Are we preaching recovering of sight to the blind?
In this verse, it’s referring to those who are in need of healing in general. When was the last time you were in church and the preacher called for those who are in need of healing to come forth for healing? For those who are sick to call for the elders of the church to let them pray over them, [...]
Are we preaching deliverance to the captives?
A couple of weeks ago I started on a series based on Luke 4:17-19. Last week's message God wanted me to share something else. Today’s subject of what Jesus said strikes a nerve in many Christians. What does the word deliverance mean? Does it make you feel uncomfortable? Why isn’t it being taught in all churches? Demons have to have [...]
Do you have God’s shield?
What really is God’s shield? Every morning in prayer I put on God’s armor in Ephesians 6:11-17. In verse 16 it mentions, above all taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. What does that mean? Attacks from the enemy. God is allowing us to use His armor against the [...]
Are you healing the brokenhearted?
Everyone has had a broken heart sometime in their lives. I remember my first as a young child, what a crush I had on this young boy in school, and how painful it was when I was rejected. That pain is real! But thank goodness for God's healing for our hearts. As adults, there are so many kinds of brokenness [...]
Didn’t God say it?
As I was in prayer, I asked God what I should be praying for? With all the continued pressures all around us sometimes it’s pretty hard to stay focused. I can’t imagine someone who doesn’t have God and the Holy Spirit living in them. His response was this: In Luke 4:18-19 it says The Spirit of the Lord is upon [...]
Do you have Faith in His Love?
How do we develop that kind of faith? It comes by hearing & hearing the word of God. (Romans 10:17). It comes by standing on scriptures like 1 John 4:8, which says that “God is Love.” So when we see the word God in the scriptures we automatically think Love. God and Love are inseparable. When Jesus said, “have faith [...]