I have been trained by several organizations as a salesman. The various plans had differing strategies for securing a sale, but a common denominator was to convince the subject that they needed my product. I might be instructed to use evidence that they lacked something, or threat of a disaster, but the hoped-for end was always a signed agreement and […]
And why do you worry about clothes? Learn how the wildflowers of the field grow: they don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these! If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t […]
I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry—one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. Since it was out of ignorance that I had acted in unbelief, I received mercy, and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and […]
Unbelief. Hardness of heart. To people Jesus was rebuking for displaying these qualities, He gave charge of the invasion of the earth with dissemination of good news. He told them to preach that good news to every creature. Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, […]
They started laughing at Him, but He put them all outside. He took the child’s father, mother, and those who were with Him, and entered the place where the child was. Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Immediately the girl got […]
Your circumstances, in home or work or neighborhood or nation, may be that you are completely surrounded by death and destruction and hopelessness. Ask the Spirit to give you authority to change what He has allowed or caused you to be troubled by. The dead don’t even need to be able to hear what you prophesy over them as you […]
But Paul was greatly aggravated, and turning to the spirit, said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out right away.When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. And bringing them before the […]
One Saturday morning, Faye and Bryant and I got in the van to leave our home and go do something. I don’t remember what it was we were planning to do. I do remember that in order to do it, we would turn left out of our driveway. When I started the motor of the van, I felt that I […]
Prisca & Aquila – co-workers in Christ JesusMyriam – hard workerAndronicus & Junia – fellow prisoners, outstanding apostlesAmpliatus – dear friendUrbanus – co-worker in ChristStachys – dear friendApelles – approved in ChristTryphaena & Tryphosa – hard workers in the LordPersis – dear friendRufus – chosen in the LordMother of Rufus – my motherStephanas, Fortunatus & Achaicus – they refreshed my […]
How many times have you walked into a room, and stopped to try to remember why you walked into it? That is one reason you need to frequently ask for a refreshing of the peace of God. Jesus told His dinner guests on the night He was betrayed that He was leaving His peace with them. It would not be […]