There are a multitude of different names for Jesus found in the New Testament. Each one carries a special meaning, declares the purpose of His coming, and/or sheds light as to Who He is. Let’s start with the obvious one, Jesus. Jesus (Iesous) is the Greek equivalent to...
READ MOREThere are two facets to the fruit of the Holy Spirit. One is listed by Paul in his letter to the Galatian church, Galatians 5:22-23. In it, he lists nine separate items. However, there is only one Holy Spirit and there is only one fruit. What we see in his list are...
READ MOREe easy answer to how many prophecies did Jesus fulfill, is all of them. The more precise number according to scholars is 333. One of the miraculous things concerning the Old Testament is that we can clearly see one picture or example pointing to Jesus after the other throughout. Not one book of the Old Testament can be read without seeing something concerning the Messiah. Only Jesus meets all...
READ MOREWhen the glory of God comes down there are visible signs of His glory and immediate reactions from those observing that glory. This is not the same reaction one has to a magician’s trick. If you saw a magician do something amazing, you would think, “Wow, that was amazing!” But if you saw it repeatedly, your reaction would lessen each time. The reaction to glory...
READ MOREScripture reveals several aspects to the fire of God, especially when it comes to His interaction with man. The fire of God is revealed as being a part of His very nature. For example, in Deuteronomy 4:24 and in Hebrews 12:29, God is called a consuming fire. This is because of His holiness and His desire for us to worship Him as the only true God. He wants us to do so with reverence and godly fear. Early on we see...
READ MOREBiblical revival is not something we make happen through planning an event and setting up a tent. True revival must first happen in the hearts of believers who desire oneness with the Lord God and pursue holiness with all their might. It's when men and women like this come together, led by the Holy Spirit, that true revival can begin to take place. Revival doesn't just happen by chance...
READ MOREGenerally when we think of revival, we think of services in a large tent, auditorium, or church every night for about a week. And those kinds of events can help to bring about revival, but true revival begins in the heart of a believer. How does revival begin? Let’s first look at Isaiah...
READ MOREThere are two ways that we proclaim the Gospel of Jesus to those around us: by our way of living and by our way of talking. Both ways go hand in hand with each other. Now there are a multitude of techniques by which these are accomplished, but the reality is that there are only two ways to proclaim. The key is making sure that...
READ MOREWhen we live our lives filled with the Holy Spirit, God will make sure that there will be people around us who will notice and possibly start asking questions about our peace, patience, kindness, and other observable changes in our lives. As we remember that God’s assignment for us is to be witnesses, not lawyers, our testimonies become a natural way to tell others what we have personally “seen and heard.”
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