“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Cor. 15:22). “Victory rises out of death. Christ went down into the tomb, but three days later he came out! Christ so completely identified with us that he took us to the Cross with Him, buried us with Him,...
THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER COOPERATES WITH GOD
“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it” (Psalm 127:1). Exceptional fathers do what other fathers refuse to do. Extraordinary fathers do regularly what others do only occasionally. They discipline their children, protect their children, train their children, teach their children, and put forth incredible effort in raising their children...
BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
Be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Ephesians 5:17–19 One of the greatest truths...
THE PARAMETERS OF REVIVAL
“The prayer for revival is ultimately a prayer based upon a concern for the manifestation of the glory of God.” —D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones “[Revival] changes the moral climate of a community.” —A. W. Tozer A little girl spoke to her father as they were pulling out of the driveway, “Daddy, where are we going?” The...
THE SPIRIT OF MARRIAGE
We all carry our own personal atmosphere with us wherever we go. All of us live in an environment, be it peace or anger, joy or sadness, hope or despair. Just like individuals and churches have a “personality,” so do marriages. There are things that you do, or don’t do, that create the atmosphere in...
GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT
“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh” (Luke 6:45). There is a slang expression related to computer...