When 1.2 billion people are awakened. There is transformation . . . We just concluded a 5 week ministry trip to India. Thank you to the many of you that were praying. We had a wonderful crusade in Delhi and ministry in Mumbai and Kerala.The highlight was the Emerging Leaders of India Conference in Mumbai where 800+ leaders under the age of 35 attended. It was phenomenal hearing some transformation stories and meeting some great leaders in the making. The patron of this Conference was Dr. A Pinto, Founder of Ryan Group of Schools. This is an man with an…

I know your record of works and what you are doing; you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! [16] So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth! [17] For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. Revelation 3:15-17 (AMP)We had a great couple services this morning with a strong sense of God's prescence with us. I felt…

The book of Revelation speaks of the triumph of the Lamb of God. But we are told that the Lamb has an army of disciples through whom He fights His battles and overcomes. These disciples are called, chosen and faithful. "The Lamb is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful" (Rev.17:14). Many are called, few are chosen, but fewer still are faithful. These are the overcomers spoken of ten times in the book of Revelation. They are disciples of Jesus who have not only been accepted by…

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Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; When I looked for light, then came darkness.The churning inside me never stops; Days of suffering confront me.Job 30:25-27 (NIV)Benita Joy

There are so many different kinds of people in the world. Some are wicked and others are so beautiful. Some of the wicked people can come from perfectly sound and peaceful homes while some of the beautiful people can come from the worst circumstances and environments you can think of. I don't understand why this is so? But it also goes both ways. The unstable environments can give birth to such wickedness and the stable can make some people become so beautiful. It all seems like a mystery. One thing I do hold on to..."...the future of the wicked will…

Reading: Ephesians 6:10-18"Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor 15:57) Christ is the Captain and we are His soldiers. Our weapons are not nuclear, chemical or biological but spiritual. Through them we destroy the enemy's war machine (2 Cor 10:4,5).The devil is usually goodlooking! He is a masquerader. He came to Jesus in the wilderness as His promoter (Mt 4:5-10). Jesus unmasked him through the spiritual sensitivity gained during the forty days of prayer. On another occasion the devil camouflaged as his wellwisher. Jesus had no difficulty to discern him because of…

Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name. John 12:27-28Why did Jesus die? It’s a simple question and if you’ve ever been to church or Sunday School you’re sure to know the answer. Whatever words you use, the basic answer always comes back – for us. That’s right. That’s true. But could there be another answer. A higher answer. This Sunday we explore the idea that while Jesus’ death on the Cross was for us, it was first…

On Good Friday, we remem ber the sac ri fice of our Sav iour. Some two thou sand years ago, a man who came from God, born of a vir gin, who did many signs and won ders, healed sick, raised the dead, opened blind eyes, cast out demons, helped the lame walk, who loved beyond all thought and feel ing, also died for our sakes. This per son, both fully God and fully man, the enigma of all enig mas, incar nated to us the blaz ing love of God for all.His life and pur pose was to save…

Yesterday, Mr. Bilson hit up a couple of Good Friday services. Mr. B was most impressed with the first service. The Pastor mentioned how Christians often rush through Good Friday and head straight towards the part where he arose. It is true and Mr. B noticed this at the second service attended at a different gathering.The second service was a little premature. It was celebrating the resurrection with little to no regard for the price it cost Jesus. The songs sung about the wonderful cross which is wonderful for Christians but what about for Him? There was also a children's…

In Revelation 1:12-13, when John turned around to see who was speaking, he saw Jesus. But he saw Him in the midst of the churches. It is through the local church that the Lord seeks to reveal Himself and to speak to others. The first dwelling-place of God mentioned in the Bible is the burning bush that Moses saw in the wilderness (Deut.33:16). Like John at Patmos, Moses also turned aside at that time to see that marvelous sight. And that's when God spoke to him (Exod.3:3). Today the church is God's dwelling place. God desires every church to be…

The centrality of Christ’s person and work seems to be usurped in contemporary ‘Christian’ preaching and ministry by a variety of charismatic themes, social issues and humanitarian activities. Vital as these are, Paul writing to Christians at Colosse makes the definitive statement: ‘Christ is All and in All’ (3:11). Why must Jesus be first (before all things) and preeminent? This is because, as Paul notes (1:16-18), it is by  Christ’s power, i.e. through  him and for  him that all things were created. All things are his possession and it is ‘in Christ’ and due to his providence that all things…

In Matthew 6:16 Jesus said “when” we fast. Thus, He was expecting His followers to fast. He also said that our Father in heaven will reward us for fasting in secret. The following are some principles related to the spiritual discipline of fasting.Text: Matthew 6:16-18“Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.  But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to…

Gethsemane, Aramaic for ‘Oil press’, was an olive garden maintained by wealthy Jews on the west slopes of the Mt. of Olives (Mt. 26:36-41; Lk. 22:42). On his way to Jerusalem, across the Kidron valley, Jesus reveals to his disciples how that same night they will ‘desert’ him. The Shepherd is going to be struck and his sheep scattered (Zech. 13:7); Peter vehemently vows that even if the others did, he will never let him down (v.33) and Jesus warns that before cockcrow, Peter would have denied him thrice! At Gethemane, Jesus shows us how to be strongJesus will be…

'And a voice came from the throne, saying, "Give praise to our God, all you His bondservants, you who fear Him, the small and the great." And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude and as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty peals of thunders, saying, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready"’ (Rev. 19:5-7). Notice that it doesn’t say that the…

HAVE you ever wondered if you matter to God? Do you matter to the God who created heaven and earth? Does He know you by your name? Is He concerned about your needs? Does He care enough to wipe away your tears when you hurt? Does He know your beginning and end?If you have asked any of these questions at least once in your life, this feature will help you. There is a God who loves you and cares for you. His name is Jesus Christ. He is the God of the Bible, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning…

This written prayer is found among notes, papers and books by a young African pastor in Zimbabwe after he was martyred. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I’m a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I’m a disciple of His and I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed. My present makes sense. My future is secure. I'm done and finished with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed…

I just ran into a bunch of marvelous young worshippers. They came with the heart willing to serve. They didn't come in and grabbed the altar, exalt themself, and than give what was left back to the pastor. They genuinely wanted to know about the vision and what they can do.... I was so blessed to be around them. They cared!Here are some words on worship given by a Pastor friend...The divine priority is worship first and service secondWhen I worship, I would rather my heart be without words than my words be without heart.”Worship changes the worshiper into the…