There's an amazing story about a prophet named Jonah who received a call from God to go to a city called Nineveh. As soon as Jonah heard it, he found a boat and sailed in the opposite direction of Nineveh! Why did he do that? Jonah wasn't actually running away from Nineveh, he was running from the mercy of God. - Answering The Call To Nineveh.
The Apostle Paul instructed the church (Ephesians 6:13), "Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day." Have you ever experienced the "Evil Day" where it seems that everything is going wrong at the same time? We have a promise that we can stand in our darkest hour. - Standing In The Evil Day II.
The Apostle Paul instructed the church (Ephesians 6:13), "Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day." Have you ever experienced the "Evil Day" where it seems that everything is going wrong at the same time? We have a promise that we can stand in our darkest hour. - Standing In The Evil Day.
The Psalmist declared (Psalm 91:1), "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the AlmightyI". We also need to know that we have this safe place of shelter in His presence. - Shelter In The Secret Place.
The Apostle Paul lists 9 specific gifts of the Spirit that break out into 3 groups of 3 gifts. The first grouping is the Utterance Gifts that "say something" (Prophecy, Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues). The next grouping is the Revelation Gifts that "reveal something" (Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom, Discerning of Spirits). The final grouping is the Power Gifts that "do something" (Faith, Gifts of Healings, Working of Miracles). Let's look at some scriptural examples of these gifts. - The Gifts of the Spirit II.
Paul told the Corinthian church to not be ignorant of Spiritual Gifts. Let's look into the Word of God and get an understanding of these wonderful gifts. - The Gifts of The Spirit.
King David cried out to the Lord for mercy. He had sinned and desperately wanted to be clean again. Have you ever asked God to forgive you but still felt dirty after you prayed? It's good to know that God forgives us but we also have a part to play - Believing You Are Clean.
Jesus quoted Isaiah 61 and declared, "The Spirit of the Lord is on me because He has anointed Me to...heal the brokenhearted." Does He still do that today? Yes! - Healing The Brokenhearted.
This is the glorious day that we celebrate what the angel of the Lord declared that Sunday morning at the tomb, "Jesus isn't here! He has risen from the dead!" This is our declaration too! - Jesus Is Alive!
What is prayer? Is it okay to bother God with all of our stuff? Here we dig into scripture and find a better picture of what prayer looks like according to the Bible. Understanding Prayer
The scripture tells us to "give no place to the devil". In other words, victory over the devil isn't just a matter of resisting him at the point of attack. We can also take proactive measures that will make it difficult for him to attack. - Walking In Your Authority: No Place To The Devil.
The scriptures exhort us to "resist the devil" (James 4:7, 1 Peter 5:9). What does that look like in real life? - Walking In Your Authority: Resisting The Devil.
