July 26, 2013
I have written previously that we have often reduced our understanding of salvation and what the gospel entails. We speak of forgiveness of sins but we […]
July 23, 2013
Jesus came to earth and launched His ministry of preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, healing the sick, and setting captives free. His message […]
July 19, 2013
In Luke 18 Jesus told a parable about perseverance in prayer. “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not […]
July 16, 2013
One of the things that marked the ministry of Jesus was His commitment to getting alone to pray. He was constantly active in teaching, healing, and […]
July 11, 2013
The Bible is full of stories of the supernatural work of God intervening in the affairs of mankind. The church in the New Testament walked in […]
July 9, 2013
In 1 Corinthians 12 the apostle Paul lists nine manifestation gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts are supernatural in nature. They are not natural talents […]
July 5, 2013
I have been contemplating recently how God is both a God of spontaneity and a God of structure. Spontaneity and structure are opposites—how could they ever […]
July 3, 2013
One of the subtle dangers in the Christian life is the temptation to react to error. We see an erroneous teaching or practice, and we rightly […]
June 21, 2013
In a previous article called 4 Myths about Deliverance Ministry I mentioned that one of the most common misunderstandings about deliverance is the belief that a […]
June 18, 2013
As I have been reading through the book of Luke recently, I have been reminded again that healing and deliverance are very closely related. Though there […]
June 16, 2013
One of the great needs in the church today is for spiritual fathers who will pour into the next generation. It seems that true spiritual fathers […]
June 12, 2013
With Father’s day coming up this Sunday, I wanted to share a sermon that I preached last year called “Honoring our Fathers.” The theme of honoring […]