Courageous and Prophetic Women of Faith, Part 1 (Old Testament)
Women have been faithful and courageous champions over the centuries, for the whole history of the people of God. We do not know about as many of them as we could, because the (largely male) history-writers have ignored or minimized their accomplishments. Naturally, another reason we don’t know about all the great women of the […]
Prayer Passion for Souls
“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:38 NIV It is so important to keep the main thing, the main thing. God always has eternity on His mind and we must have the Gospel of the Kingdom on our minds and hearts at all times as […]
3 Ways You Can Flow in the Power of God
Focusing on our need for water, Jesus tells His disciples that if we believe in Him, “rivers of living water” will flow out from within us, from our hearts. “Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” —John 7:38 (nlt) Rivers […]
How You Can Discern the Atmosphere of Heaven
With the help of the Holy Spirit, you can discern the atmosphere of heaven wherever you go. Our goal as followers of Jesus is to have a relationship with the Father, just as Jesus has. Like Him, we want to “do what the Father is doing.” But how on earth can you tell what Jesus […]
How to Respond to Your Feelings
In order to appropriately respond to feelings, it is vital that you have a firm grounding in the Word of God and are planted in fresh soil the body of Christ, surrounded by the environment of other mature believers. Only then can you learn to be led by the Spirit and discover how to receive, […]
How Spiritually Sensitive Are You?
How Sensitive Are You? When we say someone is “sensitive,” what do we mean? In many cases, it means that we have to “walk on eggshells” around that person, right? You don’t want to upset a sensitive person because of the potential fallout. In a positive sense, though, it can mean that the person’s sensibilities […]
Experiencing the Emotions of God
Does God have emotions? Yes! And did you know that you can experience the emotions of God? Of course, God does not have fickle feelings and whimsical moods, nor is He influenced unduly by the condition of the worlds He has created. You can be sure that He never experiences PMS (Prophetic Mood Swings)! God […]
Worshiping God through Uncertain Times
Today’s world is filled with so many uncertainties! Life seems to be more like a turbulent roller coaster ride with no clear end in sight rather than a nice walk in the park! Many things are not turning out the way we thought they would. We have a lot of choices to make in how […]
Treasures from GEM: Raising Up Warriors of Hope in our Nation’s Prisons
“Freely We Have Received—Now Freely We GIVE” The Lord has called us at God Encounters Ministries to be good stewards of the riches and treasures He has given us. In fact, two years ago, you helped us establish a new expression of GEM Missions, “Treasures from GEM.” Together, we gave away HUNDREDS of books and discipleship materials […]