PRAISE AND POWER                               THE GOLDEN RULE                         September 14, 2020
The Golden Rule is simply stated as: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It is found in Matthew 7:12, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” The Old Testament Law and the writings of the prophets are summed up by these words.
Jesus Christ was once asked a...

PRAISE AND POWER                               IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES                              August 31, 2020
 
“Then he [Jesus] said unto them [two disciples], O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24:25 - 27) The sufferings and glory of the Christ are recorded...

PRAISE AND POWER                           IN GOD’S HOUSEHOLD                    August 24, 2020
There is a wonderful verse in Galatians which includes an exhortation. “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith [believing].” (Galatians 6:10) People are not a part of the household of believing simply by physical birth. God makes us part of His household even though we do not deserve it. Let’s look at what God’s Word...

PRAISE AND POWER                      GOD, FULL OF COMPASSION                       August 17, 2020
 
A recent teaching defined compassion along these lines as an awareness of the sufferings of others coupled with the desire to relieve those sufferings. God is constantly aware of the sufferings of mankind and has accomplished in Jesus Christ the new birth of spirit life and with it all the rights, privileges and abilities necessary to relieve those sufferings. Even Old Testament records describe how compassionate God is. “But...

PRAISE AND POWER                                    HELPING OTHERS                              August 10, 2020
One of the joys of the Christian walk is helping others. The greatest source for helping others is God’s Word. From God’s Word we are instructed on how to help people see and enter into the Kingdom of God. “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. … Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I...

PRAISE AND POWER                                EVERLASTING LIFE                           July 31 2020
Let’s begin with some verses that are well known to all Christians: John 3:15 – 17: “… whosoever believeth in him [the son of man] should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son [Jesus Christ],...

PRAISE AND POWER                    CHILDREN OF GOD                    July 20, 2020
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, ….” (Romans 8:1) There is no condemnation because Jesus Christ paid the price for the sin of mankind, the loss of spirit life which was redeemed in Christ.
God’s Word in Romans 8 continues in verses 2 – 4: “For the law of the Spirit [spirit] of life in Christ Jesus [this is...

PRAISE AND POWER                           RECONCILED                        July 10, 2020
Christianity is all about what God accomplished by way of His son Jesus Christ. Let’s look at Romans 5:6 – 9: “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ...

PRAISE AND POWER                                   LIFE AND PEACE                                   June 30, 2020
Sometimes it seems that people just cannot get along with each other. We have all been in situations where someone has been critical of us, or have disappointed us, or things don’t go our way. Our response might be to turn on that person or those people and say something hurtful or we might forget to go to God in prayer to help us with the problem. God is...

PRAISE AND POWER              OVERCOMING THE WORLD             June 26, 2020
Many Christians think that because they are born again an adversary cannot touch them. The truth is we continually have to resist the Devil and submit ourselves to God and His Word. James 4:7 tells us, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” The Devil is an adversary to God’s people. We need to take a stand like...

PRAISE AND POWER                         THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD                     June 22, 2020
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” (Ephesians 6:10) This is an exhortation from God which is tremendous. Believers are told to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, not their own. The following verses sets forth how to this is done.
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand...

PRAISE AND POWER                      BETTER THAN AN EYEWITNESS                      June 18, 2020
Peter, James and John went with Jesus to a mountain and had an amazing thing happen as recorded in Matthew 17. “And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared...

PRAISE AND POWER                                     Author of Peace                                      May 31, 2020
Jesus came into the world as the "Prince of Peace." His coming was attended with a divine proclamation: "Peace on earth, good will to men."  Now, 2,000 years later, there is much talk about peace, but there is...

PRAISE AND POWER                                    Blessed and Blessed                                 May 27, 2020
Even though the book of Psalms is not addressed to those of us who live in the grace administration, the administration of the mystery, it is for our learning. We know from Ephesians 1:3: “Blessed be the God and Father...