SCRIPTURE: For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. (Matthew 12:34) DEVOTIONAL: What’s in Your Heart Will Come Out The “heart” Jesus is referring to in this passage (see Matthew 12:34–37) is not the organ that pumps blood throughout the body. He is talking about the “spirit man.” The heart is a […]
SCRIPTURE: …God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; (Romans 4:17) DEVOTIONAL: People Are Not My Source When our church moved from Lake and Pulaski street on the West Side of Chicago to Forest Park, Illinois, some of the members did not want to […]
SCRIPTURE: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. (1 Peter 1:25) DEVOTIONAL: Creation Came When the Word Was Released Although the Holy Spirit was moving upon the face of the waters, nothing was happening. God was God; the Holy Spirit was the Holy Spirit. Yet, nothing happened until God released the Word. For […]
SCRIPTURE: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. (Genesis 1:27) DEVOTIONAL: Speak Words of Faith When I was living on Chicago’s north side some years ago, one bitterly cold, winter day my car would not start. The windchill was about 60 degrees […]
SCRIPTURE: (Jesus) hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. (Revelation 1:6) DEVOTIONAL: God Is Our Protection We are not only kings but also priests to our God. Jesus Christ is our High Priest (Hebrews 2:17), and we are His priestly representatives on Earth. […]
SCRIPTURE: Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ… (2 Corinthians 2:14) DEVOTIONAL: Jesus Already Won the Battle When you are born again, your potential is no longer limited to yourself. Your potential is in God. Your potential goes beyond your natural abilities and gifts into His supernatural authority and power. However, […]
SCRIPTURE: And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 5:23) DEVOTIONAL: Who Are You? It’s a sad thing when people live their whole lives and never understanding what it means to be a […]
SCRIPTURE: Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. (1 Corinthians 12:1) DEVOTIONAL: The Holy Spirit Imparts Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12 describes the spiritual gifts that are sovereignly distributed to God’s people (the Church) for the benefit of all. These include: “For to one is given by the Spirit the word of […]
SCRIPTURE: So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17) DEVOTIONAL: There’s Something Better Thank God for spiritual gifts (as we read about last week), but there is something better. When I say something better, I mean that God intended for you to operate in what you have already. If I’m […]
SCRIPTURE: When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. (Proverbs 11:2 NIV) DEVOTIONAL: Pride Will Keep You from Your Blessing (Naaman, a Syrian army leader who had leprosy, receives hope from an unexpected source.) “And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of […]
