"We must stir up the gift of God. Like sugar in the lemonade, it may be there but it needs to be set in motion." - Vance Havner
Spiritual Gifts
"The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!" - Watchman Nee
Abiding in Christ
Truths About Difficult People
by Bob Sheffield 1) Everybody has one. 2) Everybody becomes one to someone. 3) We cannot change them, but we can learn to relate. 4) We will not get along equally withe everyone. 5) We should not expect everyone to agree with, like or love us all the time. 6) We must manage our expectation
Teens and Heaven
(from LifeWay Research, September/October 2007) Teenagers’ Views on Eternity69% I believe heaven exists53% I will go to heaven because I believe Jesus Christ died for my sins27% I will go to heaven because I am kind to others26% I will go to heaven because I am religious12% I don’t know if I will go to heaven05%
Biblical Responses to Difficult People
by Joe Sherrer 1) Realize you cannot please everybody (John 5:31). 2) Refuse to play their game (Matthew 22:18). 3) Never retaliate (Matthew 5:38-39). 4) Pray for them (Matthew 5:44-45). 5) Control your temper (2 Corinthians 5:16-19). 6) Be quick to forgive and even quicker to ask for forgiveness (Matthew 6:14-15). 7) Remember everything has
Volume 07, Issue 18
An Update on Warren Wiersbe…(Michael Catt)This week, Warren Wiersbe and I will get to spend some time together. I cherish any time I get with him and value his insight, wisdom and disernment regarding the times in which we live. I’ll be preaching in Omaha so it’s just a short drive to his home. Continue
Ron Dunn (Part 2)
Influences in the Life of Ron Dunn Dr. J. P. McBethWe first heard Dr. J. P. McBeth preach at our home church in Ft. Smith, AR, while we were teenagers. What a delight to get to know this man personally and how thrilling it was that Dr. McBeth recommended Ron as pastor to MacArthur Boulevard
The Path of Celtic Prayer
An Ancient Way to Everyday Joy – Calvin Miller. IVP Books. “This book proposes a kind of prayer that can end our amputated feelings of separateness from God,” says Miller. What was true for the Celts is still true for us: “Hunger for Christ keeps us talking to God till our separation is swallowed up
Praying the Psalms of Jesus
– James W. Sire. IVP Books. “In these pages you will discover how the psalms that relate closely to Jesus can also become our answering speech. We will begin by immersing ourselves in several psalms which Jesus himself refers to and fulfills. And then in the second half of the book, we will immerse ourselves
No Substitute for Victory
by Vance havner Douglas MacArthur said: “In war there is no substitute for victory.” There’s no substitute for victory over: – The World (James 4:4)– The Flesh (Romans 13:14)– The Devil (James 4:7) 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Ron Dunn’s Interview with Manley Beasley (Part 3)
RD: Would you say then that as long as we say this is the devil doing it we’re not there yet, but when we say this is God, that is the difference? You come to have to see that ultimately you have to say this is God… If it is God, then your primary motive is
"There is a lot of soft, sentimental talk about him today that brings no conviction. When Isaiah saw the Lord, he did not feel comfortable! Neither did Habakkuk nor Daniel nor Paul nor John. We want a picture of Him today that does not disturb us, that smiles at sin, and winks at iniquity. I remember a man who told me he wanted to hear no hell-fire sermons but rather about the meek and lowly Jesus. Yet the poor man did not seem to realize that the meek and lowly Jesus said more about hell than is reported from the lips of anyone else in the Bible! We need a true and complete vision of God in His holiness and Christ in His glory that will bring us to repentance." - Vance Havner
Repentance