"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." (John 17:17) The word "sanctify" means: to separate us for God's use, to purify us and consecrate us for His own purposes. As God sanctifies us, He reproduces His holiness in our lives. Jesus tells us that the...
"But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life." (John 4:14 NASB) In natural life, when we are thirsty, we drink and satisfy the thirst,...
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Heb. 11:1) Evidence is what a lawyer presents during a trial to prove his point. Evidence is the proof of things and the assurance of their reality. Faith is the evidence of things...
"Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." (1 John 1:6 NASB) In addition to the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and the shoes of readiness, we are to make sure we take the shield...
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. (Luke...
"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." (Rom. 3:24) Redemption means to ransom in full. It is a riddance of sin. By the free gift of God's grace, each one of us is put right with God through Jesus Christ. He freely...
Who wants to follow someone who is down on his knees washing someone’s feet? Too often, we don’t see any leadership quality in that act. Leadership in the body of Christ must follow the example Jesus gave us. It’s a different way of thinking. “But Jesus called them...
"But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost." (Matt. 1:20) Joseph wasn't...
If a leader is manipulating for his own good, or pressuring people to do things they don't want to do, that leader is failing his position. John C. Maxwell says, "The true measure of leadership is influence. Nothing more and nothing less." If we are leaders, we are...
Leadership must be able to convince people to follow them. In the Body of Christ this can't be accomplished with threats, manipulation or fear. Who wants to follow someone whose down on his knees washing someone's feet? It's a different way of thinking. Leadership...
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