If I were a soldier in a nation’s army, I would have been taught the basic tenants of how to act as a soldier in boot camp and other early training. When an event arose that thrust me into a situation of my nation being at war, I would need those basic teachings to be well memorized, so that I […]
Once upon a time I was debt-free. I had been in debt, having borrowed money for a home and a car, but I made sacrifices and wise choices for a while, eliminating the debt. I was in the process of shopping for my first keyboard at that time. I had looked at a few, tried a few, and considered how much to […]
Recently a strong believer was visiting my home when another believer happened to be present, casting demons out of a woman. I had given the man permission use my home to cast out the demons, but I was in my workshop, not realizing that he had arrived, and that the work was in progress. The believer who happened by at the time […]
If you have listened to me very long, you have, by now, heard me suggest many times that the Bible is not a book of rules, but revelation of a Ruler. One of the most powerful ways to prevent unity from emerging in the relationships of believers is to be more interested in rules than in the Ruler. In Walmart recently […]
And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ’s […]
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins in which you previously walked according to this worldly age, according to the ruler of the atmospheric domain, the spirit now working in the disobedient. We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and by nature we were children […]
In Ephesians 4, Paul was describing a mature picture of the church, and gave advice and prophetic announcement about how to get to that position and condition of maturity. In verse 16, he wrote that Jesus is the source of the Life that enables and motivates the Body to growth – building itself up in love as each part does […]
As I listen to the few leaders who are making some noise about unity in the church, it seems that most are just calling for uniformity. Most cries for unity are “Come and be unified! (Under my “covering”) Unity is not just all the black and white pentecostal congregations being able to tolerate working together on a project. It is […]
He was in the world, and the world was created through Him, yet the world did not recognize Him. He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not […]
“You didn’t choose Me, but I chose you…” This word was use 22 times by New Testament writers. Each time, it is translated something like “choose” into English. Strong’s Dictionary calls it NT1586, and says that it is a compound word that is built from “Ek” (Strong’s NT1537) which means something like “out of” most of the time, and “lego” […]