Maintaining the Fire, Part 2
A Life Set Ablaze John Wesley is one of my heroes of the faith. His eighteenth century life affected the course of church history. Along with his brother Charles, George Whitfield, and others, they ignited a revival movement in London, England that later became the...
Maintaining the Fire, Part 1
Fan into Flames Love is passionate. True love is an unquenchable fire—God’s love for you will never extinguish. However, you can quench the fiery presence of God and his love in your life. Maintaining the fire of God’s love and presence in your life is vital....
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus
During a corporate prayer time, one of our young adults received this prophetic word: She saw a vision of a boat that was leaving a harbor. All of our congregation was in it and we had unfurled our sails so that we could catch the wind of the Spirit. We started to...
“But, I can’t forgive!”
Have you ever had someone say to you, “But, I can’t forgive _____; they ____.” You can fill in the blanks. In their minds, they may have multiple reasons as to why they cannot forgive the person. After all, as I mentioned last week, our human response is to want...
The Way of Forgiveness
Last week I discussed Forgiveness as a Lifestyle. (You can read that here.) This week, I will continue the discussion of forgiveness with part 2 - The Way of Forgiveness. Desire for Justice Most of us hate injustice. For example, I dislike when others “cut" in line to...
Forgiveness as a Lifestyle
On June 17, 2015, a senseless mass shooting occurred at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. During a prayer meeting at this church, a young Caucasian man, Dylann Roof, took the lives of nine innocent African Americans,...
Believing is Belonging
Do you remember the sitcom Cheers? Perhaps I’m dating myself. Cheers was a popular American sitcom that ran for eleven seasons, 1982-1993. The backdrop for the show was a bar named Cheers in Boston, a place where locals would gather to share libations and socialize....
The Power of Blessing
I can remember watching as a child a show called “Leave it to Beaver.” It’s a classic American television program about a boy named Beaver growing up in a wonderful middle class family during the 1950’s. Beaver’s dad and mom, Ward and June, seemed to be perfect....
Effective Spiritual Warfare Requires God’s Strategy
When you became a believer, you were immediately placed into God’s family and kingdom; isn’t that great news? However, being a part of God’s family means you now have an adversary who wants to prevent you from living in God’s fullness. Even Jesus Himself experienced...
Your Seed Shall be Prosperous
Note: I wrote this post back in 2008, when we were still praying and standing in faith for a new, larger church sanctuary to be constructed. I fully believe the fundamentals in this article to be completely applicable today! Read on. - Bob Your Seed Shall Be...
