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"But if He Doesn't"
The problem of modern Christianity is that Christians compromise in their relationship with God. Many believers use God's grace as an excuse to compromise, and not as a resource that leads man to conversion, consecration, and righteousness... (more)
"A Church Outside Walls"
The mission of the church [people who follow Christ] above all is the "product" of disciples and studying of Christ's teachings... (more)
"Falling Down We Go Forward"
If we claim to be people
who do not make mistakes, our
life will become hypocritical,
a lie, and a failure. People
who make mistakes and view
it as a part of life are living,
successful people... (more)
"How We Empower Our Church"
The moment we became
Christians the Holy Spirit filled our
body and now lives in us, which
means that we are no longer
possessors of our own body... (more)
"Stir Up the Gift of God"
Although these gifts are "free" and given by God for the
building up of the church, ought
not to take them lightly and we
carry a responsibility to stir them
up so that they function and
are effective in Christ’s body for
building up the church so that
God is glorified and His work
extended... (more)
"Holy Trust"
Our decisions in handling our
finances, lifestyle, organizing our
time, and raising our children
reveal to us in whom we trust.
Trust is that which counsels us in
what we do and where we go... (more)
"Faith – Assurance and Evidence"
Without faith in God our lives
become focused on the things
of this world that can lead us to
making wrong decisions that in
the natural can be good, but in the
supernatural are disastrous to our
life and ministry... (more)
"Tribulation - our opportunity?"
Not every trouble comes
directly from the Lord. Some
troubles come because of wrong
choices or spiritual failure; I believe
that God is always with us in
every difficulty with the desire
to be glorified through us by His
strength... (more)
"Have We Forgotten the Holy Spirit?"
It is as if churches, believers,
and their leaders, who are without
the Holy Spirit, are more and more
lost and ineffective in these times
of crisis that mark these last days.
Many do not have an answer to
these crises, whether spiritually
or materially. Crisis is evident in
families, relationships and in the
area of evangelism... (more)
"The Wrath of God"
The gospel is so diluted
and grace is so abused that
people are not aware of the
reality of God’s wrath against
sin. The result is a dangerous
dissipation evident in the
world and in believers that
neglectfully flows toward the
destruction of their lives... (more)
"Abiding in Christ"
God the Father did not
mean for His church to be
preoccupied with fulfilling
religious activities. The church
is not a passive, like-minded
organization made up of good
people who are accepted by
the world... (more)
"Escape To The Depths Of God"
Regardless of whether or
not we are involved in our
churches, serving in various
ministries, or successful in our
careers, it does not necessarily
mean that we are in God’s will
and that we have His favor... (more)
"Boils of self-righteousness"
One of the greatest
enemies of our soul is our
self-righteousness... (more)
"Fight the Good Fight"
Faith in Jesus Christ, or
Christianity, is not a religion
that is a passive hope living
in expectation that God will
bring change without active
involvement of believers... (more)
"Who Will Enter The Kingdom of Heaven"
Entrance into God’s
kingdom is possible only by
faith and obedience to the
only living God – Jesus Christ.
Regardless of our confession
of faith, church attendance, or
intellectual knowledge of God,
only those who are obedient to
God and fulfill his Word and will
shall enter into His kingdom... (more)
"Husbands, Wives, and Children"
Society today lies exposed
to the aggressive feministic
movement and attitudes
that try to distort the role of
women, that is to equate the
role of women with that of men
giving them equal privileges
and in doing so denying the
apparent differences... (more)
"Fishers Of Men"
Time continues moving
forward and drawing to end;
yet believers have fallen asleep
as they have busied themselves
with various activities void of
a goal of fishing for men.... (more)
"How To Return To The Lord With Your Whole Heart"
In Christ we will find forgiveness of sin, but we cannot live with Him and willfully sin thinking that we will be blessed and filled with joy... (more)
"Seekers of God"
When God’s people cease actively seeking God, moral and spiritual failure often follows... (more)
"Payer in the Last Days"
The weak spiritual condition of churches, and Christians in them, and their lack of influence in social-political planes is the result of the cessation of prayer... (more)
"Understanding of The Supernatural Call and Ministry"
Therefore, the supernatural with application and understanding is key to comprehending God’s call and separation.... (more)
"A Godly Family –
The Missing Link"
Although many sociologists emphasize that the foundation of a healthy culture is a healthy family, today’s churches place lesser emphasis on the importance of a godly family... (more)
"One Body, Many Parts"
Lack of understanding for differences that exist among believers is a common problem today in the body of Christ. Due to this lack of understanding pastors and believers often attempt build imitations of the latest Christian fad, and so arise unhealthy churches and strained relationships... (more)
"When the Lord Persuades Us"
As the time of Christ’s second return draws closer we need to fight all the more to keep our faith and confidence in the Lord... (more)
"How To Strengthen Your Church"
It is impossible to have a mighty and effective church with believers who have divided hearts because if we are divided between Christ and the world we will not only cripple ourselves spiritually, we will, as a member of Christ’s body, cripple our local church... (more)
"The Work of the Holy Spirit"
The trap into which many believers, churches, Bible schools and denominations fall is greater emphasis on intellectual knowledge and less encouragement of the believers to experience change that the Holy Spirit brings... (more)
"The Necessity of the Hard Road"
An important part of discipleship is travelling the hard road; it is a sign of surrender and true faith. It is impossible to avoid it; we simply must travel it in order to have true fellowship with Jesus and in order to receive our reward... (more)
"Wars Of Passion"
Many of the struggles inside us and toward those around us come out of one very serious thing: our impatient lusts that war inside us; evil, selfish desires in our members that will not crucify themselves with Christ... (more)
"The Conclusion When All Has Been Heard"
There is nothing more stable in the Christian life than truth. Emotions, fellowship and life circumstances cannot be the foundation of a quality relationship and life with Christ... (more)
"Babylonian Mission"
In the absence of apostolic influence, many good pastors and believers have come to a standstill and are concentrating on saving individuals or preserving the local church. Without a vision for continual influence in the society and culture in which the church is found, we become just another good social club of like-minded people... (more)
"Let Us Go to the House of the Lord"
Attendance becomes a difficult responsibility they simply need to fulfill; church is an activity to go along with but with little or no thought for God’s word or preparation of the heart. Often their thoughts are on the fellowship time after church... (more)
"Decision Crucial for Revival"
Revival will not fill an empty church; revival will fill empty people in the church with God Himself. Revival is actually the key to spiritual renewal of the dead church, which today has bowed the knee to the god of humanism and materialism... (more)
"Blessed Is The Man Whose Sin Is Forgiven"
There are some believers who experience constant trouble. Guilt and anxiety are visible in their countenances; they are lifeless and lack the joy of the Lord which should be their strength... (more)
"Love To The End"
It is not strange why some churches do not grow – we simply do not have a heart of love for the lost or for one another. We disguise our efforts to fill attendance quotas and financial budgets – our selfish ambitions – with "working for Jesus". (more)
"Who Is Your Master"
Living in this materialistic society in which many serve the god of riches it is easy for us as believers to lose perspective of God’s kingdom on earth. (more)
"Corrupt Man"
God divides people into two categories: those who are for Christ and those who are not, those who do His will and those who do their own selfish will.. (more)
"God's Word Above All"
God’s Word is the foundation of our faith and our life. Without it we cannot understand God, hear Him, or believe in Him! God’s Word is guide for our Christian life. (more)
"But You Shall Recieve Power..."
No one can own the Holy Spirit nor is He related to any one denomination. He is promised to all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ regardless of their denomination! (more)
"The Example Of Israel As A Warning"
Some time ago while reading the book of 1 Corinthians I believe that the Lord wanted to point out to me the sad truth of the situation of God’s people. Many Christians living in these last days, while having experienced new birth, Christ’s supernatural power and presence, freedom from sin and the power of His Word, because of their current poor spiritual condition and sin that they do not wish to relinquish they are not pleasing to God. (more)
"The Fundations of the Saint"
We may be sure that when we as believers "fight the good fight of faith", then opposition will appear. Opposition only comes to dedicated Christians who are full of love for Jesus and are willing to actively expand the Kingdom of God. To undedicated Christians opposition does not come because it is not necessary... (more)
"Crime & Punishment"
The prophet Hosea, under the King Jeroboam II, speaks to the northern kingdom of Israel. The kingdom grew materially but decayed spiritually. The people of God became greedy and formed relationships with the Canaanites who lived around them, accepting their immoral behavior and idolatry... (more)
"It's Enough"
How many times have we said to our Lord, friends or to ourselves: "It is enough! I do not want to nor will I do anything more for the Lord. It is simply not worth it. I cannot fight anymore against the sin that pursues me and the troubles I bear!"... (more)
"The Churches of Macedonia"
I would like to share about the historical example of giving when the Macedonian churches in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea collected special financial support for the needs of the church in Jerusalem. Actually, the Apostle Paul talks about these churches to the Corinthians wishing them to become as Macedonian churches to which, as he says... (more)
"The Lord's Renegade"
One of the worst visible sins God’s people commit today is the sin of neglecting the Lord. In this manner many churches and denominations became cold or completely die because they have stopped actively seeking God... (more)
"Exercising Godlinesss"
It is interesting to see how church undergoes pressure from the world’s emphasis on physical activity, nutrition and health yet less and less on godliness. It is sad to see how so many fall into these traps and attribute more value to something that profits little while neglecting or hardly mentioning godly exercise for which the apostle Paul, when encouraging young Timothy, says, "Godliness is profitable"... (more)
"True Awareness"
Have you ever asked yourself how we can profess to know Jesus for sure?At times this simple question confuses us so that we finditdifficultto answercorrectly. The reason for this is that we do not know Him well enough... (more)
"The Same Diligence"
At this time I would like to primarily speak to the believers who are older in the Lord and to all new believers who have recently started their race of life and have decided to walk along with Jesus. The writer of this pastoral letter probably was writing to the second generation... (more)
"The Life of the Believers Filled by the Holy Spirit"
Today among believers there are many assumptions about what the life of a person or church filledwiththeHolySpiritshouldlook like. There have been many books written about the Holy Spirit and He is the subject of many Pentecostal-Charismatic churches that point out His manifestations... (more)
"Noble Believers"
According to Apostle Paul, noble believers are believers who receive the word with readiness; with an open mind and who have a child-like reliance on Lord and their leaders whom He has put in their lives to help them grow as true disciples... (more)
"Calloused Believers"
Having read this passage recently, I felt God wanted to show me the situation of the church today in Croatia and around the world; the condition of believers whose hearts become hard as they have turned away from God and are living in sin... (more)
"The Best Part"
The story about Mary and Martha is a typical example of the polarization we often see among believers. There is no doubt that both have accepted Jesus as their Savior. However some, due to lack of quality relationship with God, lose real life as out of some level of condemnation or seeking personal gain, they work for Jesus choosing the worst part of Christianity... (more)
"Where are The Disciples?"
Jesus’ last words were: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations". Unfortunately, the church of today has completely given up this challenge and does not make disciples. If she does, the goal is only to have new members, not disciples; wishing to be nice and politically correct by carrying on with ecumenical meetings rather than evangelical ones... (more)
"The Cold Church"
These words of Jesus Christ have echoed for over 2000 years however it seems that the church of Jesus Christ doesn’t hear His message. Many times I have heard Christians say that they expect a special personal revelation or one for their church, a revelation that would "revive them" and give new guidelines and consequently more efficiencyintheirprivate or church life... (more)
"Godlines - Promise of Life"
The apostle Paul, as a spiritual mentor, wrote these words to the young pastor Timothy in 64 AD. Apparently Paul wrote from Rome shortly before his execution. He encouraged Timothy against constant pressure, conflicts,and challenges presented by the church and surrounding gentile culture... (more)
"By My Spirit"
When reading Zechariah’s vision I believe God showed me some principles that I would like to pass on to you. Although the message was given to Zerubbabel, we may apply it to ourselves, as well, as the apostle Paul said:"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitablefordoctrine,forreproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness"... (more)
"Finally"
A preacher once said, "Christianity is not a dream but a battle". Unfortunately, many do not understand or believe that we are literally engaged in a battle against darkness, so they try to live without God’s strength, which is simply impossible... (more)
"The Power of Vision"
God always calls people to fulfillHisPlan. Today we live in a world of confusion, with many people not knowing who they are and where they are going. To my greatest sorrow, I see the church and God’s workers in a spiritual vacuum because of their lack of proper vision... (more)
"Have Salt in Yourselves"
Mark a few weeks ago, I believe God revealed to me some crucial foundational principles in developing an effective personal Christian life and a Church which desires to enlarge the Kingdom of God in its own city or country... (more)
"Spiritual Renewal in the God - Kind of Way"
Many times our spirits become poisoned by new and diverse philosophies or doctrines so that when we come to the desert times of our life we chase after various ideas and directions in which we suppose spiritual renewal and refreshment will be found rather than turning to God’s Word for the spiritual strength we need... (more)
"Boils of Self-righteousness"
In my pastoral ministry, in counseling I have found it the most difficult to work with a self- righteous person because however much he or she may seem open and desiring to serve God
or hear your counsel, because of their self- righteousness they bring upon themselves fatal consequences. I will only mention a few of them... (more)
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