Paul wrote, “be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18). He was addressing himself to people like you and I—to the whole Ephesians...

We begin with the disciples at Jesus’ feet saying, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). So, it’s really a spiritual discipline to learn...

“I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.” Psalm 102:6, NIV In an interview on the British Broadcasting Corporation a...

“What is triumphalism?” some may immediately ask, so allow me to explain. It’s the spirit that we saw at the recent Olympics in which ...

“We all have to appear without disguise before the tribunal of Christ” (Romans 14:10, Weymouth’s Translation), or if you prefer,...

In human history there were two events that were essential, like two sides of one coin that was a victory for any Christian person, the...

Confidently I can tell you, for the Bible is quite clear on this subject. Peter said Jesus will come “as a thief in the night” (II Peter...

The very word “saved” is an embarrassment to many people in the pulpit today. It smacks with simplistic decisionism and it pictures...

It’s rather simple, just one word: inconvenience! That’s absolutely correct, there is no way for us to be in the will of God and not, at...

At Easter, millions annually mouth the words “He is risen!” but these words must be fully believed beyond what is commonly understood. ...

At least three times Paul tells us all to “Wake up.” Let me list these clear statements as we start the New Year, for we all need to...

“But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.’” (Luke 1:30, NIV) “But the angel said to them, ‘Do...

Immediately stop and lay down before God all you desire and all you are about to do. Literally in your heart kneel at the Savior’s feet...

That is a phrase from the Bible which almost nobody remembers reading. You will find those words in Hebrews 11:12. It speaks of Abraham...

If you have never been abruptly staggered by Biblical truth, please let me try to do that with a shortened emphasis of just two verses of...

Those words above are the very words found in Romans 8:23 in the Living Bible, which tells us, “… we Christians, although we have the...

It has been repeatedly suggested that fire is the constant symbol in Scripture of the divine presence, a flame of fire. If that is true,...

We are suddenly stopped in our tracks to read the words “I the Lord thy God am a jealous God” or even more striking, “… the Lord, whose...

“… she fell down at his feet …” John 11:32 Living Bible It is to anyone who loves Jesus a very remarkable thing that in all the places in...

The uniqueness of Christ is a common confession, but that today is not nearly as common as it once was—how do we deal with it? Over...