Tag: Faith

See and Hear

  This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. (Acts 2:32-33 NKJV) In his Pentecost message, Peter spent a good … Continue reading See and Hear

Out of the Abundance of the Heart

Love people, not money, Amigos. Every morning I wake up thinking that surely Jesus is coming today. I hardly recognize the world I live in. The cultural norms and institutions of my youth and middle years seem to have been swept away. That makes me sad for those who don’t have the confidence that the … Continue reading Out of the Abundance of the Heart

Tapping into the Anointing.

Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from Him, so He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched My robe?" (Mark 5:30 NLT) Tonight I was in a Bible school class where the atmosphere was charged.  The students were there with a hunger for the Word, and an expectation that … Continue reading Tapping into the Anointing.

The Local Church

Don't you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16 NLT) The Spirit of God will manifest Himself in local churches hungry for, and open to, the move of the Spirit.  The assault of Satan in our time is marked … Continue reading The Local Church

The Word and the Spirit, keep it real!

I had an interesting visit recently with a lovely lady of about 70 years. She has been a Christian for 60 of those years, all spent in one Pentecostal denomination. She made and appointment to see me, and came to my office with a notebook and a pen. She opened the conversation with a question: … Continue reading The Word and the Spirit, keep it real!

Missing Ike

President Obama quipped in a speech in Iowa that the Republican convention espoused ideas "better suited for the last century. "You might as well have watched it on a black and white TV." the crowd laughed and cheered. That set me to thinking: the last half of the last century was my half-century. Looking around … Continue reading Missing Ike

Keepin’ it Real

I was having a conversation yesterday with some of our ministry team. Our topic turned to the move of the Spirit and the way we allow Him to order our services. It reminded me of when we opened our doors in February of 2004. I was casting about for a slogan to put in a … Continue reading Keepin’ it Real

Grateful for the Message

I am having a gratitude attack this morning. The symptoms are a swollen heart and tears of joy when I think of how God has blessed me. In particular, I am grateful that He plopped me into this wonderful family of faith. I came to the Lord by myself reading a Billy Graham book in … Continue reading Grateful for the Message

God’s About to do Something.

The other day as I was thinking on the death of liberty and the demise of western cviization ( for I do believe that is what we are watching), I prayed what has become a common prayer of late: "Lord, what are we going to do?"  Much to my surprise, in my heart I heard … Continue reading God’s About to do Something.