"Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted" (Gal. 6:1). Over the years, I have heard one statement too many times. Just last week I was at a...

Several years ago I was a 50% partner in a Christian bookstore at a local shopping center in my hometown. My partner was a Rhema Bible School graduate who later became the senior pastor of the local Spirit-filled church. Because the bookstore was located in a small...

Daniel was a man of character. He wanted what God wanted. His life was a life of devotion to God. He fasted, he prayed and God heard his words. Daniel was man of character and a mighty man of valor. The Bible talks much about mighty men of valor and men who had...

"For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace" (Rom. 6:14). Sin in the heart hardens the heart and a hardened heart will not receive the Word properly. Without the Word, there is no faith. Without faith, we cannot receive...

"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith..." (Rom. 12:6). Some people have difficulty understanding prophecy. Years ago there was a lady who attended a...

Have you ever noticed that offended people are never treated quite good enough and that they seem to move from relationship to relationship? Offended Christians seem to move from church to church or from church to no church. How can we solve this problem? The...

In Matthew chapter 13, we find Jesus had returned to his hometown of Nazareth. While he was there he taught the people of his hometown in their synagogue. His teaching was so anointed and so much different from what they were used to hearing that some even said,...

"In humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will" (2Tim....

There is a television commercial that says "attitude is everything." Although they are advertising a worldly product, they still understand the principle that our attitude is important. It's not true that attitude is everything, but our attitude toward others can...

Several years ago I was doing a Bible study on the Book of Genesis. Creation is a very interesting subject to teach. The Bible tells us that through the sin of one man, sin was brought into the world, and through the sacrifice of the Son of Man, sin was defeated....

Years ago when our church was new, many people asked, “What kind of a church are you?” Because my background was Baptist and I had attended a Southern Baptist University but had become a spirit-filled minister, I usually answered, “Our church is a...

The governments of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia are all backing the “roadmap to peace” as presented by the President of the United States. Personally, I honor and respect the President. I believe he is a godly man who truly...