The Two Favorite Words of Jesus
God’s chief desire is willful obedience inspired by holy love yet his will cannot be thwarted even by total insurrection and the most heinous rebellion.
God’s chief desire is willful obedience inspired by holy love yet his will cannot be thwarted even by total insurrection and the most heinous rebellion.
It is good to have a testimony that something happened somewhere in the past, but it is essential to have a growing assurance of something happening in an ongoing way.
God often uses the building materials of our lives to build into the lives of others.
Baptism is the consecration, transformation, and demonstration of God’s Word over us.
Divine appointments always lead to divine outcomes, whether we actually witness the fruit ourselves or not.
Theologically trained, sanctified, Spirit-filled—this is the sacred ambition of the Word of God.
Growing up in church, being baptized, getting confirmed (even re-baptized), having perfect attendance Sunday school, attending youth group and summer camps—are not the same as receiving the Holy Spirit.
Waking up means becoming aware and alive to the power of God in Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit.
The hand of God is always upon us. He stands ready to speak to us in specific ways.
The Spirit of God gifted Stephen with eyes to see past the veil of the temporal and into the realm of the eternal.
Idolatry happens when we seize control of the present scenario and attempt to manipulate it to the end of the future we think is best.
Stephen shows us what it looks like when a worship leader publicly engages in spiritual warfare.