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In the prosperity the Lord has given to all of us who live in the United States, we should never forget why we enjoy such prosperity. If we forget that it was the Lord who gave us so many blessings, we will wander into ways of thinking that lack the gratitude and...
When God begins to move among His people, His presence will reveal things we had not considered before the fire of God fell. The revelation of God’s fire is a cleansing fire. It is a revelation of His love for His people. The Lord’s consuming love will expose our...
Today, division and separation are taking place in the Church. This is a spiritual battle that some believers are not seeing. Some division and separation from evil in our ranks is needed to keep the Church pure and unsullied by human pride and ambition. The greater...
Apart from the personal nudges I receive from the Holy Spirit, my wife, Jan, has taught me more about Kingdom finances than anyone else. Perhaps it was because she grew up as the child of missionaries who lived in a foreign land and had to rely on others to support...
Speaking the truth in love is not limited to spiritual issues. It is the responsibility of all believers to speak the truth in love in all aspects of life. To censor the truth no matter how disruptive that truth may be to any earthly institution is a work of the enemy...
Recently, a change took place in my thinking. The change was spurred on by the death of a good friend and my age. As my friend was dying, the Lord gave me a verse to share with him. It was from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to...
Paul made an important distinction for us. He said those outside the Church should not be the object of our judgment. He said, “It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. God...
As a young boy, I walked forward during an invitation at our Baptist church and made a public declaration of my faith. In the ensuing years, I followed the Lord but then fell away in my teens and early 20s. At age 29, I had a supernatural encounter with the Lord in...
Offering the love of God to people who do not yet know that love can take time to reap its intended harvest. Those who have developed patience regarding God’s timing will see results not imagined by those who have not yet committed themselves to the patience required...
At this time, the Lord is re-emphasizing what it means to live as a spiritually free person. To forget just how free Jesus made us is a tragic error. As the Lord is doing this work many will be sidetracked because a deceptive spirit of bondage still wants to entrap...
Whenever Jan and I attend a movie theater or a gathering of any kind, the first thing I do is to look for the exit. I do this because when life hits the fan, it may be too late to escape the resulting confusion. Some prominent leaders in the Church have abandoned the...
We have been told to not listen to what we need to hear which will be detrimental to our well-being if we are unaware. One industry in particular is bringing more harm than good in that area. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/1631367167711996
We need to be careful of what we attach the word “believe” to because as the title of this message indicates, we can believe a lie embedded in our false belief thinking it to be true. The word “believe”, as it is used in Scripture, is attached primarily to the name...
If we understand the purpose of Godly sorrow, we will welcome it. Godly sorrow is different than the sorrow of the world. The sorrow of the world will destroy a relationship, not elevate a relationship into something new and powerful. Godly sorrow will lead us to...
The greatest danger to a nation is not a corrupt government. It's believers who have fallen asleep spiritually and remain silent. That state of slumber and silence ushers in compliance with government mandates without a deeper inquiry and will restrict the God-given...