Being a truth-teller in a time of great deception

Jesus interceded for us by becoming sin for us and being the atoning sacrifice for our sins. But he did not stop there. Now seated at the Father's right hand He ever lives to make intercession for us! Through His Holy Spirit, He works all things together for our good to make us powerful intercessors like Himself.

Scripture has much to say about the power and effectiveness of God's word. It is life giving and actively moving to give us eternal life, cause us to grow, and equip us to live fruitful lives! Send it forth, Lord!

As the Father gave Peter the faith to know and confess that Jesus was the Messiah, Jesus gave him the keys to the Kingdom. Scripture has many promises about how powerful even a mustard seed of faith is. This power comes not from the greatness of our faith, but from who our faith is in! As faith in Jesus gives us "mountain-moving faith," we are to use it to serve His kingdom, not to build...

Jesus has sent the Holy Spirit to empower us to do the same works that He did. How, practically speaking, is that possible? Scripture speaks often about the gifts of the Spirit. They can be the means that enable us to see His Kingdom come. Many, however, are fearful of the gifts of the Spirit. This study teaches their proper use, especially the gift of tongues.

What is the promise of the Father? That "I will our out my spirit on all people." John the Baptist identified Jesus as the one who will baptize us in the Holy Spirit. Despite all the miracles the disciples could witness to, even Jesus' resurrection, Jesus told them to wait a few days until they were endued with power before going out to witness. So what happened in a few days? How di...

Jesus taught us to seek first His Kingdom. How can we do that effectively? It makes sense for us to use the "keys of the Kingdom." As we continue to follow the life of Peter, we see that Jesus delegated His authority and promised Peter the power of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture does not make clear what the "keys to the Kingdom" are, so we are on a venture to follow the journey of Peter in seeking to discern the keys to the Kingdom. Jesus restores Peter from his blatant denial of Him and calls Peter to "follow me. " In fact he says to us all, "Anyone who wants to be my disciple must follow me , because my servants must be where I am.” Ho...

When Peter answered Jesus' question, "Who do you say that I am," with "You are the Christ, the son of the living God," Jesus answered, "You are blessed and I will give you the keys to the Kingdom." How encouraging! Peter was far from perfect, just like us... And during Jesus' passion, Peter denies the Lord three times! But Jesus lovingly and painstakingly rest...

When Peter declared that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus gave him the keys of the Kingdom. Now scripture is clear that the keys to the Kingdom were not to be Peter's exclusive possession, but were truths and principles by which His Kingdom would come and His will would be done! Peter received the 'keys" because he "knew" Jesus! Our prayer is that we al...

Jesus has made us His Kingdom and empowered us with His Holy Spirit. As we walk in the power of His Spirit, the Kingdom will advance. As the Kingdom of God advances, those captive to the kingdom of darkness will be set free! These results will inevitably lead to conflict. Jesus himself was accused of being empowered by Beelzebub. How Jesus responds is so instructive for us and gives us keys that w...

John 15 is Jesus' awesome invitation to abide in his presence and by so doing to bear much fruit! He calls us His friends. He promises to make our joy full! As we abide in His presence and His words abide in us, He will answer our prayers! As all these things are true in our lives, God the Father will be glorified!

A Kairos moment is when the Holy Spirit is ready to move, and we cooperate with Him to do the Father's will! Jesus did this at all times. How can we do the same?

Jesus declares that He has made us His Kingdom that is to reign on earth. Jesus enables to be His Kingdom by baptizing us and anointing us with the Power of His Holy Spirit. Several times in the New Testament the apostles made sure that believers definitely received the power of the Holy Spirit. It is only through a dependence on His power that we can truly be His Kingdom.

Jesus has made us His Kingdom that is to reign on earth. How is this to become more of a reality in our lives? John the Baptist declared that the Father told him that the one on whom you see the Holy Spirit fall and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. As Jesus was about to ascend to heaven he told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they were clothed with power through th...

Our current culture is rampant with deception. Jesus calls us "the light of the world," and in Revelation 5 He declares that He has made His kingdom. May we be His Kingdom of truth in this time of great deception.

A Kingdom is literally ‘where the King rules.” In Jesus' ministry, His truth ruled over lies, and His love, compassion and power set the captives free from sin, sickness, and oppression. Wherever He went His Kingdom reign was evident. Now he declares that He has made us His Kingdom that is to reign on earth.

We continue our quest to understand and apply Rev. 5:10, “You have made them  into  a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” Jesus through His death and resurrection has become King of Kings and Lord of All! And he has conveyed His authority to us! Hebrews declares, "You gave them authority over all things.” How and why has He done these amazing things for us?

Jesus the Lion of the tribe of Judah sacrificed himself as the lamb of God and took away all our sin. In so doing he has caused us to be a Kingdom of priests unto God the Father. What does this mean to us, and how do we practically serve God as His Kingdom of priests?

Revelation 5 calls us as God's people a Kingdom of priests who reign on earth. This podcast begins an on-going series on reigning with Jesus in prayer, and what it means to be His Kingdom of priests.

Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords became death for us on Good Friday. But death could not hold Him, because His sacrifice paid the debt of sin that we owed. So, we celebrate His resurrection that gives us eternal life! We also celebrate His calling to be His Kingdom of Priests and to reign on the earth with Him. We look forward to growing in our understandi...

Jesus tells us that in the end times many will turn away from him, false prophets will deceive many, that sin will be rampant everywhere, and that the love of many will grow cold. So, how do we respond? Paul told Timothy to "fight the good fight of faith!" We look at an amazing current event that gives us a great illustration of how to take a stand even when it is not popular. Then we co...

Our modern culture seems determined to cancel and silence any voices contrary to its values. In this antagonistic spirit of our age, I believe God is calling us to fight the good fight, and as the church of the living God be the pillar and foundation of the truth! 

Heb 4:1 says God’s promise of entering his rest still stands. Jesus gives us an amazing invitation to, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." This is a Biblical meditation on how to enter into God's rest. 

Who are the chosen of God? Scripture makes it clear that through our faith in the Gospel we become His chosen. He even calls us by our name and guarantees our eternal security. This Bible Study makes clear who we are as His chosen. 

Huge protests are taking place in Europe and even China as a consequence of economic policies that are making life extremely difficult. Many of these policies came about because of the Covid crisis or climate change policies. Are the cures of these crisis worse than the diseases?