You receive answers to prayer and exaltation, prevent sin and God’s judgment, and receive His blessings and healing through prayer, submission to His will and perseverance. Receive Answers to Prayer By Asking with Right MotivesPersonal desires that waged war in peoples’ souls caused fights and quarrels that lead to killing and coveting. They received legitimate…
Often people devalue theology, but it should lead to godly living. Understanding Christ’s Melchizedek priesthood of indestructible life helps you intercede in His name for deliverance from sin and walk in the New Covenant with God’s word in your heart and mind. Understanding the Old Testament tabernacle helps you prioritize Christ’s sacrifice on the cross…
To defeat sin and restore Godly foundations, know first of all that sin wounds people. Follow Christ’s leadership in hating coveting, defrauding and stealing. Be filled with the Spirit to confront injustice, falsehood and profiteering, which opens the door to teach God’s word and restore His kingship and provision. Then His people are in position to trust…
Most people are not empowered to serve others by seeking their spiritual welfare. In Ezek. 30-34, we learned that one serves others by seeking their spiritual welfare through preparing for Christ’s coming, humbling before God, warning people to turn away from sin, practicing God’s word, ministering with compassion to the needy, providing accurate and clear biblical…
“A servant’s job is to do all he can to make life better for others – to free them to be everything they can be. A servant’s first interest is not in himself but others. Servanthood is a loving choice we make to minister to others” (Gayle Erwin). You serve others by seeking their spiritual…
“Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one–the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts,…Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape” (C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters). To have boldness to confront sin, hear God’s word and see His glory. Listen to the Holy Spirit and speak God’s word. Warn people of their sin…
How does the church deal with spiritual, emotional, mental, social and physical devastation in every nation? Jeremiah taught in Jer. 1-6 that you must drink from rivers of living water to empower prayer and fasting for shepherds after God’s heart to disciple biblical illiterate people in every city and nation. Jer. 7-13 explained how to equip…
“The intercession of the Holy Spirit for the saints in this present evil world must be made through believers filled with the Holy Spirit…. Many blamed young converts for backsliding, but we blamed ourselves, because we were not in a position to pray them through to victory. Oh, the tragedy, to be helpless in front…
“I’ve discovered I cannot fight the demons of busyness directly. I cannot continuously say “No” to this or “No” to that, unless there is something ten times more attractive to choose. Saying “No” to my lust, my greed, my needs, and the world’s powers takes an enormous amount of energy. The only hope is to…
“Unfaithfulness in the key relationships of life is a common failure for many people in contemporary society. This lack leads to so much misery. We who trust Christ must not allow the world to squeeze us into its mold. What wonderful blessings flow from faithfulness in keeping our vows. Examine your life. Is it characterized…
Martin Luther wrote that for proper stewardship, “there are three conversions necessary: the conversion of the heart, mind, and the purse.” Deut. 13-15 explains proper stewardship begins with loving God (conversion of the heart). It continues with confronting sin and eating healthy (conversion of the mind). It concludes with paying the firstfruits of your earnings,…
When you felt inclined to pray it was Jesus Christ who moved you in that direction. When you said, I think I see more clearly today; truth seems to be enlarging, – it was Christ who was performing a miracle upon you. Trace all happy impulse, all sacred inspiration, all ennobling influence, to the touch, the glance,…