Give and it shall be given unto you. That statement came straight from the mouth of Jesus. Yet there are a great many believers who flatly refuse to believe…
Give and it shall be given unto you. That statement came straight from the mouth of Jesus. Yet there are a great many believers who flatly refuse to believe it. In fact, they actually have the mistaken idea that it’s wrong to expect to receive when they give. The truth is–it’s wrong not to! What […]Read More
Walking in love is good for your health. Did you know that? It’s true! Medical science has proven it. Researchers have discovered that hostility produces…
Walking in love is good for your health. Did you know that? It’s true! Medical science has proven it. Researchers have discovered that hostility produces stress that causes ulcers, tension headaches and a host of other ills. Now when you think of hostility, you may think of the type of anger you feel when something […]Read More
Did you know that the battleground for the problem you’re facing right now is in your mind and on your lips? If you’ll hit the devil with the Word…
Did you know that the battleground for the problem you’re facing right now is in your mind and on your lips? If you’ll hit the devil with the Word and cast the care of the situation over on God, you’ll win. Let me warn you though, hanging on to the Word isn’t always easy. The […]Read More
How many blessings are you going to receive from the Word of God? It depends on how many you expect to receive. When God measures them out to you, He’ll…
How many blessings are you going to receive from the Word of God? It depends on how many you expect to receive. When God measures them out to you, He’ll be using your measuring stick, not His own. He always works that way. Two people can hear God’s Word about healing, for example. One will […]Read More
I’ve often heard people say, “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” That’s nonsense. If you play…
I’ve often heard people say, “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” That’s nonsense. If you play the game right, you’ll win! Any coach will tell you that part of playing the game right is having a winning attitude. That’s what God wants us, as believers, to have. He […]Read More
Things, things, things! A better job. A bigger house. New clothes for the kids. Tomorrow’s luncheon date. A better television. Get the picture? Many of…
Things, things, things! A better job. A bigger house. New clothes for the kids. Tomorrow’s luncheon date. A better television. Get the picture? Many of us have learned to believe God to prosper us to such a degree that we have too much to keep up with. We end up spending so much time and […]Read More
Have you ever been in prayer and suddenly had the disturbing sensation that God simply wasn’t listening? It’s happened to all of us. But few of us…
Have you ever been in prayer and suddenly had the disturbing sensation that God simply wasn’t listening? It’s happened to all of us. But few of us know just what to do about it. We just limp along praying the same old prayers, half-hoping those prayers are heard and half-suspecting they’re not. Today I want […]Read More
If you’re born again and have the Word of God in your heart, you can live in victory. You may not have all the answers. There may be a great many…
If you’re born again and have the Word of God in your heart, you can live in victory. You may not have all the answers. There may be a great many spiritual things you don’t understand. But it’s not those things that are most likely to destroy you. It’s the things you know to do–but […]Read More
Years ago, I decided I was going to walk by the Word of God. I told God that, as far as I was concerned, His Word was final and I’d confess it the rest…
Years ago, I decided I was going to walk by the Word of God. I told God that, as far as I was concerned, His Word was final and I’d confess it the rest of my life no matter what. That was the most important decision I’ve ever made. Not too long after that, I […]Read More
God isn’t against your having money. He’s against money having you. He’s against your making it your priority and putting your trust in it…
God isn’t against your having money. He’s against money having you. He’s against your making it your priority and putting your trust in it instead of in Him. Why? Because He knows money makes a lousy god. Its power is limited. It will only buy so much. It will only go so far. If you […]Read More
Have you ever been in the position in the past where every time you opened the Bible you received a river of revelation? Does it seem lately that the…
Have you ever been in the position in the past where every time you opened the Bible you received a river of revelation? Does it seem lately that the river’s run dry? If so, I strongly suggest that you backtrack to the last revelation God gave you. Back up and see if you acted on […]Read More
How much love do you have for sinners? That may sound like a strange question, but it’s one I want you to think about today. All too often, once we get…
How much love do you have for sinners? That may sound like a strange question, but it’s one I want you to think about today. All too often, once we get saved and get our lives cleaned up a little bit, we lose our compassion for those who are still lost. We look at the […]Read More
One of the things that you and I as believers must learn if we want to be faithful servants in the kingdom of God is how to keep our mouths shut. Very few of…
One of the things that you and I as believers must learn if we want to be faithful servants in the kingdom of God is how to keep our mouths shut. Very few of us have mastered that skill. When we get our backs up about something, we think we have to let everyone know […]Read More
God is not full of surprises. He’s not an unpredictable being who likes to keep you guessing. Countless believers, however, have the idea He is.…
God is not full of surprises. He’s not an unpredictable being who likes to keep you guessing. Countless believers, however, have the idea He is. “You just never know what God is going to do,” they say. They base that idea on 1 Corinthians 2:9 which says, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither […]Read More
Some people find it difficult to believe God’s promises because they’ve seen so many things in the natural world that seem to contradict them.…
Some people find it difficult to believe God’s promises because they’ve seen so many things in the natural world that seem to contradict them. They’ve seen faithful tithers go broke. They’ve seen sick Christians fail to receive their healing. In reality, it would be more accurate to say that they think they’ve seen those things. […]Read More
Do you ever have seasons in your life when it seems like every time you go to church and every time you spend time in prayer and every time you open the Bible,…
Do you ever have seasons in your life when it seems like every time you go to church and every time you spend time in prayer and every time you open the Bible, you receive a revelation from God? I do. Spiritually, everything will be going great. I’ll be higher than a Georgia pine. Then, […]Read More
You’ve been walking by faith. You’ve been believing God to meet your need. But what do you do when the results seem slow in coming and you are…
You’ve been walking by faith. You’ve been believing God to meet your need. But what do you do when the results seem slow in coming and you are tempted to give up? Be patient! There is not much said about patience these days. But, when it comes to receiving from God, it is just as […]Read More
There’s a spiritual flood coming. God has promised it. He’s promised us an outpouring of Holy Spirit power that will bring in the greatest harvest…
There’s a spiritual flood coming. God has promised it. He’s promised us an outpouring of Holy Spirit power that will bring in the greatest harvest of souls any of us have ever seen. As believers, we’ve been reading about it in the Word and hearing about it from the pulpit for years. We’ve been staring […]Read More
If you’ve been crying and asking God to run the devil out of your life, stop! The Bible says you’re the one who’s supposed to overcome the…
If you’ve been crying and asking God to run the devil out of your life, stop! The Bible says you’re the one who’s supposed to overcome the devil. How? By resisting him. By rebelling against him when he tells you to do something and doing what God says instead! When Satan tells you some lie, […]Read More
In this day and time, trouble seems to surround us on every side. If it’s not a failing economy, it’s a failing business, a failing marriage or…
In this day and time, trouble seems to surround us on every side. If it’s not a failing economy, it’s a failing business, a failing marriage or failing health. Yet, in the midst of seemingly overwhelming problems, God has promised to deliver us. Let me give you a word of advice though. If you want […]Read More
If you hang around God very much, it won’t be long before you’ll start wanting to do things the world considers supernatural. You’ll start…
If you hang around God very much, it won’t be long before you’ll start wanting to do things the world considers supernatural. You’ll start wanting to lay hands on the sick and have them recover. You’ll start wanting to cast out demons. You’ll start wanting to cast mountainous problems into the sea. What’s more, you […]Read More
What do you do when you’re in a really perilous situation? If you’re like I used to be, you cry out to God in desperation. One afternoon when I was…
What do you do when you’re in a really perilous situation? If you’re like I used to be, you cry out to God in desperation. One afternoon when I was squalling to God about something, He interrupted me and said, Kenneth, did you know I don’t hear the cry of My children when they cry […]Read More
Have you ever wanted to get God’s attention? You can, you know. There’s a certain kind of boldness, a certain kind of faith in giving that will get…
Have you ever wanted to get God’s attention? You can, you know. There’s a certain kind of boldness, a certain kind of faith in giving that will get His attention every time. You can see that in Mark 12. Read that chapter and just imagine the situation it describes. Jesus was sitting by the treasury […]Read More
Whenever you find yourself stumbling into failure or sin, check your love life. Sit down with the Lord and ask Him to show you if you’re in strife with…
Whenever you find yourself stumbling into failure or sin, check your love life. Sit down with the Lord and ask Him to show you if you’re in strife with anyone or if you’ve taken offense. If you have, the devil can come in and trip you up. As a preacher, I’ve seen that happen countless […]Read More
As believers, you and I are part of a conquering army, constantly claiming new ground for the kingdom of God. Right? Well, yes, that’s the way it should…
As believers, you and I are part of a conquering army, constantly claiming new ground for the kingdom of God. Right? Well, yes, that’s the way it should be. But just about the time the army tops the hill and is ready to advance, it seems that Satan pulls out his big gun–division–and scatters believers […]Read More
There is nothing–absolutely nothing–that is more important than learning to love. In fact, how accurately you perfect the love walk will determine…
There is nothing–absolutely nothing–that is more important than learning to love. In fact, how accurately you perfect the love walk will determine how much of the perfect will of God you accomplish. That’s because every other spiritual force derives its action from love. For example, the Bible teaches us that faith works by love. And […]Read More
God uses words to create. He used His Word to “frame” the worlds. Just look in the first chapter of Genesis and count how many times you see the…
God uses words to create. He used His Word to “frame” the worlds. Just look in the first chapter of Genesis and count how many times you see the phrase, “And God said.” “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light…. And God said, Let there be a firmament…. And God said, […]Read More
Once you’ve made the Word of God final authority in your life, your first step to victory over the attacks of the enemy is to go to the Word and lay hold…
Once you’ve made the Word of God final authority in your life, your first step to victory over the attacks of the enemy is to go to the Word and lay hold of God’s promises concerning your situation. Notice I said, “Go to the Word.” It’s good to have the Word committed to memory. But […]Read More
Failures and disappointments. Aches and pains from the past that just won’t seem to go away. Most of us know what it’s like to suffer from them but…
Failures and disappointments. Aches and pains from the past that just won’t seem to go away. Most of us know what it’s like to suffer from them but too few of us know just what to do about them. So we limp along, hoping somehow they’ll magically stop hurting. But it never happens that way. […]Read More
God’s going to get you for that! Most of us have said that kind of thing jokingly for years. We’ve somehow believed that God slaps us down with…
God’s going to get you for that! Most of us have said that kind of thing jokingly for years. We’ve somehow believed that God slaps us down with pain and punishment every time we sin. But that’s just not true. There are deadly wages for sin, but God is not the one who’s doling them […]Read More
Did you know that as a believer you’ve been redeemed from the curse of grief and sorrow by the blood of Jesus Christ? You don’t have to put up with…
Did you know that as a believer you’ve been redeemed from the curse of grief and sorrow by the blood of Jesus Christ? You don’t have to put up with them any more than you have to put up with sin or sickness or disease. God started teaching me about this personally several months before […]Read More
It’s time we, as believers, began to enter into the oneness Jesus prayed for in John 17:21. It’s time we held on to one another in good times as…
It’s time we, as believers, began to enter into the oneness Jesus prayed for in John 17:21. It’s time we held on to one another in good times as well as bad. It’s time we realized that we need one another. We do, you know. I need your faith as much as you need mine. […]Read More
God honors those who honor Him. He’ll never forget the seeds of loyalty you sow. He’ll multiply them and give them back to you in a harvest of…
God honors those who honor Him. He’ll never forget the seeds of loyalty you sow. He’ll multiply them and give them back to you in a harvest of blessing. And Malachi 3:17 says when He makes up His jewels, you’ll be forever among them. Forever. Think about that for a moment. By honoring God with […]Read More
Born again. Do you know what Jesus had in mind when He said those two words to Nicodemus? He was talking covenant talk. He was telling Nicodemus what it meant…
Born again. Do you know what Jesus had in mind when He said those two words to Nicodemus? He was talking covenant talk. He was telling Nicodemus what it meant to have a covenant with God. Let me paint the picture I believe was in Jesus’ mind. Imagine a baby, a little baby born of […]Read More
Most of us would never dream this verse could apply to us. After all, we’re believers! We’d never say that there is no God. But maybe we should…
Most of us would never dream this verse could apply to us. After all, we’re believers! We’d never say that there is no God. But maybe we should think again. It’s true that with our mouths we would never say something like that…but don’t we sometimes say it with our actions? We say it by […]Read More
New Covenant. It’s a familiar phrase to most of us. But do we really know what it means? No we don’t. Because if we did, every one of us would be…
New Covenant. It’s a familiar phrase to most of us. But do we really know what it means? No we don’t. Because if we did, every one of us would be faith a giant. Instead of struggling, “trying” to believe the promises of God, we’d be like Abraham: “Strong in faith…fully persuaded that, what [God] had promised, […]Read More
One area of our lives we believers have particularly neglected is the area of our relationships. We simply haven’t heeded the Word of God where…
One area of our lives we believers have particularly neglected is the area of our relationships. We simply haven’t heeded the Word of God where they’re concerned. We’ve fussed with one another and criticized one another so much that we’ve hindered the forces that God has given us to make us successful in this world. […]Read More
The Bible calls us kings and priests (Revelation 1:6) and world overcomers (1 John 5:4). But for most of us, those are just phrases. They…
The Bible calls us kings and priests (Revelation 1:6) and world overcomers (1 John 5:4). But for most of us, those are just phrases. They haven’t become real to us. That’s why the devil’s been able to hoodwink us into living lives of defeat. It hasn’t actually dawned on us who we really are. If you’ll look in 1 […]Read More
I used to get upset over people I’d lay hands on who wouldn’t get well. I was praying one day and seeking God about it when He spoke to my spirit…
I used to get upset over people I’d lay hands on who wouldn’t get well. I was praying one day and seeking God about it when He spoke to my spirit and said, Healing always comes. I remember I said, “What do You mean, Healing always comes? Not everyone gets healed.” I didn’t say they all […]Read More
Most of us heard about our guardian angel when we were just children. And, in those days, it was a comforting thought. With monsters lurking behind the closet…
Most of us heard about our guardian angel when we were just children. And, in those days, it was a comforting thought. With monsters lurking behind the closet door and creepy things crawling beneath the bed, it was good to know that someone was there to protect us when the light was out. But, as […]Read More
