In His upper room discourse with His disciples, right before going to Gethsemane, Jesus was preparing them for the coming persecution and hatred of the world they would face. Because they hated Him, they would hate them. Because they persecuted Him, they would persecute...
Hearing God’s Voice
We have all heard the saying: “Three strikes and you’re out!” But Samson actually had four strikes before he was out — out from under the anointing of God. His downward spiral began when he broke the commandment of God in marrying a Philistine...
“Familiar spirits” – sounds kind of friendly. In America today, psychic spiritualism is gaining popularity. In television and movies there is a plethora of angels, ghosts, witches, wizards, fortune tellers, psychics, and mediums, all of which are presented in a friendly, familiar way. Currently,...
We know God is listening when we receive answers to our big prayers, those major requests that only His providence can make happen. But there is sometimes greater joy in His unexpected, but on-purpose responses to minor incidents in our lives. These are the...
In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul wrote that twice he had tried to come to visit and minister to the church there, “but Satan hindered us” (1Thess.2:18). The Greek word for hindered is EGKOPTO and was originally used to describe a road...