Saturday Prayer: Surrounded with Favor

For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. Psalm 5:12 NKJV Favor! Our success is not dependent on us. We are designed to enjoy the benefits of God's divine presence to bring us favor with all. Let's pray it in. Dear Heavenly Father, I thank … Continue reading Saturday Prayer: Surrounded with Favor

Monday Prayer: Health and Deliverance

He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. Psalm 107:20 NKJV The beginning of the work week. Strength and health are at a premium. Let's lean heavily on the Word of God's healing will and power. Thank you, Father, for sending forth your Word to bring healing and deliverance to … Continue reading Monday Prayer: Health and Deliverance

Successful Succession

Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him, doing just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Deuteronomy 34:9 NLT Sunday was a wonderful day for us. We handed the reins of our latest church, Faith Christian … Continue reading Successful Succession

I Am Free!!!

Freedom is what we have---Christ has set us free! Stand, then, as free people, and do not allow yourselves to become slaves again. Galatians 5:1 GNB Not too long ago, I was in a service full of young folks when the band broke out in a very lively version of the Newsboys anthem, “I Am … Continue reading I Am Free!!!

Pastorvirgil’s Update

“Moving Christians from the pew to the harvest.” Matthew 9:36-38 Congreso, 2019 in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. January 24-26. Our friends in Hermosillo took a step up this year. They exercised their faith to have the conference at the Hotel Araiza Convention Center. In addition, they invited Faith Christian Fellowship leaders Fred and Cookie Brothers and … Continue reading Pastorvirgil’s Update

Hermosillo Congreso 2019: Day 3

Avoiding Pitfalls Saturday began with a pretty direct discussion of the dangers that face us as an organization. Those who have gone before and fallen have been tripped up by personal sin, pride, strife, and doctrinal failures. We will make every effort to avoid the pitfalls. This was followed by Fred and Cookie Brothers very … Continue reading Hermosillo Congreso 2019: Day 3

Hermosillo Congreso 2019: Day 2

What a great day we had on Friday! The first session I taught on the simple Gospel of Christ: Jesus is alive, and He has given signs to believers to demonstrate that fact. The Message is simple, but we are sometimes too complicated to see it. Next, Fred and Cookie Brothers shared the heart of … Continue reading Hermosillo Congreso 2019: Day 2

Hermosillo Congreso 2019: Day 1

The conference opened with morning meetings directed to pastors and leaders. The worship team, which was an amalgam of several churches, was wonderful. The morning sessions had about 80 in attendance. The evening looked like twice that. It was much too jumbled to get an accurate accounting The first session each morning is a teaching … Continue reading Hermosillo Congreso 2019: Day 1

Improve your pastor’s preaching!

There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don't seem to listen. You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's … Continue reading Improve your pastor’s preaching!

De la abundancia del corazon: El Poder de Milagros

Construyendo personas de sustancia para obras de poder Aprópiate de los milagros! Recuerdo una mañana muy ocupada y soleada en 1981. Algunos de los vecinos estábamos siendo testigos de personas en las calles en un barrio muy feo de bares y burdeles. Al cruzar la calle miro asombrado como se acercaba un caballero Nativo Americano, … Continue reading De la abundancia del corazon: El Poder de Milagros