The World Cannot Hate You, but it Hates Me
If we want to live like Jesus we must be willing to be treated like Jesus. The good news is we then can see what Jesus saw and share in His reward (2 Timothy 2:11-13). JOHN 7:1-13 1 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because…
Read MoreHe Must Become Greater, I Must Become Less
God is raising up a generation of John the Baptists who are willing to be friends of Jesus and decrease so He can increase. JOHN 3:22-36 22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing at…
Read MoreResist the Devil
Now is the time to be alert, resist the devil, and stand firm in the faith. 1 PETER 4:12-19 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the…
Read MoreNew Wine, New Wineskins
God is preparing us for great and mighty things in this generation. We have to be willing to do new things if we want to see new outpourings of the Holy Spirit. LUKE 5:33-39 33 They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours…
Read MoreWhat Ministry Is & Isn’t
When you know what ministry is and isn’t you want be easily discouraged or deceived. Ministry is after salvation, not for salvation (Ephesians 2:8-10). Ministry is selfless, not selfish (Matthew 16:24-27). Ministry is serving others, not being served (Matthew 20:24-28). Ministry is God-centered, not man-centered (1 Thessalonians 2:1-6). Ministry is character based, not charisma based…
Read MoreDon’t Lose Hope
God has called us to be people of hope. This doesn’t mean we are to be naive about the troubles in this life, however, we are to know that even though we will have troubles, God has given us a hope beyond the scope of human suffering. Therefore, dear Saint, don’t lose your hope- God…
Read MoreIs it Biblical to Ask Heavenly Beings to Pray for Us?
Despite the great work of past generations of Protestants, the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox belief of prayer (or requesting) help from heavenly beings (including saints and angels) is still an issue that tempts some Evangelicals to consider its validity. FIVE WAYS PEOPLE TRY TO DEFEND PRAYING TO SAINTS Praying to heavenly beings (saints and…
Read MoreWeapons of Warfare
God is giving us everything we need to win the culture war! 2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-6 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.…
Read MoreJesus Matters Because the Kingdom of God Matters
The Kingdom of God, which is the rule of God in hearts and upon the earth through King Jesus is a powerful reminder to why Jesus matters not only in a salvation sense, but in a governmental aspect (Psalm 2). JESUS PREACHED THE KINGDOM Matthew 4:17, “From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent,…
Read MoreIf Jesus Doesn’t Matter, Nothing Matters
God is calling us in this generation to lift Him up for the world to see and when we do He will draw all people to Himself! (John 12:32) JOHN 1:1-5 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in…
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