This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 servant - Strong's G5257 - hypēretēs - anyone who aids another in any work; an assistant: of a preacher of the gospel stewards - Strong's G3623... Continue Reading →
Pursue Love, Desire Gifts
The passage from 1 Corinthians 14:1 urges pursuit of love and earnest desire for spiritual gifts, emphasizing the need for balance. Author Bill Johnson's commentary highlights the equal importance of character and gifts. Pursuing love involves actively seeking to embody God's character, while desiring gifts entails longing for and requesting them from God.
The Exalted Word
I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. Psalm 138:2 God has exalted His Word. His Words will not return to Him void. One of the things I've learned in counseling is that biblical truths are... Continue Reading →
Quench the Spirit
Do not quench the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Bill Johnson contrasted Ephesians 4:30 about grieving the Spirit with this verse in Thessalonians. "Grieving" he said "is caused by things we do or allow in our lives. Quenching is when we stop the flow of the Spirit." I think in my own life, I am quick... Continue Reading →
And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. John 1:32 Jesus had the Holy Spirit and because He went away we have the Holy Spirit who remains in us. We are empowered as Christians to do the same as Christ because the same spirit lives in us.... Continue Reading →
That Power
And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” Mark 5:30 I can't imagine being surrounded in crowds and feeling that power of God's Spirit go out. When I lay hands on someone and feel that Power, Was it my faith? Or... Continue Reading →
Career Christians
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19 As I read this passage, I was struck that the disciples Jesus first called were working. They were not sitting at the temple studying. They were in their workplace. God still calls us in our workplaces. He wakes us to... Continue Reading →
His Temple
Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 God created His temple in the Old Testament with very specific instructions. As the temple God's Spirit dwells in our instruction came through the example of Christ. He took great care to give us instructions on hosting... Continue Reading →
Live the Word
”Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.“2 Corinthians 4:1-2 ... Continue Reading →
Extraordinary Miracles
”And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.“ Acts 19:11-12 Extra ordinary miracles, I don’t know what that looks like, but... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 