“What leads to [the unending] quarrels and conflicts among you? Do they not come from your [hedonistic] desires that wage war in your [bodily] members [fighting for control over you]? You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your lust goes unfulfilled; so you murder. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so you fight and battle. You do not have because you do not ask [it of God]. You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask

“The crowd also joined in the attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and ordered that Paul and Silas be...

Joseph was at the place of having done all to stand. He had done nothing wrong. But his whole world had fallen apart, or so it seemed. It...

This is the story of when bad things happen to good people for sure. As far as we know, except for being a teenager with a God sized dream, Joseph was a great kid, oh and he was a tattletale. Sure the dreams were hard to swallow by his jealous brothers, but that wasn’t a good reason for wanting to get rid of him. They compounded their behavior by lying to their father about what they had done. They let Jacob go years believing that the son of his love was murdered. Little di

Have you received a dream or promise from the Lord? How long have you been waiting on the manifestation? Or have you forgotten? The Bible...

“Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the...

“When Elijah saw how things were, he ran for dear life to Beersheba, far in the south of Judah. He left his young servant there and then...

My pastor said something very interesting the other day. He said “what if when you came to church you were given a name tag, but instead...

“When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand [of displeasure] was heavy upon me; My energy (vitality, strength) was drained away as with the burning heat of summer. Selah.” Psalms 32:3-4 ‭‭ The Psalmist David penned these words when he tried to hide his sin with Bathsheba. At the time when he should’ve been out fighting alongside his men, he decided to stay home. What he did was uncommon for kings, the

“In a well-furnished kitchen there are not only crystal goblets and silver platters, but waste cans and compost buckets—some containers...

I pray that you have all taken the time to sit with the scriptures we have been studying. We are at the crossroads of decision making...

We’re all familiar with those words famous for hide and go seek. Only this isn’t that. So here’s the big question-Drum roll! Are you...

Luke 6:6-11 MSG “On another Sabbath he went to the meeting place and taught. There was a man there with a crippled right hand. The...

“Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over His people Israel; so listen now to the message from the Lord....

What would your reaction be if someone were to say that to you? My first reaction would probably be shock and embarrassment, then I’d do...

“When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes. He gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of...

If someone were to walk up to you and out of the blue ask that question, how would you respond? You’d probably think they’re off their...

“In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality...

LUKE 14:25-33 MSG One day when large groups of people were walking along with him, Jesus turned and told them, “Anyone who comes to Me...

“To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of the One who holds [firmly] the seven stars [which are the angels or messengers of the seven churches] in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands (the seven churches): ‘I know your deeds and your toil, and your patient endurance, and that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and have tested and critically appraised those who call themselves apostles (special m