Rom 12:6,8 "We have different gifts, according to the grace given us... if it is encouraging, let him encourage..." NIV One of the often forsaken gifts from the Holy Spirit is the gift of encouragement. In a world where depression...
There is a growing phenomenon on the Internet these days - prayer networks comprised of ordinary folks who answer emails from around the world. The Prayer Warriors or Internet Intercessors pray on a daily basis for everything from the salvation of lost souls, comfort...
" . . . The earnest (heartfelt, continued ) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its working)." (James 5:16 AMP) On a drive home from work one night, my husband noticed the light on our car's instrument panel was going dim. Our car...
The "Spring Cleaning" Angel decided it was time to come to my house, the other day. For weeks, I knew that it was time for her arrival. But, I tried not to think about it. Finally, one morning, I was able to, reluctantly, pry my mouse from my fingers (not an easy...
"...the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working...
Last Tuesday, in Lessons Before the Cross, Part 4, we saw that when God allows us to go through trials, He advises us to take with us any resources that we may have. But there is only one thing that He commands that we take: A Sword -- The living, active, Word of God,...
More than 2,000 years ago, Jesus did not just stand up and say, "Let us pray" and launch straight into the Lord's Prayer. He gave the prayer half way through the Sermon on the Mount because He took time to draw the thoughts of all the people together before prayer. So...
This message comes to us from the book of Isaiah. It is an old prophecy, yet the application is new, for our day and time, for your church and for mine! “You women who are so complacent, rise up and listen to me; you daughters who feel secure, hear what I have to...
"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland." (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) "Every year his parents went to...
(Whether a parent yourself, or a grandparent, an aunt, an uncle, a neighbor, a teacher, a scout leader, or whatever your role in the lives of the children around you, this important series will give you valuable tips on how to influence those kids for the Lord! To...