And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: (1 Corinthians 2:4 KJV) I emphasize the centrality of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God in our ministry. Even more important, I stress the often unknown or misunderstood link between Read More
Power
Ye shall be witnesses unto Me
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8 KJV) Jesus spoke the precious words in the verse above to His disciples just Read More
Rule thou in the midst of your enemies
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies (Psalm 110:1–2 KJV) The Psalmist spoke prophetically about the Messiah in the verse above. The Father Read More
O God, strengthen my hands
For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands (Nehemiah 6:9 KJV) Nehemiah prayed the prayer recorded in the verse above as he built the walls of Jerusalem while facing fierce opposition. He asked the Lord to Read More
Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24 KJV) Christ has been made unto us the power and wisdom of God. It might be easy to read this verse and rush over it religiously without fully appreciating the profound spiritual Read More
But ye shall receive power
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8 KJV) Jesus told the disciples they would receive power when the Holy Spirit comes Read More
All power and authority belong to God
God hath spoken once; Twice have I heard this; That power belongeth unto God (Psalm 62:11 KJV) What a fascinating scripture from the Psalmist! God spoke it once, and he heard it twice that power belongs to