Tag Archives: Bible

Religious Incubators Don’t Make Disciples

God doesn’t want churches to be incubators where spiritual babies are kept passive, inactive, and dependent on religious programs. God the Father wants His children to be led by His Spirit (Romans 8:14) so they can be empowered as witnesses … Continue reading →

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Life Switching With The Most Famous Person Ever

There is a way to switch lives with the most famous person ever. Many people have done that. Now they no longer live by their own opinions, feelings, and desires. Instead, they have been crucified with Christ, nevertheless, they live, … Continue reading →

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Garden Conversation

The following garden conversation was a bad start. But you can have a new start! Three kinds of voices–God’s, the devil’s, and human voices– in a garden conversation changed humanity forever. God told Adam he could eat the fruit of … Continue reading →

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I Admire Humility That Releases Dynamic Unity

When Christians humbly open their heart to one another they discover amazing unity! There’s a supernatural heart-to-heart unity of the Spirit among Christ-followers that can be lost if not carefully maintained. Our natural desires that the Bible calls “the flesh” … Continue reading →

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Heartiletics — An Alternative Calling for Preachers

How you read the Bible will determine how you lead. I believe that Christian leaders should read the Bible (and teach all Christians to read it) with an open humble heart attuned to the Holy Spirit instead of merely reading … Continue reading →

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Different Words Can Help Us See Things More Accurately

The thoughts and wordsThat you think and sayWill either lift your upOr they will weighYou down. In the NIV version of the English Bible the translators quote Jesus as saying: “Don’t be afraid. Just believe.” (Mark 5:36) We’ve all have … Continue reading →

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Wow! Now This Man Had a Dream!

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a powerful dream. It changed the way black people are treated in the USA. Another man had a powerful dream around two thousand years earlier. His name was Joseph, and he was engaged to a … Continue reading →

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I Want to Be Known as Genuinely Spirit-Led

The Son of God has come to give us His understanding. (1 John 5:20) Now He wants to live within in us and to daily lead us by His Spirit. Continually surrendering your heart and your desires to the life … Continue reading →

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I Want to Be Good At “Revelationship”

I strive to be good at what I call revelationship. It’s the ability to humbly receive the insight, ideas, and wisdom directly from God. We know Christ lives within us “by the Spirit He gave us,” (1 John 3:24) — … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Weather is Sunshine in my Heart

My favorite weather is sunshine in my heart. I enjoy that kind of beautiful inner weather day and night by letting the Son of God continually shine in and be the literal King to rule over my thoughts, feelings, and … Continue reading →

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