The Ultimate Power of the Universe

Attacks are coming and how you react and what you do is important. It will decide your destiny. First, we must establish a biblical truth. Attacks will come against you. Just because you have received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, just because you are born again, just because you are a Christian does not

Examine Your Thoughts

“These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men” (Matthew 15:8-9). Jesus said that out of the abundance of our heart, our mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34). Of course this

What Motivates You?

Everything we do, we do by motivation. I’ve heard people say that they did nothing by motivation, and I’ve heard people say they are motivated to do nothing. The reality is everything that is done is a result of some type of motivation. The man who says he has no motivation and lies in a

Take Authority over the Power of the Enemy

Here’s an interesting letter I received. I enjoy receiving these letters. Dear Brother Ollison, This may seem like a strange letter, but I must tell someone who I feel will listen. Last month I decided to get closer to God. I have been reading my Bible more and I have started listening to preachers on

Don’t Give Up

Let me ask you a question. When you have a problem in your life, and you’ve done everything spiritually you know to do, what do you do then? When you have prayed and when you have made the confession of faith and it looks like nothing has changed, what do you do? This question is

Performance Based Love vs. Unconditional Love

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). God is a faith God and He demonstrates His love toward us by faith. This verse says that God demonstrated His love toward us in such a way that He sent His Son, Jesus,

Developing Your Most Important Skill

Jeremiah 9:23-24 says, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness,

Did Jesus Smile?

Several years ago, I was the worship leader at a church. I loved it! To lead people in worship was a joy and I always tried to present myself as a joyful leader. It’s easy when you love to worship Jesus. Joy is almost automatic. After church one Sunday, my wife and I were eating

Character Creates Favor

“And the Lord said to Moses, ‘I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor

The Spiritual Heart

Because Bible hope is established in the heart, the heart must be established before Bible hope can be attained. In other words, the heart, which is the field that the Word is sown into (Mark 4:15), must be established in order for the promise contained in the seed (the Word) to grow. The Greek word