Knowing God’s Will

By Winkie Pratney “How can I know the will of God?” If you haven’t asked this question openly or secretly you are probably not a Christian. Walk through the halls of time and you will see the men of God who changed history. Look at them carefully. They were not special men. You will not...

The Effectuality of True Preaching

“For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.” -1 Thess. 2.13 “For they themselves report...

Empty Vessels Fit For Filling

And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” Then he said, “Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few. Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set...

Finding Holiness in Love

“All you need is love,” echoes the resounding anthem of what has been dubbed the “Love of God” camp. Images of casually-dressed young people lounging on picnic blankets, “soaking” in God’s presence, a sparkle in their eyes and the joyful sounds of laughter flood my...

Judge Rightly

(Is not some guy’s name) Jesus commanded men to judge rightly and He told them to “judge not.” Did the Lord contradict Himself? Or does the Bible say more about judging than the general public realizes? Jesus repeatedly taught men to judge rightly, insisting they “judge with righteous...

The Recovery of Sharpened Proclamation

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we...

The Mystery of Yahweh’s Thoughts

“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.” -Ps. 139.17-18 Psalm 139 is a remarkably intimate and tender song, and it flows from the unique relationship that David had to...

The Dew of Heaven

In worship at church lately God has really been pointing out the theme of Heaven coming to earth. If you follow our blog,you may have noticed that my last several post have been on this. It’s as if the more He shares with me on the the matter, the more I now have of the perspective and capacity to peer...

The End of Jezebel

This is a continuation of the Overcoming the Spirit of Jezebel series by authors Edwin and Sophia Christiaan. Some of our most read articles on the site come from this series,  so I wanted to post the latest article on the subject for our readers who’ve followed it. These teachings are from their...