The Watch of the Lord
Watch Defined Biblical Mandate The word watch occurs 11 times in three Gospel accounts of Matt. 24, Mark.13 and Luke. 21. The phrase Watch and pray is found in Matt. 26:41 and Mark. 14:38. Matt. 26:41 – Keep watching and praying, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is […]
Properly Interpreting Revelation
Some years ago I was traveling through the night by train from the Frankfurt, Germany region to Rossenheim in southern Bavaria. I was in one of the sleeping cars but, unable to sleep, I spent much of my time praying in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit kept speaking to me over and over, “Where are […]
The Fasted Life
The Origins of Fasting From the Old Testament The Life of Moses The first mention of the discipline of fasting in Scripture is the 40-day fast of Moses when God met with him on Matt. Sinai (Ex. 34:28; Deut. 9:9). There he received directions about building the tabernacle and the Ten Commandments. Moses did a […]
Power and Perils of the Prophetic
The Purpose of the Prophetic Revelation 19:10 To have a personal revelation of Jesus Christ. To know Him and to make Him known; to carry a testimony of Christ – this is the primary purpose of the prophetic. To know the future is not the primary focus of the prophetic. Matthew 16:13-17 Jesus said to […]
Transfoming Faith
Unless otherwise stated, all scripture references are from the New American Standard Bible. Faith Defined Faith is a constant, abiding trust in something. Biblically, faith means trust in God (or, as our primary study passage, Hebrews 6:1, puts it, “faith toward God”), not faith in other people or things, in feelings, or in circumstances. Faith in […]
The Blood That Speaks Better!
Old Testament Type Hebrews 9: 6-14 The High Priest went into the Holy of Holies only once a year and that was with the blood of the sacrifice on the Day of Atonement. There is no access into the presence of God without the shedding of sacrificial blood. Leviticus 16:11-15, 18-19 The blood of the […]
Learning Your Spiritual Alphabet
Each of us has our own personal, unique spiritual alphabet that the Holy Spirit uses to communicate with us. Just like every language has different symbols or characters representing different “sounds” – and the combination of them brings thoughts and phrases together, so the Holy Spirit will bring a sequence of symbols to us that […]
The Center of Quiet
FIVE INGREDIENTS OF THE CONTEMPLATIVE – MEDITATIVE STATE Biblical Exhortation Concerning Physical Calm Hebrews 4:9-11 There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, […]
Priesthood in Light of the New Testament
Theme Verse: Revelation 1:6 He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father – to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. Needed: Ministry at the Altar of Incense The Order of Progression Zechariah was chosen to minister to the Lord. The people all responded as […]