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Not all revivals occur in happy, peaceful circumstances. Some revivals happen after we experience difficult situations, even life-altering interruptions to what we thought would happen. Paul was being transported by ship under armed guard to Rome, where his...
Historic wells of revival are being reactivated, and new wells are being dug for the first time. Our progress will be revealed by the discovery of these new wells. Both old and new wells bear witness to what God has done in the past and to the promise of what He plans...
From time to time, we need a reminder about how we speak about our leaders. It happened to Paul after his arrest when he declared he was a Roman citizen. An angry mob surrounded Paul and shouted that he was not fit to live. Paul was brought before the high...
We can too easily forget the magnitude and breadth of our faith. None of us are insignificant. We are part of a long history of relationships with God, first established with Abraham and continuing to the present. That relationship revealed its fullness in the person...
As a young boy, I didn’t care much for school. I wanted to be somewhere else. I remember reading books in the school library about what was then known as Navy Frogmen, who later became the UDT (Underwater Demolition Team). The UDT would become its current...
Some believers have abandoned their birthright as a child of God because they have followed the desires of their flesh and allowed those desires to satisfy their soulish needs. Yielding to those desires has caused some to sell their birthright and follow the flesh....
Battlefield commissions are being awarded in God’s Kingdom. Most of these commissions will be given to people without a formal religious education or the pedigrees those educations create. While a formal education and training can have some benefit, they don’t qualify...
Our two cats like to sit on top of our couch that overlooks our front yard and street. From that position, they can see and discern their environment. It's a vigilant perspective. If they huddle in their bed all the time, they would be unaware of their surroundings....
This morning, Jan and I will be ministering at a church in another part of the state. Before we go and speak somewhere, we ask the Lord: “What's on this house?” The word I got for today was "peace." Gaining an understanding helps us determine how to engage with...
The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah teach us something about God's nature. While He judged their sin, He also rescued the righteous remnant. The Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant” (Genesis 18:20)....
We are navigating through a time in history where the Church, more than ever, needs to reconsider the name the Lord has given to each of us. He called us His friends: “You are my friends if you do what I command, I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t...
Whatever God offers to us as a promise will require a sacrifice of faith on our part. That sacrifice must be protected from disbelief. These sacrifices are sacred acts of faith that require our surveillance and protection until the time of their fulfillment. As a...
Unity with the world systems was never God's original intent for His people. True unity is only possible in Christ. Building the Tower of Babel was an early example of a failed expression of unity. The people had come together in one place to build a “monument to our...
Theologians and teachers of God’s word frequently discuss the importance and purpose of the cultural context in which Scripture was written. This is a wise understanding to grasp. It helps us accurately apply Scripture to the cultural context in which the word was...
Knowing where we came from and discovering our true identity is an important realization. At creation, we were created to bear God's image: "So, God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God, he created them; male and female he created them” (Genesis...