The Holy Spirit Has Got Your Back!
At times, I wish that I could be one of those kind of preachers that constantly has what I call the "wow factor". You know what I am talking about. The "wow factor" preachers have people digging out their Bible dictionaries as they are preaching to further research the Greek and Hebrew words used in the sermon, oohing and aahing at every other sentence, and taking voluminous (pardon my feeble attempt to impress you with my vocabulary) pages of notes. Try as I may, that's just not me. In fact, after one of our Holy Spirit Rallies, I had a pastor post on Facebook that I gave one of the...
Your Children Deserve – Part 2
If you have followed this blog for any period of time, you have read over and over again that there aren't two Holy Spirits ... one who is a full-strength Holy Spirit for the adults and another who is a junior, less powerful, diluted Holy Spirit for the children and youth. We all know that there is just one Holy Spirit. But, in all of the twelve years of writing this blog post, I have never mentioned that there aren't two Satans ... one who is a tyrannical, viscous Satan for the adults and another who is a gentler, namby-pamby Satan for children. The Satan who ...* Is a liar and the father...
Your Children Deserve – Part 1
Having been a children's pastor in a church for some 25 years, I have so, so many stories that I could share. I was reminded yesterday morning of a wonderful couple who came into my office one Sunday morning to tell me that they were leaving our church. I remember so clearly how they went to great lengths to assure me that they weren't leaving our church because of anything that I had or hadn't done. The reason I then learned was because they wanted to attend a much larger church in our community, one that had so much to offer their children. As a parent I could understand their thinking. We...
Showcase His Power and Might
Let me share a powerful scripture that I read last week ... "Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come."Psalm 71:18 (King James Version) I especially love the way that this verse is rendered in The Passion Translation ... "God, now that I’m old and gray, don’t walk away. Give me grace to demonstrate to the next generation all your mighty miracles and your excitement, to show them your magnificent power!"Psalm 71:18 (The Passion Translation) Let me be up front with you. While...
Praying in the Spirit Illustrations – Part 17
For the new followers of this blog, let me share the importance of this blog post. Over the years, I have observed that many pastors, teachers, and parents struggle when trying to teach about the importance of praying in the Spirit. Perhaps you are one of these leaders or parents that know that praying in other tongues is scriptural but just feel uncomfortable or unable to teach on this subject. Because this subject is far too important to ignore, I occasionally share blog posts to provide simple-to-use, simple-to-understand helps to enable you to confidently share the numerous benefits...
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