Expect to Receive (Luke 1)
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord. -Luke 1:45 (NASB) The Lord...
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord. -Luke 1:45 (NASB) The Lord...
“Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults.” -Psalm 19:12 I am so grateful that the Bible speaks to our intellect and...
If you want to send a personal letter you wrote to a far-away country, you write the destination on the envelope, pay for postage, and...
Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly. -Psalm 6:10 Are there enemies in your...
I was crying to the LORD with my voice, and He answered me from His holy mountain. -Psalm 3:4 NASB Life can be loud. The voices of this...
When God looks to do a new thing in and through our lives, when He has a special task for us, He will strengthen us for it with “gracious...
When it comes to the Bible’s depictions of the new heaven and the new earth, we can learn just as much about what is not there as we do...
“And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his...
Something about Spirit-filled anointed witnesses of Jesus stirs up animosity and opposition from both worldly people and the demonic...
“But one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the...
When John was on the isle of Patmos, many churches had great works of piety and rich faith to show, and Jesus never made light of any of...
One of the first revelations the Holy Spirit gives when the light of the gospel breaks into our lives is the terrible extent to which we...
Most of us can point to examples of monetary self-indulgence in the church today. Many of us can number on at least one hand the...
Wherever you are today, whatever your circumstances may be, God’s work in your life has some definite characteristics. You can be sure...
If we are in right relationship to God, we experience all that He does within our lives as comfort and joy. Even a word of rebuke from...
According to Paul, the gospel was the vital key of his ministry, the message he preached; if received, it causes us to stand; it held...
“But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” – 1 Corinthians 12:7 If you have a car, it would be fair...
“… Run in such a way that you may win.” – 1 Corinthians 9:24 Our society is more passive and resigned than we know. Fathers are often...
“Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread...
The Bible gives marks of an apostle that are stunningly different than we might expect for such giants of the faith. Rather than praise...