I was fortunate to grow up with praying examples in my home. My mother and my father have left strong imprints upon my memory of what prayer is really all about...not just the morning tradition, but their lifestyles that were always open to the very call to pray....

There is a powerful story found in the Word of God that is referred to in James 5:17-18. It says, Elias (Elijah) was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years...

We should keep our hearts with all diligence, for from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Therefore, we should be discriminating, as James said, "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry" (James 1:19 NIV). You should...

If everything that God offers us in Deuteronomy chapter 28 is available to us, then what is the key to receiving all the blessings he has promised?  We need to focus on the little two-letter word: "If." If thou shall hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy...

This is the message the devil doesn't want you to hear: Hell trembles at the thought of money, wealth, power, and influence controlled by the hands of the godly. Why? • Because it is the godly who use their resources to evangelize and to do the work of God. •...

If a water pot has a hole, all the water will leak out. It is not a matter of whether there is water; it is rather a question of whether there is a leak. Some sincere believers are like that water pot. Being willing and anxious to bear the cross, they should be...

Others may stop your dreams temporarily, but only you can stop them permanently. Only you. You are the key! It is only you who can stop your dreams. When you blame others or circumstances for the crushing of your dreams, you forfeit your dream forever. When you...

God responds to a believing prayer: "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective" (James 5: 16). It doesn't matter if you are two or 92. When prayer is sent from the heart, God hears it. He shows no favoritism (Eph. 6:9). Understand this: Jesus wants...

I don't want to be a "Sunday Morning" Christian anymore. It's too late to be just a "status quo" Christian. Just as the woman in the Bible story pressed through the crowd to touch the hem of Jesus' robe, if you will reach out and press through your circumstance,...

And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give unto thee. The Lord shall open unto thee His good treasure.... And the...

Let's just say I am sitting on a plane and I run into someone, and this man is despondent. He wants to know how to be born again. Well, the first thing that he has said to me is that he is not happy and he's very discouraged. He's telling me his story, and this is...

I want to share with you a principle illustrated by a story from God's Word: Fear always sees the mountain, but faith sees the mountain mover! Fear always says, "It is impossible!" Faith always says, "With God, all things are possible!" You can know if a person is...