The illustration that God uses in Rev 3:16 to describe the lukewarm people of the church of the Laodiceans is a lukewarm beverage. A hot beverage will naturally become lukewarm if it is not reheated. I sometimes microwave coffee to keep it very hot while I’m drinking it. Likewise, we...
Jesus said that he came that we might have life, and have it more abundantly [Jn 10:10]. I believe that many Christians miss out on the abundant life of the Lord because they don’t avail themselves of the fountain of life. For some folks this is tragic because they turn...
A Spiritual Famine Amos 8: 11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Amos 8:11 Amos prophesied of a famine, not of bread and water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. This is a spiritual famine. Israel went through several famines in the Bible. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob...
Becoming Bolder Prov. 28: 1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Prov 28:1, a wicked man will flee when no one is pursuing him. In Trinidad, Bro. Hoffmeister and I visited a family in “the line.” The line is a neighborhood right on the coast where a lot of drug dealers...
Witnesses Acts 1: 8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Acts 1:8, even the disciples, after all of their training and time spent with Jesus, needed the power of the Holy Ghost to witness. Witnessing is just one part of the Holy Spirit’s work in getting the gospel to the lost...
Holy Spirit Flowing Jn. 7:37-39 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus said, “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water,” [Jn 7:38]. This flowing pictures the Holy Spirit in his life after he gets saved. The flowing of the Holy...
Keep Thy Heart Prov. 4: 23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Solomon said, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” An issue is “something coming forth from a specified source,” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). So, the heart is the source of things concerning life. To...
Peter’s Self Denial Mark 8:34 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord said, “Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,” [Mk 8:34]. The first requirement of being a disciple of the Lord is self-denial. Today we will study Peter’s self-denial to help...
A Double Portion II Kings 2 1-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Before Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. Their journey to Jordan, where Elijah was taken up, reveals some steps through which we can be filled with the Spirit...
Barnabas A Good Man Acts 11:22-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Luke tells us in Acts 11:24 that Barnabas “was a good man.” How would you like those, who know you well, to say about you that you’re a good man? We need a church full of good men. So, we’re going...
