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. …
Listen to the YouTube video here or read the article below it. Last week we talked about God’s name “The Lord Is My Banner.” We discussed using banners to proclaim God’s dominion and his name, “The Lord Our Peace.” I take doctrine …
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The White Flag I go to a prayer group on Monday nights. It’s at the school across the street. A few weeks ago, they asked me to pray for our neighborhood. Scripture says Jesus’ government and peace will increase continually, …
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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Last week we talked about Ungodly Judgement In Prophecy. I made the point that God is not holding men’s sins against them. So does that preclude judgement? Since I’m not just selectively choosing certain passages of scripture and ignoring others, …
Two weeks ago, we talked about Dealing With Unintentional Witchcraft In Prophecy. I said “I can think of three things which make people susceptible to operating in witchcraft when they prophesy. The first is an unhealthy obsession with what the devil is …
Last week, we began to look at some examples of “unintentional witchcraft” coming through prophesy. I said “I can think of three things which make people susceptible to operating in witchcraft when they prophesy. The first is an unhealthy obsession with …
The Gift Of Prophecy Thank God for the gift of prophecy! Scripture calls it the greatest of the gifts. Time after time, prophesy from God’s heart has encouraged me, revealed the desires of my heart, and confirmed what I believed God …
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Psalm 114 I recently read Psalm 114, and I felt the words strengthening and encouraging my spirit. I’ve been meditating on it ever since. Psalm 114 (NRSV) When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people …
Initiating Gospel Encounters With Signs And Wonders Signs and wonders are a powerful tool that we can use to demonstrate God’s goodness to people and to explain the gospel. Scripture speaks of God confirming his word through signs and wonders. …