Pentecost is a celebration of God pouring out His Spirit. This year, we celebrate Pentecost on Sunday, June 4. Peter explained God’s outpouring of His Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. 14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, … [Read more…]
Wisdom, knowledge, passion and faith from God are essentials for healing many have overlooked. In A HEALTHY THEOLOGY OF HEALING, Phil Moore teaches on them. This synopsis is from a 24 page pdf you can download. See below. Most Christians agree still further that we have a role to play as Christians in turning the now-but-not-yet Kingdom … [Read more…]
All mothers are are to be honored. Mothers who follow Jesus are worthy of great honor. My mother was such a one and I honor her memory. Paul recognized two such mothers in his letter to Timothy. 3 I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my … [Read more…]
by Dr. Michael L. Williams · Print · Email We live in a time when having a father in the home is not valued as it used to be. However, it is very clear that despite arguments to the contrary, all children that do not have the influence of a father in their life will … [Read more…]
Appleseed Travel Journal » Miracles Still Happen!! Brooks Often when in Bikeke we get to visit some of the homes of the vulnerable children attending Liberty School, most of whom would not be attending school at all without the vision of the Director John Wayonye. It’s always a very humbling experience to sit in the … [Read more…]
By Howard Snyder The most important book of 2016 is The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, by Alan Kreider (Baker Academic, 2016, 321 pp.). I say this after considerable thought—after reading the book carefully and after having heard Alan speak and introduce the book at the … [Read more…]
Christ reigns as Head of His body by helping us grow up into Him. This growth process begins with God. God blessed all saints with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ (Eph 1:1-3). God exerted His power, which He wrought in Christ in our behalf and gave Him to be head over all … [Read more…]
Christ reigns by leading us to respond to His reign by the Spirit. We are God’s kingdom people. He has destined us to love, know and see Messiah Jesus as King of the kingdom of the Son. For, we have been born of the Spirit (Jn 3:3; Jn 3:5-8). Christ leads by helping … [Read more…]
Christ in you, the hope of glory ”God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col 1:27). Paul made that mystery known to the saints in Colossae, and to us. He revealed the mystery so we can understand it. Here, … [Read more…]
by Wade E Taylor “He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches.” Revelation 3:22 Jesus is not referring to our natural ability to hear, but rather, to our “inner spiritual ear” through which we receive the “anointed” Word of God. Because our spiritual ear is tremendously important, this … [Read more…]