In Galatians 5:22-23 the letter from Paul to the Church residing in that city, lists nine fruit of the Holy Spirit. Those nine fruit really are the evidence of the Holy Spirit in someone’s life. What does it take for those fruit to be produced in someone’s life? It takes the intimate relationship with the […]
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What has happened to the men? Firstly when a society has issues — I first blame the local spiritual leadership. God has set leadership in place to equip the Body of Christ to know Him and follow His Voice. If the spiritual leadership is corrupt or compromised then the people will be overtaken by selfishness
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I am often reminded that my “view” on reality can be hard to deal with as this world can be very depressing to look at currently. But the job / calling of a ‘watchman’ is not for the faint of heart. (Ezekiel 33) Standing on the “wall’ and looking out over the situations happening in
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Courage according to Merriam Webster is the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. Courage in the spiritual realm is to know, and have faith to stand strong in your identity as a child of God in the face of evil and not deny Him. Spiritual courage is to
This topic is difficult to discuss for most. It is something deep within the heart of the human soul. God did not have this in His plan for the human race — at least in the way He designed it, but “knew” (omniscience) that our free will would be corrupted by the enemy. The designed
Rest. What really is it? Sure we know God ‘rested’ on the seventh day, but what exactly does that mean? For the legalist that means doing almost nothing. The old testament law had the sabbath, with certain restrictions as to what could be done that day. Of course the spiritual leadership eventually expanded the details
Today’s scripture reading Psalms 139. Did you know God had a plan for you BEFORE you even breathed your first breath? So if God had a “plan” for you and a purpose that only you are uniquely designed to carry out in a very specific way — then the characteristics that are uniquely us all
We in this culture don’t think we have idols. Sure many use the term with some celebrities. We even have a popular TV show actually using the term as a good thing. But really …what is it today? How does God see it? So let’s begin with some questions. Are there things in your life
Please read the parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25:1-13. There are people who KNOW they are a bride. They know they have a lamp. And they have some oil. But the question is … do they have enough oil? Do you have enough oil? How does one obtain more oil? Are you relying
