Understanding Paying Tithes

What comes to mind when you think of a robber or thief? We might visualize a bank robber, a house burglar, or even a shop-lifter. But could you imagine one of your fellow church members, or even yourself, as a robber? It may seem impossible, yet the scripture below ...

My Experience with Fasting

This past week has been on fasting. We have explored what it is, how to fast, the effects of fasting, the power of fasting, and what you get out of fasting. I wouldn't tell anyone to fast unless I have done it myself. What I can tell you is, fasting is an experience. It really served...

How Does Fasting Help

HOW DOES FASTING HELP?By Bill Bright Fasting is also a primary means of restoration. By humbling our souls, fasting releases the Holy Spirit to do His special work of revival in us. This changes ...

Power of Fasting

Releasing God's Power Through Fasting By Bill Bright A discussion on prayer would not be complete without including a subject that is an important companion to prayer in the Bible:...

Fasting and Prayer with Pastor Matt Keller

This video goes into a verbal explanation of fasting and it importan...

Beginning A Fast

If you are fasting for the first time, you might begin by missing a meal or two. Over time, you can build up to a full day or more. Begin by refraining from solid food, but drink liquids. Water is the best, since soft drinks 'poison' the...

Prayer and Fasting

When you think of fasting, what image comes to mind? A self-righteous Pharisee? An ascetic monk? For many of us, these are cultural stereotypes of a person who abstains from food and prays. Often we are confused about the purpose of fasting....

2 Seconds

So many times in life things come at us like a Mack truck from every direction. Sometimes it seems as though there is no stability in our lives. So in return we get trapped in the whole web of life. We're on top sometimes, and then there are more windings and links added to the web....

Change Me O Lord

By David WilkersonDecember 6, 1999__________ Lately I have grown very discouraged over what we Christians call counseling. Right now there are more trained Christian counselors than in all of church history. And there are multitudes of "how to" books and relationship manuals available, offering spiritual advice on every subject, from marriage to physical fitness to child-rearing. Yet, tragically, there are more troubled individuals, marriages...

Mark of a Changed Person

Pastor Jackie McColloughBased on Mark 5:1-20, this explosive Word of deliverance is a clarion call to the Body of Christ designed to challenge, educate and empower the believer in their understanding of the supernatural. Receive your authority to walk in liberty, victory and transformation through the Lord Jesus Christ! To have this dynamic message in your library go to www.rizpah.org and order your copy tod...

Who Is the Holy Spirit?

Christian tradition starts speaking of the Spirit by saying that the Holy Spirit is God, based on the Bible. The Spirit has the attributes of God : eternal, having neither beginning nor end (Hebrews 9:14),omni-potent, having all power (Luke 1:35); omni-present, being everywhere...

Keys to Making a Revoluntionary Impact for Christ

Four Keys to Making a Revolutionary Impact for Christ Written by Kevin Miller “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, ...

God’s Word is True Strength

Courtesy of www.themorningmessage.comGod emphasizes things by repeating them to me. This morning He wanted me to understand the importance of His Word, a.k.a. the Bible. If you work the words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who dug deep and laid the foundation of his house on bedrock. When the river burst its banks and crashed against the house, nothing could shake it; it was built to last.”Message, Luke 6:48“” God’s Word...

Bishop T.D. Jakes - Don't Go Into The Rest of Your Life With the Same Mind

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Embracing Challenges

Derek Prince Ministries:Another thing I would suggest. I’m sometimes reluctant to say things because if I preach them I almost always go through them. Welcome adversity. Don’t react against it. I say when something really goes wrong and seems to be going against you, embrace it....