Paul cautioned the believer about people who come to your church who will “draw away disciples after them.” These people who come to your church grab the hearts of certain people in

As Paul and Barnabas taught the Gentiles how to be saved, multitudes of those they shared the Gospel with accepted Christ as their personal Saviour. However, there were Jews who were

Stephen was not a pastor of a church; he was a layman who was full of the Holy Ghost. Yes, he became a deacon in the church, but he became a deacon because he was full of the

The word fallow means inactive, resting, or stagnant. When God tells Israel to Break up your fallow ground, He is telling them to break up their inactivity or stagnant life. God is against inactivity, and He will step in to change the status quo of inactivity so that your life will

Knowing God’s voice in your life is critical to doing the right thing. How many times have you thought God spoke to you and later realized that it was more your desire than God’s voice? We can always justify what we want to do

One of the most encouraging phrases in the Scriptures is that God will abundantly pardon. Now, let's look at these two words to understand what God did for us. The word pardon means a decision to forgive someone for

Hezekiah’s response to crisis was always to present his situation to the LORD. When Sennacherib sent his servants to discourage God’s people before he tried to invade the land of Judah, Hezekiah found the answer to his problem was to pray. When Isaiah came

The parable of the supper gives the church key insight as to what the church is to do to fill the church house. Preparation is one of the keys to filling the church house. You will notice this man who made the supper say, Come; for all things are now ready. This man prepared for

There are several types of people when it comes to making things happen. There are lazy people who want everyone to do something for them. There are careless people who

Children don't turn out right by accident, but they turn out right by having the right influence and example from both parents. John the Baptist was a good child because both parents were

Pilate was a very weak leader for one reason, he was more interested in pleasing the crowd than he was in doing what was right. His desire to please the crowd certainly put him on

Lazy people is not a modern-day problem, it is an every generation sin problem. Solomon looked at labor as vanity because he never stopped to see the value of it. He despised the fact that what he worked hard to get, others

The greatest leader of all time often never gets the credit for His leadership. There is no doubt that Jesus is the greatest leader of all time. He took twelve men and trained them, one of them turned on him, and the other eleven turned the world upside down for Christ. These eleven men Jesus trained were

When Jesus was about to be crucified, He spent the last hours praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. He asked His disciples to pray with Him as He went a little further to pray alone. However, when Jesus returned from praying, He

The Christian life is never about your abilities or talents, but about giving your abilities and talents to the God who can do the miraculous with them. Jesus asked the disciples, How many loaves have ye? Their answer, Seven, and a few little fishes. Hold on, Jesus asked

One of the great illustrations of faith in the Scriptures is when Jesus commanded Peter to come to Him on the water. What is missed in this story is the trust Peter had in the word of the

One reason we don't see God do the miraculous is because so few believers pray and fast for the miraculous. It is not that God will not do the miraculous, but the reason God does not do the miraculous is because

Josiah was minded to repair the house of the LORD. This repair of the house did not happen by one or two people doing the work, but it happened because a multiplicity of workers were involved in repairing the

God commanded Amaziah to be strong for the battle. Amaziah could not win if he was not strong to face the battle. He could hide if he wanted to, but that would not make the battle go away. He could avoid the battle, but the

Old fashioned preaching is an afterthought to many because they would rather have feel-good singing than convicting preaching. However, the value of preaching to one’s