Why Should You Settle For Less Than Heaven On Earth? 2 Chronicles 5:12-15 (NIV) All the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing …
Why am I putting “spiritual gifts” in quotation marks? Calling these manifestations of God’s grace “spiritual gifts” can be confusing and doesn’t accurately reflect what the Bible says in Greek. Looking to a “spiritual gift” can hinder you from experiencing God’s Mighty …
Two weeks ago in Does God Forgive You Before Or After You Repent? we saw that Jesus forgave people before they repented, but forgiveness isn’t necessarily the same as salvation. It makes salvation possible. The New Testament message is “God has …
Last week in Does God Forgive You Before Or After You Repent? we saw the scriptural evidence that God forgives before men repent. We then talked about how forgiveness and salvation are not the same. Jesus’ sacrifice atoned for the sins …
Guys, some people assume that if God’s forgiveness comes before repentance, everybody is saved and we have little reason to preach the gospel. I do not believe that everybody is saved. I don’t equate forgiveness with salvation. Forgiveness is what makes salvation …
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When I started seeing people healed through my hands, some people thought my obsession with signs and wonders was really unhealthy. They didn’t realize that my growing obsession wasn’t really with signs and wonders, but with a Jesus who is …
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Here’s a recent story of ministering healing to a guy with surgical steel. I hope it encourages you to minister even when you don’t feel full of faith or the person you are ministering to is doubting. God, Does This …
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Today’s post is an excerpt from the booklet Are You My Spiritual Father? It’s adapted from a section of I Am Persuaded: Christian Leadership As Taught By Jesus. I’m already getting feedback about how much it’s encouraging people. This teaching goes against …
Pastoring Your Neighborhood Last week we saw how closely the function of a “Bishop” is related to healing ministry. Bishops visit and care for people. We can even see the verb form of “bishop” translated as “to visit” in scripture. …
Have you ever argued with a Jehovah’s witness who came to your door? Or maybe someone from another fringe religious group? I used to spend so much time doing that. Many of them are more familiar with the Bible than …
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