Almost all kids love a good ghost story. They love hearing them and then telling them. We need to get better at telling them the best ones we can come up with. Of course, our favorite ghost is not Casper. Our favorite is Holy Ghost! You should have some good stories to share with younger believers. There are lots of […]
Some people hear you share a story from your life that you think is interesting, and share a similar story, because they want to connect with you – to find something that you have in common. If you show that you value their story, they share more at other times. Your relationship can grow. Other people hear you share a […]
David’s God used enemies the size of his destiny to prepare him for it. David was chosen and anointed for his destiny long before he entered into it 1 Samuel 16:1-13 There was no change in David’s status or duty until God started moving in other people’s lives. 1 Samuel 16:14-23 David’s elders were jealous of him. They made presumptuous […]
In 1604, King James of England called on some of his employees to take all of the Scriptures from books and scrolls and translate them into English, and gather them into one volume. This was the third English translation, and was really prompted by complaints from Puritans about the inaccuracies of the earlier works. Most editions of the “King James […]
Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations — “Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” which all concern things which perish with the using — according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance […]
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” (Matthew 13:45-46, NKJV) Some things you only find when you are looking for them. In the beginning of having a Life with Jesus, it is sometimes impossible to […]
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time. * In a little village named Bethany, Jesus had 3 friends: Lazarus, Mary, & Martha. They welcomed Him. They even welcomed the people to whom He was a Friend – His disciples and followers. They served Him and His friends meals. The trouble He brought […]
Now I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock […]
Prophetic ministry since Jesus gave gifts to His body includes three works: Announcing the future (like Agabus predicted a famine in Acts 11:28) Interpreting current events based on something God has said to the person prophesying, either through Scripture or by His Spirit (like Peter, interpreting the events on the day of Pentecost by quoting Joel, or Paul, interpreting an […]
Handing out free condoms to teenagers might protect them from some of the consequences of stupid behavior. It won’t make them smarter, though. It will encourage stupid behavior, actually. Jesus was tortured to death to protect us from the penalty of stupid behavior. Even that might not protect us from all of the consequences of stupid behavior. By itself, even […]