Philip was instructed by God to go to a certain place at a certain time, and when he arrived, there just "happened" to be an Ethiopian official on that same road, an Ethiopian with lots of questions about Scripture. A chance meeting? Hardly. Truly a divine...
Last week, in Building Solomon's Temple, Part 3, we discovered that we need to make room for God in our heart-temples, and we need to lay a firm foundation for our heart-temples by following Jesus and obeying His commands. Does the building of the temple proper have...
When I was a new Christian, pastors and other Christian workers were always trying to give us tips about how to witness to Christ. I went to some beach evangelism and campus evangelism outreaches, which often used a cold-turkey and aggressive style of witnessing to a...
"Then Peter began to speak to them: 'I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus...
Romans 8:24-25 Some people fail to realize how discouragement, dryness and frustration are related to a faulty sense of hope. A person who hopes in God cannot be overwhelmed by hurts from people because they are not looking to people for their source of satisfaction....
A - Assistance - Ask God for the assistance-empowering-filling-directing-maturing of the believer so that the individual will operate in the Spirit's power & Biblical obedience. B - Boldness - Pray that the person speaks the word of God with boldness, confidence,...
The following devotional is the fourth in a short series focusing on Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace. "Then Nebuchadnezzar said, 'Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants!...
John 12: 24-26: "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it...
Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed, alleluia. Mark 16 tells a story that is seemingly impossible. Some women visit a tomb early on a Sunday morning to anoint the body of a dear Friend and Teacher. When they got there, the huge stone at the...
Matthew 4:18-19 (The Message): "Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake. It was their regular work. Jesus said to them, 'Come with me. I'll make a new...