Psalm 133 1 How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes. 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount… [Read more…]
November 11, 2009
Jesus told His disciples that when He is enthroned, they too would have thrones on which they would judge the 12 tribes of Israel (Matthew 19:28). What an honor right? However, this wasn’t enough for some of them. One day, James and John’s mom (Salome-that’s her name not biblically, but historically) came to Jesus. She… [Read more…]
October 28, 2009
There was a male witch named Simon, and he had incredible supernatural gifting. In fact, he got a lot of people to be his fans. He was drawn to Philip’s ministry, and even became a believer, because Philip had more power than he did. So now, Simon wants the anointing that Philip, Peter, and John… [Read more…]
October 27, 2009
Imagine (A summary of 2 Kings 2) Imagine, if we were on a motorcycle trip from Los Angeles to Florida, and when we got to Phoenix, I looked at you and said, “You stay here!” You will say, “You’re joking!” And, I say, “Ha ha, no!” Wouldn’t you be offended? By offended, I mean, having… [Read more…]
July 4, 2009
What is more important than being a good moral person is being in relationship with God. Christianity cannot be reduced to a morality club- even though a lot of people think that Christianity is nothing more than a list of dos and don’t. Christianity can however be reduced to a relationship with Christ. I’m not… [Read more…]
May 7, 2009
It was so interesting how we started the class by describing ourselves using an object of choice. I found it so much easier and comfortable than just describing myself. Why? Perhaps the split attention! But, I realize that I’m not all comfortable with myself. I’ve been preaching since I was a teenager, and preaching is… [Read more…]
April 9, 2009
Daniel was a man of PURITY! Unwilling to be contaminated Daniel was unwilling to defile himself with the defiled things of the world (Daniel 1:8). Some might think Daniel was so religious and uptight that he didn’t enjoy life, and he only enjoyed his prayer sessions. Did Daniel enjoy the filth of the world? No.… [Read more…]
March 26, 2009
“Not lacking behind in diligence, fervent in Spirit, serving the Lord” (Romans 12:11) Diligence refers to consistent discipline. Fervent refers to being passionate. What the Lord showed me this morning is that those two always go together. Fervor brings Diligence A real passionate person will have consistent discipline. A person who is really fervent in… [Read more…]
March 8, 2009
“Love…always trusts.” (1 Corinthians 13:7) What, I have to trust people? This used to be the verse I really hated, and now it’s my favorite verse. Because as I studied this verse, here is what the verse is really saying, here are some commentaries: “Love believes the best of others, and hopes the… [Read more…]
March 4, 2009
Here are some Biblical truths about friendship. The Bible does have a lot to say about friendships. We see so many beautiful friendships in the Bible. Living Biblically means we will have great friendships. Being like Jesus means we will have a great social life. Some people think that to follow Christ means to be… [Read more…]
November 19, 2009
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