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: for as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: (Proverbs 23:7) DEVOTIONAL: What Is Your Most Dominant Thought? I heard it said once that we will always move in the direction of our most dominant thoughts. That is a profound truth! If we see ourselves working hard but never getting ahead, then we will probably […]
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: “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised…” (Luke 24:49 NLT) DEVOTIONAL: The Promise of the Spirit The enemy perhaps has painted some defective pictures in our minds of what God says in His Word. The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy, and has distorted God’s truth, so […]
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 […]
