How do we use the authority we have in Christ? It comes from two phrases that need to be more than words. These aren’t a magic incantation to ward off evil. They are truth whose implication needs to be worked out into every area of our lives. We enforce Christ’s victory by His name and by His blood. We’ll start by looking at what it means to pray in the name of Jesus next post. Find out more at HopeInTransition.com [...] Read more »
Hope Research – Scripture References
Research on hope needs to start with Scripture. This is not a definitive list of what the Bible says about hope. However, they are verses I needed to follow up on as I wrote Hope In Transition. Many of these are tweetable. All of them should be viewed in context. There are amazing nuggets of truth available for people who seek out wisdom. Be encouraged by them. I explain more about most of them in the book. But you don’t [...] Read more »
Top 10 Posts for 2010
I think it’s great for bloggers to review their most read posts to see what services they are offering to the web. I a bit surprised at my annual review, even though I’ve been tracking it weekly so I’m not totally surprised by some. Here’s my top posts for 2010. Can’t wait to see what happens with my plans for 2011. How Should I Launch A New Ministry? 70 Functions of the Holy Spirit 10 Questions I Would Ask Before [...] Read more »
Is Your But Big Enough?
I’m concluding my series on “How Big Is Your But?” “But” is a little word that excuses so much worry, fear and disobedience in our lives. Twenty one of the Lord’s 125 commands to his disciples were about not fearing. He didn’t want His followers to worry. When God tells you to do something you’d rather put off or not do I want you to remember: Is it bigger than you can do on your own? Good. Is it bigger [...] Read more »
5 Steps to be Thankful
We’re coming to the close of our series on “How Big is Your But?” Yes, don’t worry I’ve already made it into a booklet and it can be available on Expectancy Press if you let me know you’d like it. We’ve discussed how that little word “but” can excuse us from worrying, fearing, and disobeying. We saw it in the account of the children of Israel responding to the report the spies brought of the promised land. We see it [...] Read more »
Do We Have an Option to Obey God?
In this series on “How Big is Your But?” we’ve looked at the children of Israel’s response to the news from the spies who looked at the giants in the land and said “we looked like grasshoppers in our own eyes and we looked the same to them.” Their response to worry and fear is only significant in how it affects our response today to situations that look impossible. If God has told you to do the difficult are you [...] Read more »
Can We Define Fear?
In our series “How Big is Your But” we’ve looked at how the word “but” can excuse worry, and fear. We’ve examined the children of Israel hearing the reports of the spies and choosing to be disobedient. We’ve looked briefly at Joshua and Caleb but still need to apply their spirit in our lives. First we need to examine fear. Most ‘fear’ is simply: “False-Evidence-Appearing-Real™” “Fantasy Expectations Appearing Real” “Faith in – Explanations that are – Against – Reality” What [...] Read more »
Would God Want Us to Love More or Worry Less?
The children of Israel entering the promised land in Numbers 13 – 14 were worried about what was ahead of them. They feared the giants in the land. They didn’t know how they were going to obey and so they chose to complain. Now don’t be so self-righteous. You and I do the same thing. Well, maybe you don’t. It could be I’m the only person in the world who can, at times, completely understand the children of Israel wondering [...] Read more »
How To Steward Your Destiny
Destiny – the question of how we live out our destiny is one I often get asked in various ways. I’ve shared this message on RevTrev Radio, Part 1 and Part 2 I thought it was time I’d blog about it as well. In the garden the serpent asked “Did God really say…?” (Genesis 3:1) and that’s a question satan keeps asking us today. It is so easy for us to forget the promise God has spoken to us. They are [...] Read more »
6 Keys I Have Found to Endure and Overcome
I’ve found 6 keys to endure and overcome. We need to realize and never forget that: It’s always darkest before the dawn. The enemy always rages just before he’s about to be defeated. The Dragon always wants to kill the baby when it’s helpless. Don’t think its peculiar that you need to endure to get the good. Here’s 6 Keys I’ve learned that will help you endure and overcome… 1. To endure fix Your Eyes on Jesus… Hebrews 12:2 (New International [...] Read more »
Can Waiting Be Good?
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Can waiting be “good”? I’m not one to say all we should expect from God is what we want. I know we can’t even get what is promised whenever we decide we want it. I believe God calls something else good and we need to know how to embrace it. What Else is Good? James 1:2-4 NIV Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that [...] Read more »
What Does God Promise When I Obey?
What are the promises when I obey God? I’ve never preached on this portion of Scripture except when I’ve shared this message. It’s a powerful one to consider. Deuteronomy 28:1-13 (NLT) “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God: Your [...] Read more »
Does God Want Us to Have Wealth?
Does God want us to have wealth? We can’t start this discussion without remembering that if we live in Canada or the US, we’re in the top 2% of the world’s wealthiest people. Don’t think that because you don’t have a million dollars you aren’t wealthy. Not a lot of people in the world have a million dollars. What falls out of your pockets in a month is more than many people earn in a month. If you find a [...] Read more »
Does God Want Good For Me?
We need to understand the good God has for us. Is God really good? Is He is a good mood? Let’s examine the life of Christ to see the “good” that His obedience brought Him. Paul tells us that because of Christ’s obedience, He got something good. Philippians 2:5-11 (New International Version) Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made [...] Read more »
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