Use the Word of God and prayer in the right proportion! “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (Acts 6:4) Do you have a healthy balance between reading the Bible and praying? The following comes from the “Prefatory Note” of Chapter 1 of Prevailing Prayer by D. […]
Substituting praying for obeying simply will not work. “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,” (1 Samuel 15:22b) What good is all our busy religion if God isn’t in it? What good is it if we’ve lost majesty, reverence, worship – an awareness of the divine? What good is it if we’ve lost a sense […]
Prayer is never an acceptable substitute for obedience. “that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.” (John 17:21b) What kind of pastors do we need? The following notes were taken by Hagazi Kebede when Jack Serra spoke in Culpeper on October 21, 2006: Unity of mind […]
Every day a miracle comes and every day a miracle goes. Are you look for and expecting it? “Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,” (Acts 19:11) Last year I had the privilege to attend a conference led my Dr. Mike Murdock at the Wisdom Center in Texas. Dr. Murdock told […]
Each of us needs 3 kinds of people in our life – a mentor, a peer, and someone we are mentoring. To Timothy, a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2 Timothy 1:2) Do you have a mentor and someone you are mentoring in your life? […]
One night with the King can completely change your life and the destiny of a nation! And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king, and said “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight and the thing seems right […]
As a child of the King of kings and LORD of lords, God wants you to expect His favor as you walk with Him. When you are born-again, the Holy Spirit takes up permanent residence in you. So where you go, God goes also. In essence you become a mobile ark of the covenant of […]
As the family goes, so goes the nation! Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. (Isaiah 60:1) What are a few lead dominos to make Virginia the healthiest state in the nation? I believe one is prayer and another is blessing marriages. When I went […]
More than anything else, God demands our obedience! He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus […]
There is little difference between people, but that little difference makes a big difference! Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. (1 Timothy 4:15) We’ve just concluded a 16 day series called “Too Busy Not to Pray” based on Bill Hybels book by that title. […]