We all want to be used by God and do something for Him but are we really prepared to go through the process necessary for Him to use us? Are we aware that there is in fact a process to be gone through? If we are not continually moving forward we are probably beginning to backslide as there is no sitting on the fence with God! God through His

Bill and Oprah have something in common. They are both hung up on the Bible verses that say, "God is a jealous God." There are about six of them, all in the Old Testament. The problem is due to the way the negative connotation of the word "jealous" is predominate in our society today. However, there is a positive and a negative side to the wo

Gas prices. It seems like that's all some people can talk about. You turn on the news, and you hear about gas prices. You pick up the paper, and you read about gas prices. Frankly, I'm tired of hearing about it. Does the constant rise in gas prices affect me? Of course. Am I aggravated that it takes more money to feed my car than it does

The people who constitute the Church are very observant. If the pastors and leaders only give lip service to something as being important and don't actually get involved, the people pick up those cues and act accordingly. For the ministry of prayer to be effective, the leadership has to honor it, endorse it, and participate in it. "A congregatio

In every church there are people who are gifted for intercession. It is important to identify who these people are and begin to equip and encourage them to take their place in the prayer ministry. Intercessors are able to press through in prayer in situations where many will just give up. They are instrumental in under girding the ministry of pr

One of the most significant ministries that can be developed is that of a prayer shield or Pastors Intercessory Team (P.I.T. Crew). This ministry is developed to encourage the congregation to begin to intercede on a daily basis for their pastor and other leaders in the church. C. Peter Wagner speaks of three basic levels of intercessors for leade

At times people seems to forget how much God is willing to put up with our faults and short comings. One of his promises would suggest that his anger endures only for a moment. We must remember these things because often times when we offend God, he becomes angry with us, but not so easily provoked towards judgment. This is why we must study

Is God really invisible, or do you choose not to see him? It's hard for us to see beyond this natural earth. Why have we limited ourselves to just mere humans. We have given up on the idea that we are eternal beings, just like our Creator. Why, because we can't see past the physical death that we all will face one day? Maybe it's because we take

One of God's promises state that he is very gracious, while being filled with great compassion. Because of his great mercy that he has for humanity, he will be slowed to anger. So what we are finding here is that God is very gracious to those that serve him. For the people who have decided to accept responsibility for the way they live their liv

Moses has quite a lengthy chat with God about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt and is obviously hearing clearly what God says. But near the end of the conversation Moses says, 'O Lord, please send someone else.' Exodus 4 v 13 This seems an incredible thing to say to Almighty God, Creator of the Universe. Though how often do we perhaps s

Contrary to popular belief or notion, the possession of material wealth is not a blessing but comes as the result of blessing. The pronouncement of good things to come is the blessing, and we usually ask a blessing from those who could make them come true. In this case, they come from the most obvious One, God, because He can make good pronouncemen

Contrary to popular belief or notion, the possession of material wealth is not a blessing but comes as the result of blessing. The pronouncement of good things to come is the blessing, and we usually ask a blessing from those who could make them come true. In this case, they come from the most obvious one, God, because only HE can make good pronoun

If I could point to one year in my life that I consider to be the worst, it would definitely be 2005. The death of two of my grandchildren, as well as a whole lot of other things that happened is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Although it was hard losing my granddaughter Ava, I accepted it with a certain amount of grace. God is far

God does still speak and you can discover how to hear Him. You can learn how to distinguish God's voice from your own and hear God every day. It is possible to learn how to hear God. God will teach you how to know and recognise His voice when you ask Him to help you hear from Him. And as you grow in your relationship with God, you will become

God is speaking all the time and you can learn how to hear God, it is much easier to hear God than you think. "For God does speak, now one way, now another, though man may not perceive it." Job 33:14 God is speaking to you in ways you often overlook. He has many ways of speaking and He doesn't always speak in the way that you expect Him to;