Pastor Dennis Rokser has been involved in ministry for over 40 years as a pastor-teacher. He is committed to a verse-by-verse expository teaching ministry from a grace perspective which seeks to rightly divide the Word of God. His messages focus on the reading, teaching, and applying of the text of Scripture in its context to the lives of believers today.
Dr. Rokser pastored Duluth Bible Church in Duluth, MN beginning in 1985 until he moved to middle Georgia in August of 2022. In 1992, he founded the Grace Institute of Biblical Studies (GIBS) which is designed to provide specific teaching and training within the local church for believers who want to be prepared for specialized ministry like the pastorate, youth ministry, missions, etc. In 2000, Dr. Rokser began the Grace Training International Bible Institutes to bring pastoral and teacher training to national pastors and teachers free-of-charge. This ministry is presently serving in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Kenya, Zambia, The Gambia, etc. In 2012, he co-founded Grace Gospel Press to provide another means of publishing and obtaining grace-oriented, doctrinally sound written materials.
Dennis has written many books and booklets, such as Shall Never Perish Forever, I’m Saved! Now What? Salvation in Three Time Zones, Should Christians Fear Outer Darkness?, How to Interpret 1 John, Faith & Works – A Clarification of James 2, Principles on Preaching, etc. In addition, Dennis can be heard twice a day on Grace Global Radio with his program, Grace for the Race, or his 1000-plus biblical messages can be watched on YouTube or heard on SermonAudio. He shares the ministry with his wife, Nancy, and they are excited to see what the Lord will do by His grace through the sound teaching of the Word of God in central Georgia.
Dennis M. Rokser
M.Div., D.Min.
Pastor of Grace & Truth Bible Church, Warner Robins, GA
Books by Dennis Rokser
Available from True Grace Books
Do you know what the Bible means by the terms "saved" and "salvation"? Have you been saved in the past from sin's penalty? Are you being saved in the present from sin's power? And do you know with certainty that you will be saved in the future from sin's very presence? SALVATION IN THREE TIME ZONES explains why God's free gift of salvation is one of the most wonderful and vital subjects in the entire Bible and why distinguishing between the three tenses of salvation is essential for every believer's personal assurance, spiritual growth, and correct and consistent interpretation of God's Word. This practical study shows from the Bible that God's grace guarantees the believer in Christ a past and future salvation, while also providing all that is necessary for salvation in the present. Many difficult passages dealing with salvation are explained and clarified. Three chapters at the end of the book cover "test passages" to determine which type and tense of salvation is being referred to (Matthew 24:13; 1 Corinthians 3:15; and James 2:14-26).
For centuries people have enjoyed singing about the "amazing grace" of God. Discover in Freely By His Grace why God's grace is so amazing... and free! Grace is what distinguishes authentic biblical Christianity from every world religion. Grace is free to the recipient but costly to the Giver. It changes lives and eternal destinies. It characterizes the Giver as "the God of all grace." True biblical theology must then be absorbed with God's grace.
Freely By His Grace provides a thoroughly biblical approach to theology, demonstrating how God's grace remains consistently free in such relevant areas as Free Grace Theology, The Gospel, Lordship Salvation, Discipleship, Faith, Repentance, Regeneration, Eternal Security, Assurance, Sin, Sanctification, Rewards, Dispensationalism, Missions & Evangelism.
Freely By His Grace is written by fourteen different authors and leaders, including pastors, professors, seminary presidents, and ministry heads, who provide a wealth of sound biblical, theological, and practical insights into the theme of God's amazing free grace.
What will happen to Christians in the future when they meet the Lord Jesus Christ? While true believers in Christ are assured of their deliverance from Hell, will they still face some form of punishment? Will they suffer punitive damages for sins committed on earth after becoming a child of God? Will Christians face the possibility of receiving a stinging rebuke from Christ, being rejected by Him, and cast into outer darkness to experience torment with wailing and gnashing of teeth? Are Christians still the objects of God's wrath? Is there a distinction between God's punishment and His discipline? What does it mean to be an overcomer?
SHOULD CHRISTIANS FEAR OUTER DARKNESS? thoroughly answers these questions and more from the Bible. This book sets forth the contrast between true biblical teaching and the views of many contemporary proponents of outer darkness for Christians. SHOULD CHRISTIANS FEAR OUTER DARKNESS? clearly explains how God deals with every child of God in love and grace, rather than legalism and fear.
If you are a Christian struggling with a perform-or-else approach to the Christian life and future, eternal rewards, this book will encourage you with the prospect of seeing your Savior face to face as your Blessed Hope.
In PRINCIPLES ON PREACHING, Dennis Rokser shares 15 principles on expository preaching drawn from the epistle of 2 Peter and learned by God's grace through decades of pastoral ministry as a Bible expositor in the local church. These important principles can also help you as a pastor or teacher to fulfill your calling to "Preach the Word!"
Is your salvation eternal and secure if you have put your trust in Jesus Christ and His finished work alone to save you? Or can eternal life be lost, given back, or forfeited? Are believers in Christ on divine probation with their destiny uncertain, or will God's grace and power keep them saved forever?
These are the crucial questions that SHALL NEVER PERISH FOREVER asks and answers from the Bible clearly and concisely. The book contains 32 chapters of varying length, consisting of 5 major sections:
(1) "Identifying the Issues" of what eternal security does and does not teach;
(2) persuasive "Scriptural Support" for this controversial but crucial teaching;
(3) a thorough explanation regarding the "Absolute Assurance" of eternal salvation and why some people don't have it and reject eternal security;
(4) a warning of the serious "Consequences of Carnality" in a believer's life and how to have assurance and victory in Christ; and
(5) "Probing the Perplexing Passages" that are used by some to deny eternal security (over 40 passages are analyzed and answered).
SHALL NEVER PERISH FOREVER is not a boring book of dry theology but is written from a pastor's heart while interacting with the text of Scripture, using down-home illustrations, tackling perplexing passages, utilizing helpful charts, and making practical applications and appeals to the reader. SHALL NEVER PERISH FOREVER has strong endorsements from leaders of several evangelical ministries.
If you are unsure of your eternal salvation and want to know with certainty that you are going to Heaven when you die, or if you are a relatively new believer in Jesus Christ as Savior and need to become established in the faith, or if you've been a carnal Christian and want to find your way back to fellowship with God, or if you have struggled with life-long addictions and need a firm foundation for assurance and practical victory, or if you have known and grown in Christ for some years and need further encouragement and edification, SHALL NEVER PERISH FOREVER will significantly help you by clearly and faithfully explaining God's Word on this crucial subject.