"Therefore then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses who have borne testimony to the truth, let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance" (Heb. 12:1 AMP). What is an encumbrance? It is an unnecessary weight. If you are going to walk on...

Sin tries to creep into our lives on a regular basis. The devil is relentless. He does not give up. Just because someone decides to be a Christian and follow the things of God, does not mean that the devil backs off and says, "I'm not going to bother him any more....

It is impossible for God to lie. What He has said in His Word is true. What He has prophesied in His Word will happen. There is nothing that can stop it. When He says the Jews will inherit the land of the West Bank, that they will inherit Israel, that they will...

"And he said, 'Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran'" (Acts 7:2). God is not just a God, but He is the God. This scripture tells us that He is the God of Glory. If you are...

"After Jesus had been tempted by the devil, He gave this interesting response. "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God'" (Matthew 4:4). Consider this. There are two types of bread. Of course, there...

"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" (Eph. 2:8). As a Christian you have been given something the world does not have. You have been given the availability of a power that can solve all your problems...

At Faith Bible Training Center we have a class called "Jump Starting Your Ministry" or "How to Know the Call of God on Your Life." One thing that we discuss in this class is how to know you are called, and if you know you are called into the ministry, how do you...

Generally speaking, the world is in bad shape. When we turn on the news, we hear of wars, rapes, gang warfare, and terminal disease. Recently, one of the most watched television program is an actual murder case. It's sad, but the world has nothing better to offer....

A few years ago I heard a minister preach a great sermon. He taught on 1 Corinthians 2:9, where it says, "Eye has not seen, not ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." The theme of his message was...

Several years after the experience of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Church was still growing greatly. Saul was legally taking Christians captive and the apostles were stationed in Jerusalem. It was during this time that Philip went to Samaria as an evangelist...

In John chapter 4, Jesus was tired from one of his journeys so He stopped and sat by a well called Jacob's well. While he was there, a woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus was by Himself, because His disciples had gone to get food. He looked at the...

During the time of Jesus, Pentecost was an annual Jewish festival, also known as the "Feast of Weeks," or the "Day of Firstfruits," a celebration of the first buds of the harvest. Jewish men were required by law to go to Jerusalem three times each year to celebrate...