There were the seasons of thankless service where people acted as though I owed them my time or they only showed up when they need assistance. One lady even told me at a church that she loved me so much because no matter how poorly she treated me, I kept loving her and showing up fo...
The shepherds had learned of his birth when angels visited them, just as the angel, Gabriel, had visited Mary and then Joseph. Gabriel had also visited Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. Four angel visitations in a matter of months. Never had that happened before. I find myself p...
In his commentary onLuke 19:13,And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, “Occupy till I come”, Benson insightfully brings out the perfect tense structure of the passage covering past, present and future application: And said unto them, occupy till...
I’ve created My children to also glow with the Light of My Son . Often they’re unaware of the Sonlight radiating through them, but know this: therearethose who see and find themselves drawn to My Light as a result(4). (Please forgive the mixed metaphor—this quote was too good to ...
God reveals His plans first to the prophets and through them to the people. He is winnowing the wheat from the chaff, the sheep from the goats, and the patriots from the Establishment and Deep State. A thousand doctors worldwide have said that lockdowns are more harmful than COVID. They...
King of kings. Lord of lords. Almighty God. Holy and majestic you are. There is nothing and no one on earth more powerful than you! I praise you with exuberant praise! Not just today, every single day. My heart cries out, “I love you. Thank you. I praise your glorious name.”...
and close the lips that utter proud boasts! 4 Those who say, “With our tongue will we prevail; * our lips are our own; who is ruler over us?” 5“Because the needy are oppressed, and the poor cry out in misery, * I will rise up,” says God, “and give them the help they ...
The gay couple down the street in no way makes our own straight marriage more difficult or challenging, nor can any decision of any court of law change the definition of marriage in the eyes of God. The negative sort of “legislate not unto others as you would have them not legislate ...
1) Jesus referred to the church in Sardis as “DEAD” and called them to “wake up” (Rev 3). Given Christ’s use of the idiomatic term “DEAD” in reference to this church, should we presume that his hearers cannot respond positively to Christ’s appeal in this passage as well? 2...
They grow by learning what their spiritual gifts are and finding ways to put them into practice so that they become who God made them to be. Church growth, therefore, is about building up one another to Christlike maturity and service.[5] Ultimately, they do this by learning to live and...