Power from Above (Epistle: Acts 2:1-13 | Gospel: John 20:19-31) When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to […]
The Spirit of Excellence (Daniel 1:11-20) 11 So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the […]
Refilling Your Lamp With Oil To Shine (Matthew 25:1-9) “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but […]
The Fire Shall Ever Be Burning (Exodus 3:1-9) Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he […]
The Promised Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4) When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as […]
The Spirit Moved and there was Light (Genesis 1:1-3) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: […]
They were filled with the Holy Ghost, and with Boldness (Acts 4:23-31) 23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art […]
Empowered to Make a Difference in the World (Acts 2:1-4) When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to […]
Power To Go Witness (Acts 1:8) In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave […]
Changed into another man by the Spirit (1 Samuel 10:6-7) 6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man (by the Spirit). 7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for […]
The Outpouring of the Spirit for a Revived Church (Joel 2:28-32) 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh (Revived Church); and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants […]
The Youths as Agents of Revival (Daniel 3:16-30) 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego (youths) answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver […]
1 Timothy 6:3-14 (Dealing with the challenges of Biblical Christian leadership in the 21st century) 3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of […]
Romans 8:11-13 (The Holy Spirit as Agent of Revival) But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, […]
2 Timothy 1:1-7 (Stir Up the Gifts of the Spirit) …….5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gifts of God which […]