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September 22, 2011

Character and Gifting

One of the areas of the Christian walk where we can gravitate to one side or the other is the area of character vs. gifting. Character is […]
September 5, 2011

The Word and the Spirit

When God does a work in the earth, He accomplishes it through the cooperation of His Word and His Spirit. This is the pattern that was set forth at the creation of […]
August 28, 2011

Responding to the Truth

There is a tendency in the body of Christ to react to error. We see error in a person/church/ministry and we react against it. The result […]
July 24, 2011

The Original Temptation

What was the original temptation that came to mankind?  When I ask this question, I usually hear responses like this: “To eat the forbidden fruit” or “to […]
July 17, 2011

Walking on Water

As Christians, we are called to walk by faith; in fact the Bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6).  The story […]
July 4, 2011

The Importance of the Word

I want to take a few minutes to emphasize the importance of spending time in God’s Word. From the time that we become Christians we hear […]
June 19, 2011

Things my Dad Taught Me

Today is a special Father’s Day for me because it is my first one as a father.  Throughout the Bible God speaks to us about the […]
June 10, 2011

The Power of Prayer

One of the most important but neglected activities that believers and churches can engage in is prayer.  If we want to see a move of the […]
June 4, 2011

The Holy Spirit and Prayer

There is a connection in the Bible between the Holy Spirit and prayer. Prayer is one of the most important activities that a Christian can engage […]
May 30, 2011

Fruit of the Spirit

In the last article I talked about the gifts of the Holy Spirit that are mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12.  Now I want to turn our […]
May 26, 2011

Your Kingdom Come

One of my favorite worship songs is called “Your Kingdom Come.”  It is a very simple but powerful song, and it puts the prayer of Jesus in […]
May 23, 2011

Gifts of the Spirit

As we learned in the previous post, the Holy Spirit was given to us to empower us to walk out the Christian life and to give […]