Such first hand giving far better than delegating such giving. Jesus makes this quite clear. Well placed giving 31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, … [Read more…]
To work in the body of Christ is God’s calling for our way of life and spiritual work. Our goal is to attain mature adulthood and the full standard of development in Christ and work properly. In the first 3 chapters of Ephesians, Paul tells what God has planned, did and is doing in and … [Read more…]
God’s plan is summarized in Ephesians 1 and explained in the rest of Ephesians. For God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heaven. Then, Paul blesses God, declaring the reason God is being praised. We bless God by speaking forth the blessings God has given us. The spiritual blessings Paul enumerates reveal how … [Read more…]
Gifts of the Spirit are incomprehensible to our natural mind but spiritually flow from the Holy Spirit to our spirit. I began functioning in the gifts of the Spirit back in 1974. I flow in several of the gifts of the Spirit and have seen them all in action. I have also seen and heard … [Read more…]
God’s plan for His kingdom was established before the foundation of the world. His plan spans eternity. God’s plan is manifested by His love, mercy and grace, which He extends to us through Messiah Jesus with the Holy Spirit. In his letter to the saints in Ephesus, Paul succinctly presented God’s plan in Ephesians 1:3-14. … [Read more…]
We walk like the people of old walked, in faith based on things far ahead. All these died in faith without getting what was promised. But they saw it far ahead and welcomed it, and they confessed they were strangers who had no permanent home on earth. Those who talk that way show they’re looking … [Read more…]
Charles Carrin Praise is an instrument of violence; Praise destroys the atmosphere in which sickness, defeat, discouragement, and futility flourish. Praise upsets the climate which allows the growth of life’s suffering–confusion, turmoil and strife. Praise breathes Heaven’s life into the vacuum death produces on earth. Praise casts down the obstacles which sin, self, sickness, and … [Read more…]