A Processional of Praise
For the Christian, all of life is to be lived as an offering of praise to God; like a grand processional at a royal celebration, where the emblem of the king is displayed front and center.
God
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen. 1:1, NKJV) The first words of the Bible introduce us to its author. “In the beginning, God…” Creation became. God already was. Before the beginning, God was. He was the author of the beginning. From the start of His written revelation, God begins by […]
Spiritual Power
It’s likely that most of us who have made the Kingdom turn are aware of God’s power at work in the world. That power—the power of the Holy Spirit—dwells in all who believe. And that means we have more Kingdom potential, latent within us, than we’ve ever dared to ask or think. Today’s excerpt from The […]
Receive What God Has for You
How to Church (5) But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 1 Corinthians 12.24, 25 Givers and receiversThe Church of our Lord Jesus Christ is the dwelling place of His Spirit […]
Cutting Edge
Matthew 10: The First Sending (5) Pray Psalm 149.5-9.Let the saints be joyful in glory;Let them sing aloud on their beds.Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,And a two-edged sword in their hand,To execute vengeance on the nations,And punishments on the peoples;To bind their kings with chains,And their nobles with fetters of iron;To execute on […]
Not Not My People
Hosea 2:19–23 (NIV) “I will betroth you to me forever;I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,in love and compassion.I will betroth you in faithfulness,and you will acknowledge the LORD.“In that day I will respond,”declares the LORD—“I will respond to the skies,and they will respond to the earth;and the earth will respond to the grain,the […]