Your words are full of power. Even when you are not full of faith. Your words are working hard even when you are not paying much attention to what you are saying. Maybe the less work you do praying and thinking before you speak, the more work your words can do. It takes much less effort to tear down than […]
Fear cannot lead to revelation of truth. (I am not referring to “fear of the Lord”) Fear almost always leads to deception. The fruit of the Spirit is in the path to revelation of truth. Also, the fruit of the Spirit is in the path to the proper application of truth.
From Yahweh’s perspective, our enemies are not here to destroy us. They are here to show us what we don’t want to be. They are here to strengthen us in our resolve to serve the King. If we trust Him to lead us even in the most dangerous place of the liberty of His cloud and His pillar of fire, […]
One of the “Seven Mountains of Influence” on human cultures around the planet is the Family. People are beginning to grasp that most believers are called to ministry outside the jobs that fit inside congregations. Many congregations are beginning to equip people for their ministries in business, education, government, arts & entertainment, and media & communication. The other two “mountains” […]
The 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians, according to the last verse of chapter 12, is a “way” to be part of the team of people who are the servants in the body of Jesus. Chapters 12 and 14 are descriptions of some of the “what” that the ekklesia does, and chapter 13 is a description of “how” it stays in […]
The place called “Sheol” in Hebrew is the same place that Greek writers would call “Hades.” In English, it means “the Grave.” From one end of the Bible to the other, it is described as a place where all dead humans go to sleep until a day of judgement that is described in Revelation 20, starting at verse 11. All […]
I expect there have been many times when you said something to someone and very soon were convinced that they did not really hear what you said, even though they gave the clear impression that they were listening. Faith comes by hearing. Hearing comes by the word of the Lord. The successful saints listed in Hebrews 11 received God’s promises […]
Two very good books by Gary Goodell, who works with Graham Cooke: Permission Granted – To Do Church Differently In The 21st Century Where Would Jesus Lead – A Study In Chaordic Leadership From the second book: “Your destiny is hidden in your daily routines.” From me: Be awesome today so you can be even more awesome next year.
You have too many choices. You just need to choose one thing and follow it through to the finish: Learn to recognize the voice of your Shepherd and choose to do whatever He says. Part of the process of learning His voice is making mistakes. That fact doesn’t seem to surprise or trouble Him. It actually seems to be intentionally […]
Our carnal, earthly selves usually hate changes in our calendar, our environment, our list of responsibilities. But, new things bring change. Yahweh’s mercy is new every day. I think that means that we don’t always recognize His mercy. It’s not just a re-wound toy that will run again for another day. It’s new. The Roman church popularized a style of […]