His lord said to him, ‘Welldone, good and faithful servant; (Matthew 25:21a NKJV) In 2015 I believe that the servants in His church are on the heart of the Father. God’s servant people have always been the force that turns the wheels of the church. I speak of the people who are […]
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Empty Pockets By Gene Markland Old Joe sits on the edge of his bed and struggles with arthritic hands to fasten the cufflink on his shirtsleeve. He does pretty well for a 91-year-old man. The people at the assisted living center help him into his wheelchair, for the church bus is soon coming. Today is […]
We love Him because He first loved us. (I John 4:19) There is a song that was written in the late 50’s by Phil Spector called “To Know Him Is To Love Him.” The title is taken from the words on his father’s tombstone. One verse goes; […]
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith (I Timothy 1:5 NASB) We end our letters of correspondence with the salutation, “sincerely.” We want to end our communication with a tone of cordiality and authenticity. What does the Bible mean when it […]
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I want to tell you a story. This tale is not all from the Scriptures, but it is scriptural. It did not originate with me; I have just rewritten it. I am not sure who first told it, but I believe it came straight from God’s heart. Lord, How Can I? The Lord came to […]
Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon—the Destroyer. (Revelation 9:11 NLT). The Apostle Paul labels Satan as the Destroyer. His purpose is to kill and destroy God’s people. One of his most effective tools he has to accomplish his evil plan is […]
Dutch Sheets A Man With a Burden to Pray Dutch Sheets has been one of the foremost leaders of the prayer movement in the Body of Christ in recent US history. Until recently he has been the Executive Director of Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas. Once in a great while a […]
The Truth Will Set You Free So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (John 8:31-32 NASB) Modern Culture and the Truth Tim Keller in his sermon “Absolutism” defines how much […]
How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion (Psalms 84:5 NASB) David was a man whose heart was set on pilgrimage, a man on a heavenly journey. But interestingly, for a man on such a quest, he found himself banished from public worship at […]
I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord (Psalms 142:1 NASB). Much can be learned from this prayer of David which he called Maskil, or instruction. It seems that our best life lessons most always come from the hard place. The setting for this […]