A Holy Spirit Ice Cream Sandwich
For the last three months, I have had the privilege to lead a weekly men's group for our church. I love leading the group for several reasons. These men are incredible, Word-loving Jesus followers. Another reason is that we meet at Chick-fil-A at 7 AM every Tuesday. Of course, this necessitates me enjoying a sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit at each meeting. These meetings are one of the highlights of my week. In our meetings, we are going through The God I Never Knew written by Robert Morris. While we were discussing the gifts of the Spirit in Section 5 (chapters 13 through 16) a couple of...
Praying Divine Mysteries
Have you got three minutes? I sense a great urgency in my spirit to remind Spirit-filled believers to once again focus upon and profit from something that to many has been woefully neglected. I'm referring to a benefit that comes as we pray in other tongues. It is found in this verse. "For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries." 1 Corinthians 14:2 I have shared in previous posts that while I read, study, and quote from the King James Version of the Bible, I love to use other...
Need a Miracle?
This particular post might not be for you at this exact moment, but it is definitely for somebody or a bunch of somebodies. I know that I know that I know that this is a right-now word for a reader or readers. Read these words from the apostle Paul... "And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raisedup Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you." Romans 8:11 (Amplified Bible Classic) As I read this scripture, I had this picture rise up within me. After...
The Missing Piece
If you have raised children, at one time or another, you have heard one of your children scream to a sibling at the top of their lungs, "It's just not fair. It's mine!" And, while you and I aren't children any longer, we too can find ourselves at times looking at situations and inwardly thinking that very same thought. Come on, you know that I am right. Our minds race with thoughts of "It's unfair. I'm missing out on what should be mine." Where in the world am I going with this thought? There is a great possibility that you have, for whatever reason, been robbed of an important relationship...
Hissy Fit! Hissy Fit! Hissy Fit!
Up front, I will tell you that this post will either have you shouting "Preach" or crying "Ouch". No alternative responses will be allowed! Get ready. Some will shout praises and others will throw a hissy fit. What is a hissy fit? A hissy fit is a hissy fit! (It can't be much simpler than that!) So, read on at your own discretion. In this present day, we, speaking of born-again, Jesus-loving, Bible-reading, Spirit-filled believers are in a league all of our own when it comes to building spiritual fences. Preach? Ouch? Let me explain. First, there are denominational fences. What should have...
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