Wisdom is the application of knowledge. It is not enough to simply know without applying that knowledge to your life. Agape must always be love in action but what does that look like? What does that look like for you? Selflessness Generosity Sacrificial Unconditional...
The Fruit of Unconditional Love
The Implications of Agape The implications of agape are profound for our lives as Christians. If we are called to love others with a selfless and sacrificial love, then this must shape how we think and act towards others. As Jesus says, “By this everyone will know...
Fruit of the Spirit – Agape Continued
Agape is a love that is characterized by selflessness and generosity. Agape focuses on what one can give to others, rather than what one can receive. This kind of love is not dependent on the worthiness or desirability of the person, but freely given. It is a love...
The Fruit of the Spirit – Agape
Love is the foundation of all the fruits of the Spirit. We are called to love God and love others as ourselves. Love is not just an emotion, but an action that we show towards others. We can display love by serving others,...
Does God Answer Prayer?
I suppose it really depends on who you ask as to what kind of response you will get. Some will answer with a hearty amen. Others may be more hesitant, while some may betray their doubt. "God seems to hear the prayers of others but for me it's like a brass ceiling....
Speaking Truth To Power
Recently the Chinese Communist Party, in "Article 3 of the Measures" act requires clergy — among other demands — to support the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) rule, the Chinese socialist political system, effectively imposing a political test to ensure clergies'...
When Will Judgement Come?
When does God say enough, that "My longsuffering and patience has ended. It is time for judgement to begin." We find a precedent for this in 2 Kings 21:6ff. Manasseh, the king of Judah and son of Hezekiah, did "evil in the sight of the Lord" (21:2). Not only did he...
Prepare Yourself
What an amazing two months since I have last posted. We have experienced miracles of provision, miracles of healing and opportunity for greater service. Who says that life is only a coasting to the grave? With Jesus life is an adventure that never ends but culminates...
Keep On Adding
One of my passions is learning new skills. This summer I learned how to upload FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for my radio programming, then how to apply the macro settings to convert the files into MP3 using Audacity. This alone saved me a ton of work. I have recently...
Certainty of Answered Prayer
"... in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" (Ben Franklin). Maybe so, if one lives with only the values of this world. But what of the values of the eternal Kingdom, that knows no limitations and interacts with those "who are in the...
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Please know that I love to speak with my Father and to bring others before Him in prayer. I have this unfailing belief that He both hears and answers the prayers of His children.
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