Don’t Put Out the Holy Spirit Are you a fan or a fire extinguisher? That’s the question we need to ask when it comes to whether we’re quenching the Holy Spirit. This was what Paul told the church in Thessalonica. “Do not quench the Spirit.” (1 Thessalonians 5:19) The word “quench” means, “To put out, […]

Religion: The Enemy “The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 14:17 NKJV) The difference between the Kingdom of God and religion is the practice of religion, and a person can be very religious and still not be a citizen of God’s kingdom. […]

Expect Great Things When we come to church we’re coming out of the ordinary and into the presence of God. Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20) When we enter church we are on holy ground, that is, ground […]

God of the Impossible Nothing is outside the realm of possibility when it comes to God. Do you believe this? Maybe you once believed this to be true, but now things have progressed too far in your situation and now you’re not quite sure. Abraham’s testimony reads, “Without weakening in his faith, he faced the […]

Victory Over Depression and Loss After being rejected by the Philistine lords, David and his men returned to their homes only to find them burned to the ground and their families taken captive. The loss was so great and the depression so deep they wept until they had no power or strength left to shed […]

No Knockoffs When I went over to a Far East country to share the gospel, our group went to an outside shopping market with vendors of all kinds selling Rolex watches to top of the line products. The only problem is that they weren’t originals. They were knockoffs at knockoff prices. You could buy a […]

Love The One You Hate If you are alive there’s good chance you have enemies, those who have risen up against you, who bitterly despise you, misrepresent your actions, smeared your reputation, and opposed you at every turn. But how are we to respond as Christians? Sadly it’s more in the way of our hating […]

Taste and See “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” (Psalm 34:8) To taste doesn’t mean to put something to our mouths to see if it is good and whether or not we’ll eat it or spit it out; rather it means to fully ingest […]

Did You Know? The Apostle John records that not only did Jesus know that His time of departure was near, but that the Father had given all things into His hand. It was then with this knowledge that Jesus willingly went to the cross. “Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that […]

The Greatest Comeback Of All Time The Resurrection proved true, Jesus didn’t remain dead; rather He came back in a very big way. He rose from the dead. He is risen. But what does that mean to you and me? Peter sums it up best saying, “Everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins […]