The gifts of the Holy Spirit are miracles from God. For centuries there has been confusion about the miracle-working gifts of the Holy Spirit. The apostle Paul knew that when he spoke to the church in Corinth. In 1 Corinthians 12:1 (NLT) he wrote, “Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special …
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The Bible clearly tells us that we have various levels of faith. We start off with a measure of faith. Jesus refers to those who have little faith and those who have great faith. When it comes to thinking about miracles, we must understand that they should not be looked at as “little” or “great.” …
The word “miracle” is often misunderstood, misrepresented and misapplied in the world today. When I think about miracles, I’m reminded of Moses and the miracles brought to deliver his people from Pharaoh. Then I think of the miracle he experienced in parting the Red Sea. We see the miracles of Samson with his supernatural strength …
As a pastor for over 20 years, I hope I was able to help others understand through God’s Word how they would be able to deal with the challenges of life. Often, the greatest challenge for believers was to understand how to have peace. In addition, they desired to understand God’s purpose for them. Many …
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Wisdom and knowledge are great gifts from God. We must ask for wisdom and knowledge from the Lord. Wisdom comes from quality experiences combined with gained knowledge. Knowledge comes from our education, training, skills and practical understanding of something. Both are needed to experience what God desires for us. We need to examine the two …
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God desires for our generosity to be generational. We must avoid conditional generosity. As the Lord unconditionally loves us, we must love to be generous without conditions. Conditional generosity with contingencies violates the purity of our purpose to give. We must weigh our motives in giving. The Lord warns us in His Word that our …
Do you believe in miracles? It’s an interesting question to ask when we’re talking about having faith for miracles. However, I believe many are challenged in believing for miracles, especially for themselves. Why is it easier to believe for miracles for others than for ourselves? Allow me to address both of these issues. First, we …
This article can help bring an increase in your faith. First I need to ask you if you desire greater faith for greater results. If that is your desire, then get ready to receive. Expect, anticipate and get excited about greater faith. The words expect, anticipate and excitement bring such a positive, joyful feeling to …
Our podcast is titled “Quality Christian Living.” We cover a plethora of subjects dealing with living a wonderful, abundant, quality Christian life. In the first few months of our podcast episodes, we addressed finances and how to live debt free. Then I spoke on building a platform of spiritual prosperity that will lead us to …
Have you ever wondered why sometimes you can feel your prayers go through to the throne room of God? It seems that every time you pray for someone, their need is met. On the other hand, have you ever wondered why your prayers go unanswered at least the answer that you desired? If we are …
Everyone has heard someone speak on prosperity one time or another. It may have been from your pastor or an evangelist. Millions attend conferences to hear presentations on prosperity. Those who speak or write about prosperity always get the attention of individuals who want to be blessed financially. In the church, the prosperity message is …
My prayer is that my experience in the areas of banking, finance and pastoring will reveal how to receive God’s financial blessing in your life. In addition, we will learn how to grow from the mistakes of others in the area of their finances. Have you ever wondered what robs us from receiving financial blessings? …
In the prosperity message, we often hear we should give to get or give money to get more money back. Take a moment and think about why you give. Is it based on helping others? Or is it about some teaching on financial prosperity that will help you get rich quick? Let me list some …
At the end of every one of my podcasts, I close out with the words of 3 John:2 in the New Living Translation. It reads as follows. “Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.” When the apostle Paul was …
When I pastored our church, I would announce what new series I was going to speak on in the following weeks. If the topic was on finance or prosperity, the members of our congregation wanted to know what specific topic I would speak on. During the week, they would call or e-mail to tell me …
