Take the Word and Feed Yourself

Lazy people get spitting mad when they hear that the only way you can receive from God is to take in the Word of God for yourself. We must take the Word of God, which is Jesus. We must take the Word of God, which is the Messiah. We must take the Word of God,

Faith Always Wins

“Therefore then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses who have borne testimony to the Truth, let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance” (Hebrews 12:1 AMP). What is an encumbrance? It is an unnecessary weight. If you are going to walk on the water, the last thing you need

The ABC’s of Faith

A = Act on the Word B = Believe the Word C = Confess the Word Hebrews 11:6 tells us that faith is required in order for us to please God. But over the years I have discovered that many people don’t know what faith really is. Some tend to think that faith is just

The Author of the Bad Report

Last week a man wrote and asked this question. He said, “Why did Jesus come to earth? What was He really trying to do?” Here’s the answer. First John 3:8 says, “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested,

A Step of Faith

“I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret” (1 Corinthians 14:5,13). Since the gift of

The Gift of Faith

The third gift of the Holy Spirit as listed in 1 Corinthians 12 is the gift of faith (v.9). Like all the other gifts of the Holy Spirit, there is a parallel flow of faith. The natural flow of faith is faith that is available to every believer. This natural flow of faith comes by

Don’t Wait for the Attack to Get Prepared

Picture this. A young man is walking down a dark street when he is approached by a large, mean-looking man who will not let him pass. The young man isn’t quite as physically fit as he should be because he hasn’t been exercising or working out. Seeing that he is no match for the attacker,

The Invisible Barrier of Faith

When the apostle James was writing to the church, he said to consider it all joy when you encounter various trials (James 1:2). We are in a time when many people are experiencing various kinds of trials in their lives. But as you experience problems in life, whether they are physical, financial, or emotional, you

Do Your Friends See You as a Faith Person?

A few weeks ago I was talking with a man about the Bible. In the conversation he brought up a certain well-known minister and started making fun of him. He thought it was funny because this particular minister taught healing. Then he started going through the usual worn-out jokes about faith healers. Then it hit

Getting Faith in Our Mouths

The Scriptures tell us that what we say in the natural realm, what we say with our mouths, has great impact in the spiritual realm. Once I heard a man say that it really didn’t matter what he said or did. He said that God knew his heart and that was all that mattered. He