A Journey to Seeing Yourself Through the Eyes of Jesus
Is Hearing from the Lord Biblical?
What does it mean to hear from the Lord? Is this just a crazy phrase used by charismatics who are delusional and out of their minds? Or is this just confined to a select number of people in the stories that we love to read about in the Bible? Can a person hear from...
How Jesus Responds to Accusers
Today we are going to take a look at an interaction Jesus had with some religious people, and a woman caught in active sin. Let’s read the encounter first and then we will discuss it. "Early in the morning he [Jesus] came again to the temple. All the people came...
How Marriage Reflects Spiritual Truths
Over the next two weeks we are going to take a look at a very interesting interaction Jesus had with some religious leaders and a woman. Let’s read the text first and then we will talk about the lesson we can learn about Jesus. You will know this story as the woman...
Why Jesus Offers the Woman at the Well Living Water
During Bible times, women were often seen as a lower class to the men. Men had more rights than women, and were generally treated better. Secondly, the Jews and the Samaritans disliked each other. Dislike may not be a strong enough word. They despised each other. Why?...
Life After Failure: King David’s Family History of Adultery
When we read about King David’s life in the Bible (1 Samuel 16, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles), we tend to think about such stories as his defeat of the giant Goliath (1 Samuel 17) and the bringing in of the Ark of the Covenant (2 Samuel 6). But David started...
A Heavenly Broadcast: An Important Message for This Time in History
During personal prayer through Psalm 118 the morning of July 24th, I started hearing the voice of the Lord. I believe this message is very important, and I invite you to take a few minutes to read and ponder it. To All Who Can Receive “Hear the words of the Lord, to...
Are You Serving an Idol or the Living God?
We have been taking a journey through 1 Thessalonians 1. We’ve learned what happens when the true gospel of the true Jesus encounters a person. We also learned that persecution will come our way, and what we need to do when that happens. Turn To The Living God The...
Persecution Will Come..What Will You Do?
The believers in Thessalonica faced great persecution. We see how the religious leaders treated the man who was allowing Paul to stay with him when Paul first came to Thessalonica. Acts 17:5-9 (ESV) says, ”But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the...
The Power of Testimonies
Followers of Jesus are called many things in the Bible. We are called the Bride of Christ, co-heirs with Jesus, among other titles. One of my favorite descriptions we are given is the title of overcomer. When we have encounters with the true Jesus, we get to see and...
God’s Intentions for who Should be a Leader
The Lord has been telling many of his prophets (including Brett and I) that he is uncovering those things hidden in the dark. In Mark Jesus tells us those things that have been hidden will be made manifest. “For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is...