I Peter 5:8-9  The Enemy’s goal is to destroy anyone who loves God. He wants to draw us away from our relationship with God and with others. Deception is his tactic. Knowing the truth, seeking God’s power, and prayer are the tools to resist.Our Lord promises to give us all...

Colossians 1:9-14  “For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.” Our behaviors, our thinking, our will, and our heart are all part of our defense against Satan’s tactics. Often the way we respond can help us determine...

This is important:  Satan has lost already! Colossians 1:9-14  We have the power to resist him. The more we know how he works the better we can defend against him. When his target is our mind, he lies. His goal: to get us to doubt God and to not believe...

Ephesians 6:10-13   Verse 12  “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” We wrestle against an opponent that wants to destroy us. This battle is real. If...

Psalm 71 –  “I will keep hope alive, and my praise to You will grow exponentially.  I will bear witness to Your merciful acts… I will come with stories of Your great acts, my Lord, the Eternal.” Praise the Lord when He is your shelter, your refuge, your rock.  Praise the Lord for His grace, His faithfulness. What...

I Corinthians  14:13 “What should you do then, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each person has a vital role because each has gifts. One person might have a song, another a lesson to teach, still another a revelation from God. One person might speak in an unknown language, another will...

The contribution of your gift is vital to the functioning of the Church. When spiritual gifts are sitting on the shelf, ignored or unused, God’s Spirit is frustrated. His goal is for the church to be healthy and functioning at a high level. He is gentle and patient. He doesn’t...

God wants you to know what your spiritual gift is. God’s purpose for giving gifts is to encourage and grow His Church. in the diversity of the gifts comes unity, and service, and love. He can add a new gift, in His sovereignty, depending on what is required in His...

I Corinthians 12 – Here are the basics about spiritual gifting: Every believer is given a gift or gifts. No one has all of them. We don’t all have one particular gift. We don’t choose our gifts. Your gift or gifts MUST be used for the good of the Body....

In order to know about these visitors to the Christ Child, it helps to learn about the facts about ‘wise men’ and the ‘east’ and the ‘star’.  They were world travelers, known to the world. They were expected to wondrous things, to relate the things of the world to the...