Tune and Prepare!

{there's a necessity of...} .. a renewal of the life of the church as the result of the direct action of the Spirit of God upon an individual or a group of people, a church or even a group of churches, or perhaps even more or less a nation. It is a visitation of the Spirit, an outpouring of the Spirit, a phenomenon, nothing that man organizes or arranges or produces. It is a sovereign action of God. I ended on that note last Thursday evening, and this is a most important point, this clear definition as to what we mean by revival, and I considered some of the objections which so many people seem to have to this whole notion and tried to show how they were unscriptural. I still would repeat that I believe the greatest factor in causing the whole notion of revival to recede in the thinking of the church has been due to the prevalence of an Arminian type of teaching which is activist and believes that men can do things, both the preacher in the pulpit and the one who ...

I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies 18:3 Since the Mighty Holy Spirit of God is working around - by prayer by the father's grace & will - the great fight is quite different from the OT type situation. God's glory is fearful and unbearable for the Evil one. We represent His glory - we, believers are the fruits, results of His glory as we stand: justified by the work of the blood of the lamb. Our glorious, intimate heritage is incomparable to the old, religious conditional system we can see in the Holy & devoted tasks of the Levitical priesthood. Our heritage comes from the Ultimate High Priest of Gd Most High. Our priesthood works in righteousness. It has infinite power-background for deliverance, for caring, for the representation of glory in Christ, by the glory of God. Let us see some examples: For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed i...

Our enemy, satan, tries to make us hate our fellow humans. The apostolic teaching warns: we do not have war on a physical and visible level, but in the invisible, heavenly world. {Eph 6:10} At work, in the marketplace, among rivals, on the battlefield: The "enemy" almost doesn't matter. War always starts with condemning-judging others. But who am I to do so? {Mt 7:1-2} Whoever proclaims a war {by the secular power of any religion/trend} lives in a carnal way, under a battle psychosis. Under judgement. Why? Because it is the means /tools, not just the end that counts. If the fight is physical, the person eventually begins to follow the path of satan and serves it with physical warfare. And he dies. {Jesus warns in Mt 26:52} Since life and death are basically spiritual things, it would make sense to keep all of these in God's power. He gives us grace to have life. {Jn 10:10} He is the way, the truth, the life. {Jn 14:6} The good news is that believers have de...

Ellenségünk, a sátán megpróbál minket arra rávenni, hogy gyűlöljük embertársainkat. Az apostoli tanítás figyelmeztet: nem fizikai és látható szinten van háborúnk, hanem a láthatatlan, mennyei világban. {Ef 6:10} A munkahelyen, a piacon, a riválisok között, a csatatéren: Az "ellenség" szinte mindegy. A háború mindig mások elítélésével kezdődik. De ki vagyok én hogy így tehessek? {Mt 7:1-2} Aki háborút hirdet {bármilyen vallás/irányzat világi erejével}, az testi módon, harci pszichózisban él. Ítélet alatt. Miért? Mert az eszköz is számít nem csupán a cél. Ha a harc fizikai, akkor a személy végül a sátán útját kezdi követni, és fizikai hadviseléssel szolgálja azt. És meghal. {Jézus figyelmeztet a Mt 26:52-ben} Mivel az élet és a halál alapvetően szellemi/ spirituális dolgok, ésszerű lenne mindezeket Isten hatalmában tartani. Ő kegyelmet ad, hogy életünk legyen. {Jn 10:10} Ő az út, az igazság, az élet. {Jn 14:6} A jó hír az, hogy a hívők legyőzték a Sátánt a bárá...

by David Guzik – Enduringword.com Ma arra akarlak emlékeztetni benneteket, hogy a mi harcunk nem test és vér ellen folyik . A részt az Efézus 6:12. verséből olvasom fel nektek, ahol ezt olvassuk: a mi harcunk nem test és vér ellen folyik, hanem erők és hatalmak ellen, a sötétség világának urai és a gonoszság szellemei ellen, amelyek a mennyei magasságban vannak. Ef 6:12 {NT HU} Jézus sok követője nem tudja, hogy az igazi harca nem test és vér ellen folyik. Minden erőfeszítésüket ebbe az irányba fordítják. Pál gondolata itt az Efézus 6-ban nagyjából ugyanaz, mint a 2Korinthus 10. levél 3. és 4. versében, ahol ezt írja: Mert testben élünk, de nem test szerint hadakozunk; hadakozásunk fegyverei ugyanis nem testiek, hanem erősek az Isten kezében erődítmények lerombolására. 2Cor 10:3-4 {NT HU} Aztán Pál leírja, hogy kik ellen harcolunk. Azt mondja, fejedelemségek, hatalmasságok, e kor sötétségének urai, a gonoszság szellemi seregei ellen a mennyekben. Pál tö...

by David Guzik – Enduringword.com I'm David Guzik and today for a brief devotional thought I want to read to you what the Holy Spirit spoke through the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6 verse 13 where we read this: “Therefore, take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand.” Eph. 6:13 (NKJV) Now, Paul introduced the idea of the whole armor of God way back in Ephesians 6 verse 11, two verses prior. And in the following verses he detailed the specific items related to the armor of God. In this verse, Ephesians 6 verse 13, he simply states what the main purpose of spiritual warfare and the armor of God is. Simply said, we're given the spiritual armor so that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand. This describes what we use the strength of God for and the armor of God for. You see, the primary picture in Paul's mind is not that the Christian goes out attacking spir...

by David Guzik – Enduringword.com Today I want to remind you that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, and read you from Ephesians 6, verse 12, where we read this: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Eph. 6:12 (NKJV) The fact that our real battle is not against flesh and blood is lost on many followers of Jesus. They put all their efforts in that direction. Paul's idea here in Ephesians 6 is much the same as in 2 Corinthians 10, verses 3 and 4, where he wrote this: “for though we walk in the flesh, we do not war, according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.” 2 Cor. 10:3-4 (NKJV) Then Paul described just whom we do battle against. He said its principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of t...

F   or two millennia a battle has raged for the soul of the church. And still the conflict rages. It is the contest between: The life of God, as he moves unpredictably and powerfully saving and transforming lives and creating Spirit-filled communities, and... The desire of man, to own, control and contain the work of God through traditions, programs and human authority structures. From from Duncan Kellard's book: "Grassroots Christianity" Grassroots...

(our spiritual and mental hygiene) This article is part of the "Vitalize" pack Our salvation and our adoption has been prepared in advance (Eph 1:4-6) by His love. But life goes on in this chaotic, godless world, which currently belongs to the realm of Evil. It is a ceaseless struggle, sometimes a cruel battle where the naive and unprepared believer has little to look forward to. The Lord Jesus and his apostles take great care to maintain the hygiene of our lives. They never confuse salvation with sanctification . This is our strength - also our safety in the visible and invisible dimension. 2Cor 7:1 Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God. Let's start with the well-known scene: Remember that Jesus Christ washed the feet of his disciples. During supper,... Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all thin...

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Who I am? Depression exists when we under­estimate ourselves. When we look at ourselves on the natural way & observe the visible things: we turn away from the Heaven. The writer of the Ecclesiastes {King Salomon} says: “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Absolute futility. Everything is futile.” What does a man gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun? Ecc 1:2-3 Perspective The above-mentioned section shows a problem. The problem of the perspective: " under the sun ". King Salomon started his life with splendour and glory and finished with multiple wives and concubines - alongside their multiple gods/goddesses... Well... We're not meant to focus on things "under the sun". If we did, we missed the point. Let us only be illuminated from the side of heaven! When adoration & praise happen, alongside with the worship – Heaven happens. This was the original, Davidic heritage for Salomon! 2Chron 5 7 The ...

by Doreen Kellogg ..many congregations have decided to add a banner or two to their sanctuary. But often they haven't really thought through the purpose and meaning of those banners. Do banners add to worship, inspiring worshipers to reflect on who they are as children of God and what kind of God we are called to serve? Or are they merely decorations to brighten up a dull or plain space? Many people are surprised to discover that banners are not a twentieth-century invention; in fact, they are mentioned repeatedly in Scripture. A closer look at how God's Old and New Testament people used banners can help us understand how we can make them a meaningful part of our gathering and worshiping today. "Commercial" worship banners christianbanners.com Banners Identify Us The earliest biblical mention of banners occurs in Numbers 1 and 2, where God tells the children of...