"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen" (2 Cor. 13:14). Prayer is communion, or connecting, with God. I wonder how many people pray and never connect. How many people go through the...
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen" (2 Cor. 13:14). Prayer is communion, or connecting, with God. I wonder how many people pray and never connect. How many people go through the...
John 15:15 says, "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." Jesus is redefining His relationship with His...
What do you do when you find that you've messed up and sinned? Whether it's a big one, or a small one, how long does it take you to fess up to that? How long does it take you to ask others' forgiveness when you hurt their feelings? How long does it take for you to...
To keep the edge, you need to set some personal goals. What kind of a man or woman of God do you want to be? Some Christians say, "Well, I just want to be like Jesus. I just want to have God's presence all over my life." Good! Now how does that translate in...
Most people who have been around church for any length of time know what it means to be hyped up for God. They have been to meetings and retreats that get their emotions all stirred up, and they leave hoping to stay stirred up. When they discover that their...
"Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52). Isn't it amazing that Jesus was the Son of God, yet He still had to grow in wisdom? He had to grow up in the way He thought about things. The Greek word for "to grow" means to drive forward,...
Unfruitful quiet times are a sign of immaturity. People start reading their Bibles and praying because they know it is the right thing to do or they heard that other people do it, but soon they find themselves just going through the motions. They read their Bible,...
Maybe you are in a situation where you are constantly being ripped to shreds by what your parents say to you. So many parents these days say things that just cut the heart right out of their teen, and they do not even realize what they are doing. Many times, even...
Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand. (2 Cor. 10:15) One area that God wants us to grow in is our faith. You might wonder, "How does my faith grow?" Does it just happen by accident? Will it grow in my...
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