Put off Falsehood, Put on Speaking Truthfully
One study found that the average person lies between 1-2x a day. Funny, but true, no one actual knows if these numbers are correct because people might have been lying during the research. Another study found that 60% of people cannot have a ten minute conversation without lying a minimum of one time! We need…
Read MoreFive Marks of Maturity in My Life
Here is a short list of things God dealt with me privately about and have born fruit for me personally over the last couple of years. I write this in hopes that it might encourage others who have had similar words from the Lord: PEACEFUL SOCIAL MEDIA: Not wasting time arguing on social media- the…
Read MoreActs 16
Today in the Pentecostal handbook we learn that God builds the church with faithful disciples and protects the church from being stopped in it’s infancy. Acts 16 1 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.…
Read MorePut Off the Old, Put On the New!
Now is the time to put off the old self and put on the new self created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness! Will you live a “worldly life” as a “mere human” (1 Corinthians 3:3) or a “godly life” as a “partaker in the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4)? EPHESIANS 4:17-5:20…
Read MoreThe Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God is something we can never forget but must always keep in the forefront of our minds and hearts! MATTHEW 6:9-13 (KJV) Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day…
Read MoreGodly & Powerful
Now is the time to recapture the beauty of Christianity as seen in the book of Acts; the Pentecostal handbook! 2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,…
Read MoreHow are You Thinking?
The average person thinks around 40,000 thoughts a day. Paul commanded us not to use our thoughts to think like a Gentile (non-Christian) but to think like a Christian! EPHESIANS 4:17-5:20 “17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in…
Read MorePeace & Time
Sad, but true… I’d not only waste my time trying to fix people who never wanted it but then I’d wonder where my peace went! I like the popular saying, “Not my monkeys, not my circus.” Certainly, I still have to give my time to confrontations, tough talks and strained relationships but when I…
Read MoreActivity & Productivity
Imagine if you saw me removing snow from my driveway with a spoon- you’d probably tell me to use a shovel or a snowblower. Why? Because though I would be working hard- you wouldn’t want me to waste my time working at something that could be done better with less activity. Often times in…
Read MoreActs 15
Today in the Pentecostal handbook we learn how the early church dealt with their first major doctrinal conflict- Jewish legalism and works based salvation versus salvation by faith alone. By God’s grace the leadership trusted the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Christian faith was preserved, clarified and spread out to even more people!…
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