Increase Our Faith: A Look at Luke 17:5
“The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’” (Luke 17:5 ESV). The Twelve shared a desire we all yearn for—an increased faith. Their request was to add to the faith they already had—as if faith was...
Making Living in the Spirit Your Modus Operandi
Ready to leave the safety of the status quo… …and make living in the Spirit a characteristic of your very being? This is an adapted excerpt from chapter 5 of my book, Jesus’ First 100 Days...
Am I Being Tempted or Tested?
Are you being tempted by the enemy or tested by the Lord? Several key indicators can help you know the difference. Temptation: what you need to know The devil is the one who tempts us by or with...
Staying Focused on the Father: Choosing Personal Worship Over Personal Work
It is very easy for us as believers to fall on our knees and pray when times are tough. But what about when times are good? Can we maintain that need to pray as earnestly in untroubled seasons...
A Very Short Story: Grace Is Willing
What would ultimately be the most well-known sermon in the history of the planet had just been completed. The mountainside crowd was captivated and buzzed with testimony. “Never a man spoke like this man,” bounced from person-to-person while...
Three Essentials of an Overcomer
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death” (Revelation 12:11 KJV). Revelation 12 is unique picture of the battle...