The Book of Galatians is about the battle between our flesh and our Spirit. Especially by chapter 5- it goes into specifics and tells of the fruit of the flesh verses the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit of the Spirit is of course: love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, meekness, and self control… [Read more…]
October 28, 2008
“Our obedience and holiness are possible only by the unceasing faith in His power ever working in us.” -Andrew Murray, “Covenants and Blessings.” p. 41 With the uprising of impurity in our world and even churches today, there is a cry for greater holiness! Many times, how the topic of holiness is approached is: TRY… [Read more…]
October 28, 2008
4.4.08 (Numbers 12:1-15): “Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the LORD spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the LORD heard this. 3 (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the… [Read more…]
October 28, 2008
3.10.08 Do you consider yourself a negative person? Is your outlook on life negative and pessimistic? Since I was a child, I was a pretty negative person. I was always frowning and my parents would always say, “Stop frowning.” But, I was always frowning because I was a negative thinker. A Negative Person and… [Read more…]
October 28, 2008
3.2.08 We’ve been talking about eternity. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) tells us that God’s put eternity in our hearts. Deep inside, we know there is more to life than this. We crave for eternity- we could try to ignore that craving or suppress that craving, but it’s there. Because eternity is in our hearts, our hearts will… [Read more…]
October 28, 2008
2.24.08 How many of you have seen restaurants with grades on them: grade A, B, C? By law, every restaurant must publicly post their grade. How do they get their grade? They are examined by these food inspectors. The food inspectors have an evaluation sheet- it’s a list of about a hundred. Such as:… [Read more…]
October 28, 2008
4.13.08 I have a burden in my heart for our church and myself: we must come to a greater awareness of, appreciation for, and intimacy with the Holy Spirit. Every week, when I share something, I share something I have this burning hope. It’s this: first, that God would stir up your heart, and… [Read more…]
October 27, 2008
3.16.08 As I investigated my own heart and the Scriptures, He has opened my eyes to how poisonous negativity really is! As long as I could remember, I was a pretty negative person. I would get depressed often and easily, and I would always walk around frowning. Even after I got saved, I thought I… [Read more…]
October 26, 2008
Gracious people are those who understand grace. Religious people are those who understand religion. What’s the difference between grace and religion? Religion starts with Humans. Religion is about humans trying to reach God through their works and ability. Grace starts with God. Grace is about God trying to reach humans through His work and His ability.… [Read more…]
October 23, 2008
I want to address a couple issues: How do we humbly handle compliments? Is there a difference between compliments and encouragement? I’ll start with the second question and as I answer the second, I’ll have already answered the first. Encouragement: Affirms who you are in Christ! Compliments: Affirms what you do or what you… [Read more…]
October 29, 2008
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