
Part 8 - Poverty Is No Excused Not To Give....
Part 9 - Acts 15 Solution, Intelligent Giving
Part 10 - Who Should We Give To?, Concluding Thoughts

A MUST TO READ -  HERMENEUTICS 
 "The Lost Art Of Biblical Interpretation"  
See my list of books to read, or click the following link to read the first chapter. 
The Art of Biblical Interpretation

My Commentary On Nehemiah
approx. 10,800 words so far - up to end of ch. 6
My Commentary On Zechariah 
approx. 25,200  words  
NOW COMPLETE
My Commentary On Haggai
approx. 3600 words

 My Commentaries More than 853,950 words of 
commentary of 30 N.T. and O.T. books

 

- I am 56 years old 
- I live in Belleville, Ontario Canada 
- my wife is Dianne 
- I have 2 sons, Jeremy & Jonathan
- I have 2 step sons, Ed and David
- we have a cute Bichon puppy 
  named Jesse
- I grew up in a Free Methodist 
  Church family 
- Jesus saved me from death when
  He healed me of juvenile diabetes
  at the age of 5 
- I became a Christian as defined  
   in Biblical terms in 1970 after 
   watching Billy Graham on TV         
- I studied at Elim Bible Inst., Lima,
  New York, U.S.A. in the mid 1970's
- I participated in the Jesus
  People/Charismatic movement in
  the 1970's
- I like teaching the Bible, leading
  home groups, writing Biblical based
  articles and  playing guitar 
- I have lots of church experience in 
  areas of  speaking, teaching, worship,
  administration and so on  
- I am Charismatic/Pentecostal  by
  experience but not necessarily by
  doctrine
- I  play guitar (1974 Martin D35),
  electric Fender Strat., Dobro, banjo
  and  mouth organ
- I like all types of music, from blues to classical 
- I like photography, computers, gardening,
   walking, biking, 
- I believe I have a ministry in
   teaching with a  prophetic edge
- as I type these words my nose is
  a half inch from my 27 inch 
  monitor (with large print software)
- I am legally blind,  but not 
  spiritually blind
- you'll probably find spelling 
  mistakes in what you read, even 
  though many articles are edited
- I'll fix them if you let me know
- my poor vision causes me to miss 
  these errors
- hopefully Jesus can speak to you through  me,  a very earthy and imperfect vessel, as the Apostle Paul puts it.     
- I'd love to hear from you
- email me at                                     steve@stevesweetman.com

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 IN THE NEWS 

Disgraced South Carolina Governor Compares Himself To King David
July 1/09

Give me a break.  The man should resign.  He cheated on his wife as well as his state.  Spending the states money to pay for his unfaithfulness is reason enough to step down.  He's no King David

Obama Wants 
Empathetic Judge

May 28/09

Should judges really make decisions based on heart felt emotions?  I don't think so.  The facts of the case should determine the outcome of the case. Obama has it wrong here.  

National Day Of 
Prayer  - U.S.

Ap. 6/09

Since 1952 the U.S. has celebrated a National Day of Prayer in May.  It's usually been celebrated in the While House, but not this year.  Pres. Obama doesn't believe the U.S. is a Christian nation, according to what he said on a recent middle east trip.  .  

Is World Peace
 On The Way?

Ap. 18/09

Obama is opening the door to better relations with Cuba, and it seems to be working. Even Chavez wants to be Obama's friend, or so he says.  I wouldn't get too excited about world peace just yet.  Remember 1 Thess. 5:3, - "while people are saying pace and safety destruction will come".   

Michael Jackson Is
A Gift From God

July 4?09

Jermaine Jackson says that God sent his brother Michael to be a gift to the human race, and that Michael gave his life for humanity.   I don't  think so. 

Iranian Election
June 15/09

It appears that the recent election in Iran has been stolen and the old guard is back in power.  I wonder how Pres. Obama will now dialogue with a thief.   

David Hamilton
May 7/09

You may not know his name, but Pres. Obama has nominated Hamilton to be chief justice in the seventh appellate court in the U.S.  Hamilton recently ruled on one case stating it was okay for Muslims to pray in public places, but not Christians, since Christianity is the majority religion in the U.S..   

57 Of U.S. Evangelicals  Believe There Is More Than One Way To God
Ap. 7/09

According to Jack Van Impe,  the above stats are true.  I'd just say this, "you can't believe that there are more than one way to God and still be a follower of Jesus." 

 

 

 

 

Michael Jackson Is Gone
June 26/09

Such a sad life.  I bought his Thriller album in 1982 - the biggest selling album ever.  Where is he now?  How we need Jesus.  What shall it profit a man if he gain the world yet lose his soul. 

Jerusalem Split 
In Two 

May 21/09

There's already talk about a two state solution for the Israeli Palestinians problem. Now Pres. Obama is thinking about Jerusalem being split in two, half for the Palestinians, and half for Israel, policed by a multi-national peace keeping force.  From my Biblical understanding, I don't think God likes a divided Jerusalem, or so He says in  Joel 2:3  

Summit Of
 The Americas
 Is A Success
Apr. 19/09 

Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper says that things went better than he expected at the summit.  The political left and right seemed to act in harmony.  Do I hear "peace and safety" again? (1 Thess. 5:3)  Of course it's all a false sense of security.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo by Jeremy Sweetman 
top of Mount Fuji, Japan 

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