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The most notorious faith killer in all of life: worry. “For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than clothing?” (Matthew 6:25).

Being something of a wordsmith, I find the term worry fascinating. To begin with, the word used by Matthew (translated here as “anxious”) is the Greek term merimnao. It is a…

Somehow the idea of "working hard" as a christian is lost in many believers as if Spiritual work should never be strenuos. Such a perspective might have drawn a stern correction from a hard worker like the apostle Paul.  Not only did he set an example of giving one's all in service to Christ, he exhorted his readers to follow his example. We are to work heartily and be "steadfast, immovable,…

In one of His " I am" statements Jesus said He was the " light of the world." Anyone who follows Him, He said would not " walk in darkness" but would "have the light of life." John 8:12

So Jesus is the light of the world, but He also told His disciples, "You are the light of the world." In fact, He compared us to a lamp that is given light by another light and we who follow Him, are the lesser lights.…

‘Working on our next ‘miracles’ teaching, but in the mean time…

I should like to ask you to ponder a few things:

  What is the difference between answered prayer and miracles?  Is there a difference?

   In times of trial, when you are afraid, do you drop to your knees first?

   How much stock do you put in prayer? 

   Do you place more value on someone else’s prayers than your own?

I am reminded

-that Paul wrote,  ‘Pray without…

He slipped in my room and gently woke me...giving me another day to improve myself. Make something better about today than yesterday!  TDJakes,,, I found this on twitter so I will credit Bishop Jakes for the inspirational words... I have recently realized this has more meaning the closer I get to the end of my life, than it did the first half or third of my life...

    I use to bum about what I have not done for the Kingdom,, that I somehow  would get to heaven and be scorned for what…

Even though I was raised ‘in the church’, I had never before seen or experienced anything like what happened with my Danny, (now 10 years ago; if you haven’t already, please read “God is in the Miracle Business”).  But there are a few key things that must be noted: 

The doctors had been helpless in diagnosing Danny’s condition …      

   UNTIL God’s people started praying.

Danny was no closer to getting well, in fact, he was worse …

   UNTIL God’s people started…

In time of difficulty one of the most important things if not the most important thing is what you speak out of your mouth.  In this instance we'll see what the Bible says about times of sickness.  In Proverbs 4:20-22 it says "My son, attend to my words; incline thy ear unto my sayings.  Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.  For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."  The word health is translated in the Strongs…

At least once a year, I have to tell this story because it reminds me afresh of God’s grace … poured out on me.  Also, so many folks ‘add in’ over the course of a year to the Morning Briefings distribution, that I want them to know of this miraculous occurrence in my life.  Because here’s the thing~  when you and I come face to face with God’s miraculous power, it changes everything—and I mean, everything.

It was the Fall of…

Yesterday I sent a briefing called “Of Lambs and Knives” which was a lesson on how God-fearing people ‘paid’ for their sins before the birth and crucifixion of Jesus …  but since many were on holiday, I should like to first point you back to that briefing, because in seeking to understand God’s plan for humanity, it is good information.

 Before the cross, what had God-fearing people done about their sin?   

In the Old Testament, when a person sinned, he was required to take the…

We have noted that grace is free to us, but it cost Jesus so very much to bring us forgiveness.    Before the cross, what had God-fearing people done about their sin?   

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In the Old Testament, when a person sinned, he was required to take the very best, blue-ribbon lamb he could find, one without any spots or blemishes, to the priest at the temple.  There, in front of the priest, the sinner would grasp the lamb with both hands and confess his sin.  His guilt was…