Life-Giving Words of Hope & Encouragement

Frequently, we face situations in which we don’t understand why they are happening and we regularly do not know how to pray in those times.  It is in these times that the Holy Spirit will come along side and intercede through us.  When this happens, God’s infinite power is introduced…

Throughout His life, death, and resurrection, Jesus became the mediator between God and humankind.  Not only does He mediate; He also is our representative to God and He intercedes on our behalf.  I’ve recently been reading a book entitled Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets and I have learned some very…

Our personal lives are the basis of our ministry.  In order for us to have a healthy ministry, our personal lives must also be healthy.  We can’t teach a lost and hurting world about balance if we ourselves are not living a balanced life.  We must continually strive to do…

Just because we can do something doesn’t mean we should.  Romans 12:2 says, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.  Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good…

I recently read a book entitled Golf’s Sacred Journey, and even if you don’t play the game of golf, this book had some great takeaways.  One principle that really stood out was that we all should find what we do really well and then prefect it.  This goes against the…

Faith is trusting God when we have yet to see Him act.  The prayer of faith does not begin with what we want; it always begins with what God wants.  In our faith, there is not a complete absence of fear, but the demonstration that our trust in God is…

Evangelism, by definition, refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those same beliefs; the future growth of the church depends on this. Currently, the United States is considered to be the third largest mission field in the world…

Everyone, whether they acknowledge it or not, is searching for their purpose in existing.  This can only happen once they find peace with God by coming to a saving relationship through Jesus Christ and have their sins forgiven and receive the gift of eternal life.  Once these things occur, our…

The Christian life we live is an on-going battle full of spiritual warfare, but never one that we should be fearful of or discouraged in.  In Ephesians 6:12, Paul teaches us that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen…

Growing up, many of us can relate to being lost, if not wayward at some point in our life.  By the grace of God and fervent prayer by my mother, this lost sheep is now preparing to be a shepherd for God’s flock.  I now do my best to live…