WHEN “THIS KIND” ARRIVES IN YOUR LIFE Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Matt 17:21 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so […]
Category: Wisdom from our elders
Two Vital Ingredients for Clear Communications
Two Vital Ingredients for Clear Communications . Communication, in its truest sense, to be effective must be clear where both the transmitter and the receiver become aligned on the same perspective. While this may seem simple it, however, is a more difficult goal than what may be expected. The major “job requirement” of a preacher […]
Adultery's Commission And Consequences
Adultery’s Commission And Consequences God takes adultery personally… “You have despised me,” II Samuel 12:10. God takes adultery as a rejection of His word. “Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight?” II Samuel 12:9 The enemy takes adultery as rejoicing. “By this deed you have given occasion […]
Preaching The Logos
PREACHING THE LOGOS “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” I love John 1:1! – What is the significance of a word? Words without proper definitions are just so much useless babble. It is not the word itself […]
Is It Peace
Is It Peace? “…Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.” The world’s peace is achieved through finding the lowest common denominator – through the limitation of personal freedom – through compromise – through the incarceration of those whose behaviors violate social […]
Do You Know What I Have Done Unto You
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE DONE UNTO YOU? John 13:1-20 The passage begins with a deliberate act of Jesus—the washing of the disciples’ feet. We must recognize that when Jesus knelt to wash the feet of His disciples that also included Judas (this fact will be taken up in a future study). John tells […]
Happy are ye if ye do them
The Scripture setting: “He [Jesus] riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith […]
The Real Nativity Scene
The Real Nativity Scene Many preachers romanticize the birth of Jesus Christ beyond reality. They erect and present nativity scenes which have a way of making the birth of Jesus Christ more fairytale than fairly told. What Jesus Christ, as God manifest in the flesh, endured at Bethlehem’s manger was to enter world of harsh […]
The Real Trees of Christ
The Real Trees of Christ The true Christmas story begins in Genesis and it is not completed until Revelation. And throughout the story, there are trees that mark the beginning, the climax and the end of the story. The tree in the garden: On the 6th day of creation, God took the dust of the […]
Ingredients of Anointing
Ingredients of Anointing….. “Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. Do not pour it on men’s bodies and do not make any oil with the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred. Whoever makes perfume like it and whoever puts […]