It’s sad but true: Some people in today’s church are preying on innocent Christians. Here’s how you can avoid becoming a victim. What would you do if you became aware that a wolf was stalking you or someone you love? Imagine this nightmare scenario: You are washing clothes beside a rushing river in the unforgiving …
Gratitude for God’s forgiveness will “send you back” to help others. Do you know that the devil makes mistakes–and big ones at that? The diabolical efforts of this enemy of our souls to steal, kill and destroy can at times seem overwhelming. But his efforts can at the same time create a phenomenon that works …
What people think is the Holy Spirit is often a cheap imitation. Don’t be deceived. Pigeons and doves are in the same family and look much the same. But the pigeon is not the symbol of peace. It was not a pigeon that came down and remained on Jesus. The turtledove–symbolizing the Holy Spirit–is different …
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In the Pacific Northwest, a new ministry is reclaiming the gift of healing for a new generation. Twenty-year-old Keith Goodenberger was desperate. Since the eighth grade he had missed more than a year of school because of severe migraine headaches. He had been on more than 30 medications and undergone three weeks of treatment at …
After receiving prayer for healing, one former drug addict’s HIV disappeared. Linda Davies and her boyfriend were in desperate shape. Together they struggled with an $800-a-day cocaine habit. Living on the streets of Seattle and Spokane, Wash., they spent each day trying to figure out how to get enough money for the next fix. “It …
Sickness and tragedy helped set the direction of the Pentecostal pioneer’s unique ministry. John G. Lake was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1870. The times were tough. Lake watched eight family members die and was sickly himself–suffering from rheumatism. At 16, he gave his heart to Christ and joined the Methodist Church, later deciding to …
THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN US BEARS WITNESS TO THE TRUTH. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE LEARN TO DISCERN IT BY LISTENING TO HIM. If you’ve ever read any written accounts of true revivals in past ages, you know about the powerful ways in which God moved upon the people, both inside and outside the church. …
THE OIL WILL NOT RUN DRY IF YOU’RE OPEN TO RECEIVE A NEW ANOINTING. ASK GOD FOR IT, THEN ASK HIM FOR JARS INTO WHICH THE OIL CAN BE POURED. If I had to choose one distinctive element of our ministry, it would be that we have been channels of restoration and spiritual renewal for …
