It’s dangerous to be half-hearted. God wants us to be full of zeal and the fire of God. Let’s go all the way. Elisha was a mighty prophet who had a double portion of the anointing that was on Elijah. Whereas the Bible records 7 miracles done by Elijah, Elisha did 14 miracles. Elisha wasContinue reading “Don’t Stop Halfway”
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Mixing Faith with God’s Word
The word of God was preached to ancient Israel, but it did not really help them. The reason for this is that the word of God was not mixed with faith inside them when they heard it (Hebrews 4:2). They didn’t really believe what God said. The word of God contains infinite power. But theContinue reading “Mixing Faith with God’s Word”
Do Christians Have to Go to Church?
In the Bible it was normal for Christians to go to church. Throughout the New Testament, there are many examples of believers meeting together in church. In Acts 2:42 the believers met together for church every day. They were devoted to both the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, because we need both teaching and fellowship.Continue reading “Do Christians Have to Go to Church?”
Sons of Zadok
In the New Testament, all of God’s people are priests (1 Peter 2:5). All God’s people are to serve him, and we all have an important ministry to fulfill. Being a priest of God is one of the most important things we can do with our lives. In the Old Testament, some priests were faithfulContinue reading “Sons of Zadok”
Operating in Your Spiritual Gift
Spiritual gifts are miraculous operations of the Holy Spirit. Everyone who believes in Jesus has at least one spiritual gift (1 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Peter 4:10). Some Christians have multiple spiritual gifts. Spiritual gifts begin to operate within us after the Holy Spirit comes inside of us when we are born again. After this, whenContinue reading “Operating in Your Spiritual Gift”
House Churches or Church Buildings?
Throughout the New Testament, God’s people gathered in house churches. In fact, the only place where church meetings happened in the New Testament is in homes (Acts 2:46; Romans 16:3-5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Philemon 2). There are no examples of any NT church meetings happening anywhere else. Sometimes the early Christians evangelized inContinue reading “House Churches or Church Buildings?”
Breaking Bread
The church is on a journey to become the glorious and spotless bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:27). She is getting ready for the marriage supper of the lamb (Revelation 19:7). The church prepares for this glorious supper by being conformed to the word of God. As she obeys the word, she is sanctified and cleansedContinue reading “Breaking Bread”
God Loves Us
Knowing how much God loves us is foundational for our spiritual health. We need to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that we might be filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:19). We can only know the love of God, which is beyond our knowledge, through the help of the HolyContinue reading “God Loves Us”
Hearing and Doing God’s Word
Jesus tells us we should not just hear God’s word, but we should do it. We should do what God says because he told us to do it. He is our Lord and Master, and therefore whatever he says is what we should do. It’s healthy for us to obey God: it blesses us, andContinue reading “Hearing and Doing God’s Word”
Stir Yourself Up to Take Hold of God
As God’s people, we need to stir ourselves up to take hold of God. We should not be spiritually lazy and passive, just waiting to be acted upon by God or by other people. We need to exert ourselves spiritually. Sometimes no one stirs himself to take hold of God (Isaiah 64:7). No one rousesContinue reading “Stir Yourself Up to Take Hold of God”
Clean Spiritual Clothes
All Christians are wearing spiritual garments. In fact, everyone in the world is wearing a spiritual garment of some sort, whether he is a believer or an unbeliever. These clothes reflect our spiritual condition, but they are invisible and can only be seen in the spiritual realm. God can see these garments, angels and demonsContinue reading “Clean Spiritual Clothes”
The Sacrifices of New Testament Priests
The Bible says that everyone who believes in Jesus is a priest (1 Peter 2:5,9). There is no clergy and laity distinction in the New Testament, but every Christian is a priest. Being priests is one of our basic identities, and it’s who we are in God. Being a priest is a high calling, andContinue reading “The Sacrifices of New Testament Priests”
Refiner’s Fire
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into a furnace. They were three men who refused to compromise their faith in God. They refused to bow down to false religious practices, even it was going to cost them their lives. They knew that false religious activity that is not based on God’s word is demonic, andContinue reading “Refiner’s Fire”
Obedience Over Desire: Seeking God with an Honest Heart (Jeremiah 42)
A Message from Matthew: “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope” (Romans 15:4). In Genesis 15, God promised to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants. After hundreds of years of Egyptian oppression God told Moses: “I haveContinue reading “Obedience Over Desire: Seeking God with an Honest Heart (Jeremiah 42)”
Clash Between True and False Religion
Jesus often mentioned how the old religious system is a hindrance to what God is currently doing in the earth. Throughout his ministry, Jesus clashed with religious leaders who felt threatened by his radical teachings. This clash between true and false religion has happened throughout history, and it happens still today. It’s important to understandContinue reading “Clash Between True and False Religion”
God has exalted His Word Above His Name
The name of God is very high, but the word of God is higher than his name (Psalm 138:2). We will explore how God’s word is higher than his name in this important message. What is God’s name? The name of God refers to his nature and person. It is who he is. The nameContinue reading “God has exalted His Word Above His Name”
Love is the Basis of Faith
Throughout their journeys, God provided all the Israelites needed. They had miraculous food everyday, and water flowed for them out of a rock. Their sandals did not wear out, even though they were walking through hot deserts for years (Deuteronomy 29:2-6). They saw the pillar of cloud and fire every day and night, and GodContinue reading “Love is the Basis of Faith”
Will Jesus Find Faith?
“When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8) Jesus told a parable about a woman who was being harassed by an evil person. The woman sought justice from a judge. The judge wouldn’t help her for a while, but the woman kept knocking at his door and didn’tContinue reading “Will Jesus Find Faith?”
Sympathy
Jesus sympathizes with us (Hebrews 4:15). He feels the same things we do – if we’re sad, Jesus is sad. If we’re happy, he is happy. He shares in our emotional state. Jesus is able to sympathize with us because he took on our flesh (Hebrews 2:16-18). He went through what we did while heContinue reading “Sympathy”
The Power of Jesus’ Name
This is a message from Matthew: The name of Jesus is central to the Christian faith. It represents not only the identity of the Savior but also His divine authority, power, and ability to transform lives. Throughout Scripture, we see that Jesus’ name holds unparalleled significance, offering believers access to God’s power, healing, salvation, andContinue reading “The Power of Jesus’ Name”
True Satisfaction is Found Only in God
Jesus calls out to the people of the world – If you are hungry or thirsty, come to me and be satisfied (Isaiah 55:1). The only one who can truly satisfy us is God. Everything else in the world will leave our souls empty. God calls out to the poor of the world – ifContinue reading “True Satisfaction is Found Only in God”
The Lord is Our Strength and Song
When the Israelites came through the Red Sea, the water was a wall on both sides of them, and they walked through on dry land. The Egyptian army chasing after them was drowned. This was an astounding miracle. After this, they said, “God is our strength and our song, and he has become our salvation”Continue reading “The Lord is Our Strength and Song”
Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment
One of the basic things the Lord requires of us is to be merciful (Micah 6:8). We are to be as merciful as God, and God is very merciful (Luke 6:36). Jesus said that mercy is more important than sacrifice (Matthew 12:7). Living religion is more important than dead religion, and caring for people isContinue reading “Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment”
Dangerous Desires
In the beginning, God placed Adam in a beautiful garden. This garden was full of delicious fruits, beautiful plants and flowers, precious stones, and rivers. God also planted a unique tree in this garden – the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was aContinue reading “Dangerous Desires”
God Sees Us
Hagar had a hard life. She was a servant who lived in a tent with her nomadic masters. She was used as a surrogate mother by her employers, and she became pregnant by her boss. After Hagar became pregnant, there was strife in the family, and her boss’s wife became envious. She had regrets forContinue reading “God Sees Us”
True Humility
Humility is one of the most important virtues of the Christian life. The world doesn’t understand true humility because it is contrary to the world’s way of doing things. We can’t learn humility from the world. We must learn it from God. Our word humility in English does not fully capture all the different meaningsContinue reading “True Humility”
WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS THERE IS LIBERTY
“The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty” (2 Corinthians 3:17). The Lord Jesus Christ became a life-giving Spirit after rising from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:45). After his resurrection he came to his people by the Holy Spirit. He still comes to us today by theContinue reading “WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS THERE IS LIBERTY”
A Steady Diet of God’s Word
At the end of the age, some Christians will not be faithful to God, and as a result they will face a famine of God’s word (Amos 8:11). When God’s people face a famine of his word, they become spiritually weak. The word of God is the spiritual food that we need in order toContinue reading “A Steady Diet of God’s Word”
The Spiritual Aroma of a Christian
The Bible says that faithful Christians produce a spiritual aroma. This fragrant aroma produced by Christians is the smell of Christ, and this smell is pleasing to God. Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For weContinue reading “The Spiritual Aroma of a Christian”
Searching for the City which has Foundations
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs withContinue reading “Searching for the City which has Foundations”
Overcoming Discouragement by Walking Forward in God
God says to strengthen the hands which hang down and the feeble knees (Hebrews 12:12). Spiritually, when a person’s hands hang down and he has feeble knees, he is discouraged, tired, or might even be wanting to give up. Hands do things. When a person has weak hands, he doesn’t do the things that heContinue reading “Overcoming Discouragement by Walking Forward in God”
Gentleness
God has many characteristics like power, holiness, love, and glory. We can draw on these divine characteristics in order to become like Jesus. His Spirit is inside us. So when we feel weak, we can draw strength from Christ who can do all things. When we need wisdom, we can get it from God becauseContinue reading “Gentleness”
Come Boldly to God’s Throne
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). “Let us” God wants us to come to his throne together. When we unite with our fellow Christians, we gain more favor with God. Our prayers become more powerfulContinue reading “Come Boldly to God’s Throne”
The Glory Cloud
When God appears, he often reveals himself as a cloud of glory. This cloud of glory is the awesome presence of God. In the wilderness, God was a pillar of cloud and fire with the Israelites (Exodus 13:21-22; Numbers 14:14). He went before his people, destroying their enemies and protecting them from evil. On theContinue reading “The Glory Cloud”
Overcoming Hypocrisy
Jesus warned his people to beware of hypocrisy (Luke 12:1). Hypocrisy means to pretend to be someone you’re not, and it is one of the great enemies of the Christian life. The word “hypocrite” originally meant an “actor.” A hypocrite puts on a mask in order to make others think he is someone that heContinue reading “Overcoming Hypocrisy”
Love Your Enemies
Jesus told us to love our enemies. This is not easy. Enemies are probably the most hurtful and hateful people in our lives. They say bad things about us, do evil to us, and hurt us in sometimes profound ways. They may damage our reputations and rob our peace. In our own strength we cannotContinue reading “Love Your Enemies”
Ornan’s Threshing Floor
Once when King David sinned, it caused a plague among God’s people. Thousands of Israelites died. King David cried out to God for mercy and pleaded that the plague would stop. God opened David’s eyes and he saw an angel with his sword drawn standing above a threshing floor in Jerusalem that belonged to Ornan.Continue reading “Ornan’s Threshing Floor”
The Unity of God
True unity begins in God. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are perfectly united together. They never disagree, argue, or fight. There is perfect peace and harmony within God. God wants this divine unity to be reflected among his people. Peace and harmony come from being united with God. Pain and trouble come from being disunitedContinue reading “The Unity of God”
Discontentment
Contentment doesn’t come easily, but we can learn how to be content. Paul learned to be content through all the troubles he went through (Philippians 4:11-13). He learned how to have almost nothing, and he also learned how to have a lot. He could be content in any situation because he knew that God wasContinue reading “Discontentment”
The Season of Latter Rain
God has established spiritual times and seasons in his own authority (Acts 1:7). When one season changes and gives way to another, the world enters a time of turmoil and change. God has established boundaries for nations and the times of their prosperity (Acts 17:26). Nations rise and fall, and this is wrapped up inContinue reading “The Season of Latter Rain”
The Holy Spirit’s Work in Us
There are two primary events of the Holy Spirit in our Christian lives. First, when we believe in Jesus we are born again, and the Holy Spirit comes inside us. Everyone who believes in Jesus has the Holy Spirit inside, for “if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his” (RomansContinue reading “The Holy Spirit’s Work in Us”
Do Not Quench the Spirit
The Holy Spirit is like a fire. On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came like flames of fire on the first disciples, and they spoke with new languages, evangelized Jerusalem, and unleashed the kingdom of God. This fire of the Holy Spirit has been burning ever since, and it burns today inside everyoneContinue reading “Do Not Quench the Spirit”
God the Holy Spirit
“Greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). God’s people have the Holy Spirit inside them. The devil is in the world. There is a cosmic battle between light and darkness, good and evil, God and Satan. God is greater than Satan and has crushed hisContinue reading “God the Holy Spirit”
Power in the Blood
There is power in the blood of Jesus Christ. There are times we struggle against evil spirits (Ephesians 6:12), and the blood of Jesus is a powerful weapon in this war. Even normal or simple things can sometimes become challenging for Christians because of the spiritual warfare that we must engage in. Satan sometimes risesContinue reading “Power in the Blood”
Stubbornness
Before we believed in Jesus, we were all stubborn people. We had a hard heart of stone that was not according to God. We liked sin, loved the world, and desired things that didn’t please God. But when we trusted in Christ, our heart of stone was replaced with a heart that was tender toContinue reading “Stubbornness”
Pray in Faith
Faith makes our prayers powerful. Faith is one of the most important ingredients to successful prayers. Without faith, we will not receive anything from God (James 1:6). But when we pray in faith, we will receive answers to our prayers. The prayer of faith will save the sick (James 5:15). Sick people will be healedContinue reading “Pray in Faith”
In Patience Possess Your Soul
When Jesus talked about the end times, he told his disciples to be prepared. A lot of challenges would come into the world at the end of the age, and Jesus wanted his people to be ready. One important way Jesus told us to be ready for the end times is to possess our soulsContinue reading “In Patience Possess Your Soul”
The Pasture of God
“He is our God, and we are the people of his pasture” (Psalm 95:7). “We are his people and the sheep of his pasture” (Psalm 100:3). God has a pasture, and he wants us to dwell inside his pasture. A pasture is a place of feeding, rest, and habitation. God’s pasture is a spiritual placeContinue reading “The Pasture of God”
9 Misconceptions About Authority
Authority is an important concept for Christians to rightly understand. Authority is a good thing. Authorities are instituted by God (Romans 13:1). We live in an age when authority is often questioned, criticized, and rejected. But authority is important, and God has ordained the concept of authority. Within the Trinity, there is authority. The FatherContinue reading “9 Misconceptions About Authority”
World Trade vs Kingdom Giving
This is a message from Micah: The world economy is based on trade, whereas the kingdom of God is based on giving. There is a big difference between trading and giving. If we want to operate within the kingdom of God, we must learn the principles of kingdom giving. Merchandise and trading is the wayContinue reading “World Trade vs Kingdom Giving”
