The man was recognized by all who lived in the neighborhood. He’d sat in the doorway near the Laundromat for years asking for change from passersby. A buddy of his […]
Imagine what must have gone through Namaan’s mind, captain of the Aramean army and a leper, when he was told by a little slave girl that there was Someone who […]
Monday morning came. The oppression was so heavy that I had to fight through every second after I swung my feet out of bed just to make it through the […]
A local minister of an old line denomination recently said how he’s been sorry to see people leaving his church to “go where it’s more fun.” I’ve heard this man […]
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. For when the foolish […]
Paul instructed the church to “pray at all times in the Spirit” (Eph 6:18). Praying in the Spirit is not limited to, but certainly includes, praying in tongues. In the […]
Jesus said that speaking in new languages, or tongues, would be a sign that came along with His followers: “These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name […]
Jesus did not release His disciples into ministry until after they had waited for the Holy Spirit to come upon them in Jerusalem. To do so would have been to […]
Just before Jesus ascended to the Father, He gathered His disciples together and told them not to leave Jerusalem yet but to “wait for what the Father had promised, which […]
The key to waging spiritual battles to bring God’s kingdom to earth is prayer. That may sound easy or simple, but effective prayer often is neither. The kind of prayer […]