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 […]
Partly because of the popular American practice of using words wrongly, there is a debate over how exactly to define the words jealousy and envy. The argument includes what the difference between them really is. Most people have no intention of changing their minds on the matter, and just use them each as they like, including interchangeably in some cases. […]
Why is kindness so against our natures that it takes the power of the Spirit of God to have it in our hearts? Kindness is listed in Galatians 5:22 & 23 as a fruit of the Spirit. Kindness is part of Yahweh’s nature. It is His kindness that leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4). It was His kindness toward Nineveh […]
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 […]
Imagine that you were in the rush to steal land from native Americans on April 22, 1889 in the area now called the state of Oklahoma. At noon on that day, thousands of people on foot, horseback, or in wagons were lined at the borders of the territory waiting on that moment to be released into the race to stake […]
But the things that used to be advantages for me, I have, because of the Messiah, come to consider a disadvantage. Not only that, but I consider everything a disadvantage in comparison with the supreme value of knowing the Messiah Yeshua as my Lord. It was because of him that I gave up everything and regard it all as garbage, […]
When His disciples asked Him to increase their faith one day, Jesus answered with 3 descriptions of the relationship of faith to authority and obedience to that authority (Luke 17:6-10). The answer was not a “7 Steps to Increased Faith” series, available for a one-time gift of $25 or more. It was a description of faith at work with authority. […]
Two conditions that promote or provoke change are vision and pain. Vision – the idea that something is happening that shouldn’t, or that something isn’t happening that should, awakens the person it can influence with a desire to pay the cost of changing themselves so that the vision can come to pass as other things change. Pain can force change […]
Recently, we looked at the impact the “word of the Lord” had on Samuel at various points of his life and work. The more he interacted with and submitted himself to the word of the Lord, the more he advanced in revelation, character, and power. You may not have much you could point to in terms of direct revelation about […]
The earth is a planet. The world is the systems of people living on it. The earth is waiting for something to happen in the spirit – for the revelation of the sons and daughters of God. The bar & bat mitzvah of the ages… The Spirit himself bears witness with our own spirits that we are children of God; […]