Receiving Power

I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day He was taken up, after He had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen. After He had suffered, He also presented Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and […]

Would Jesus Drive a Ford?

Imagining Jesus in modern circumstances is challenging on days. He wears a turban, old sandals, has dirty feet, and never would ride in a chariot or oxcart. Today, would He drive a Ford, or a Tesla? A mountain bike? Would He still be walking? Until we can come up with something of an answer to such silly questions, we may […]

Eternal, Powerful Life

Being born of God makes it possible to attain the power of unending life. Being filled by God makes it possible to walk now in the powers of the age to come. Peter, before he was filled with the Spirit of God on the day of Pentecost, was afraid of a servant girl who exposed his relationship to Jesus. After […]

Diving in the Desert

Two things happened before Jesus started public ministry. The Holy Spirit descended on Him, and the Holy Spirit drove Him into the desert to be tempted by satan. These two things must happen in our lives before we are useful in His Kingdom. We must be in submission to His Spirit. The event or events that we could point to […]

Living Abundantly for Others

Every outpouring of our God in the earth – every major action of His, seems to be the result of at least one person crying out to Him in intercession for others. What subject is the most common theme in your prayers? Praying for some things as a discipline of caring for others may take us into a higher place […]

Fear or Doubt

It is not possible to get much done for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven if you are afraid of failure. John Wimber, who took up leadership of the Vineyard Fellowship of churches in the 70’s, felt led to begin praying for sick people in and around the congregation of 500+ members he was leading at one point. For […]

Full-Time Ministry

Unless the King of Heaven and Earth has given you permission to belong to someone other than Himself part-time, if you are a believer in His salvation and His Kingdom, you are called by Him to full-time ministry. Secular work, contrary to Roman Catholic mythology, is worked you picked out for yourself. I have met many people who were employed […]

Love Too Great to Know

I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of His power. This grace was given to me—the least of all the saints!—to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of the Messiah, and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for […]