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: 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 […]
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 […]
SCRIPTURE: They will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:18 NKJV) DEVOTIONAL: God’s Kingdom Is Within Us In the last days, there will be diseases that won’t have a medical cure. The only […]
SCRIPTURE: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law (Word), where I reveal My will]. (Hosea 4:6a AMP) DEVOTIONAL: What You Need Is Revelation In Hosea 4:6, God says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” He didn’t say, “My people are destroyed for lack of money” or “education,” but they’re […]
