Practical Wisdom from the Word of God

 Paul understood what it took to build the kind of relationship that produced the flow of revealed knowledge in his life.  In 1 Corinthians 12 he said that he knew a man who heard and saw things he could not preach.  That man was Paul himself.  How did he develop that kind of relationship?  He tells in his letter to the Philippians. For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor...

 In Matthew 16 we found that Peter was shown something by God independent of his senses.  This "inside out" revealed knowledge from God is invaluable to us as we navigate life.  How can we identify this kind of knowledge and cultivate it in our lives.  Let's go to the Word for some insight. For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practical Wisdom from...

NEW PODCAST: Matthew 16 shows us that there is a knowledge available to believers that is independent from the natural way of gaining knowledge.  This is called revelation or revealed knowledge.  What is the effect of this kind of knowledge in our lives.  Let's go to the Word of God and find out. For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practical Wisdom from...

NEW PODCAST: In Matthew 16, Peter has an experience that changes him.  That experience came from the fact that God had revealed something to him outside the limits of flesh and blood.  Is this important to us?  Is this process available to us.  I believe the bible teaches that it is.   For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practical Wisdom from...

NEW PODCAST: When King Solomon was a young man, he asked God for and understanding and discerning heart so he could lead God's people.  God granted his request.  What is that Solomon asked for and what is that God gave him.  What did he for get that caused him to stray along the way.  The answer is something we need today as we navigate these trying times. For Audio Messages Vi...

NEW PODCAST: Jesus says that all who desire to come after him must deny themselves, pick up their cross and follow him.  This is not optional for the Christian.  What does this really mean to us.  Let's look into the Word of God and find out. For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practical Wisdom from the Word of God or Bill Kiefer on Spotify or where you...

NEW PODCAST: In Matthew chapter 16 we find Peter receiving something that causes Jesus to call him blessed.  In the same chapter Jesus calls him Satan.  What happened to Peter and why did he go from being "blessed" to being "Satan" and how does that relate to us in terms of being what the Lord needs us to be today? or Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practica...

When David received the Word of the Lord in 1 Samuel 30 that promised him he would recover everything the enemy had stolen, he acted on what God promised.  When he did God moved mightily and, in the end, David saw exactly what God had said come to pass.  Let's walk with David now as this plays out in the Word of God. For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/ For Audio M...

New Podcast! Paul speaks in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 about a church that has a form of Godliness but denies the power of Godliness.  He lays out a description of the times they lived in as the cause for this condition.   When I read his description, I see our day.  Is it possible that we don't see the power of God for the same reasons.  Let's see what the Word says we can do about...

There was a time when I had a childlike faith in the supernatural things of God.  I have been realizing that as I got older, I lost that.  I had more foundation in the Word, and even more education and understanding.  Nevertheless I had lost something.  I think we need to get that back.  Let's see what the Word has to say. For Audio Messages Visit : https://anchor.fm/bill-...

Does the Bible teach that there is a reality beyond what we can perceive with our natural senses?  I Believe it does, and that we need to cultivate an awareness of it if we are going to fulfill the will of God in our lives.  Let's what the Word itself has to say about it.   For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/ For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-k...

New Podcast: Religion often portrays God as some one we must appease so he will not punish us.  Hebrews 11:6 says that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.  So is he a rewarder or a punisher by nature.  Let's go to the Word and find out! For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practical Wisdom from the Word of God or Bill Kiefer on Spotify or...

New Podcast: Hebrews 11:6 says that is impossible to please God without faith.  I believe I have faith, but I want to know exactly what God is talking about because I want to please him.  Let's look into the Word to see. For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practical Wisdom from the Word of God or Bill Kiefer on Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. For wr...

Hebrews 11:6 tells us it is impossible to please God without faith.  It continues to say that those who come to God must believe that God is.  Those two words have been stuck in my heart and mind for years.  The more I think of them, the bigger they get in my thinking.  What is so important about them and how do they relate to being supernatural people in a natural world. &nbsp...

In John 17, Jesus is praying for us.  He sends us into the world just as he was sent by the Father.  As he prays, he asks the Father to sanctify us.  What does this mean and how does it relate to being supernatural people in the natural world?  Let's go to the Word and find out. For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/ For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor...

Jesus is not in the world today, we are!  The Father promises to "keep" us in the world.  What do these two things Jesus prayed in John 17 mean to us?  Let's go to the Word and find out.   For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/   For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practical Wisdom from the Word of God or Bill Kiefer on Sp...

In John 17, Jesus is praying his final prayer on earth.  He prays for the disciples in the upper and all who will believe on Jesus by their word.  That means all of us who make up the church today.  He makes an important statement that defines what life should be for a believer.  Let's look into his prayer to find out what that is.   For written teachings go to https://wjk...

What does it really mean to be a supernatural people.  Let's go to the Word of God and find out. For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/ For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practical Wisdom from the Word of God or Bill Kiefer on Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. EMail: Livingwordintgreene@gmail.com

When Jesus prayed for his disciples, and by extension the whole church age, he said that we were not of the world just as he was not of the World.  He also asked the Father not to take us out of the world but to keep us from the evil one.  What did he mean by all of that?  Let's dig into the Word of God and find out. For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/ For Au...

What does it mean to be the apple of God's eye.  I believe it has to do with more than just a physical heritage.  As the Body of Christ, we are to be something different in the world.  We have the potential to do that but how.  Let's see how these things are related.   For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/   For Audio Messages Visit: https://anch...

God has given us tremendous potential to live in and bring change to our world.  The thing we must understand is the nature of that potential.  It is represented by one word.  Supernatural.  Let's look into the Word of God and see what that means. For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/ For Audio Messages Visit: https://anchor.fm/bill-kiefer or search Practi...

I believe that the time between Christmas and the New Year is given to us as a pause to prepare us for what God has for the next year.  I want to look at Mary, the mother of Jesus, as an example of what it is going to take in 2022 to release the tremendous potential that God has invested in us to be examples of his blessing to our world.    For written teachings go to https://wjkief...

I believe 2022 is a year where we need to release the tremendous potential God has placed in every believer.  In Philippians 4 Paul tells us to pray all the time about everything and do it with thanksgiving.  Let's go to the Word and see how this helps us develop a lifestyle of thanksgiving. For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/ For Audio Messages Visit: https://anc...

I believe Philippians 4 gives us a pattern for developing a lifestyle of thanksgiving which is essential fi we are going to release our potential in God during 2022.  Verse 5 says that our gentleness should be evident to all.   What does that have to do with a thanksgiving lifestyle?  Let's go to the Word for the answer. For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.co...

I believe 2022 is a year in which God wants us to release the tremendous potential given to us in the New Birth.  One of the most important keys to doing that is to build a lifestyle of thanksgiving.  Philippians chapter 4 reveals some keys as to how we can do that.  Let's find out what they are.   For written teachings go to https://wjkiefer.wordpress.com/   For Audio Mes...