Crosslines

First, fear disguises itself. Second, it is a magnet drawing things you fear toward you. Third, relating too strongly to people's problems can bring fear into your life. Fear is not your friend. There is nothing in the Word of God that tells you to ignore the devil. There is nothing in the Bible that tells you to ignore fear. Fear must be recognized and faced. We cannot allow what we fear to come upon us. 

Where was Jesus for the 3 days—from the cross to the stone being rolled away from the tomb? There are 3 major beliefs on this subject. 1 - He stayed in the tomb. 2 - He ascended to the Father in Heaven. 3 - He went to hell and fought the devil. Are any of these doctrines true? Or does the Bible lay out something completely different? 

Have a lot of things happened in your life that are not the will of God? Those things are like sour grapes, and you wish you had never experienced them. They happened at a time before you were walking in authority. Authority is needed for God's will to come about in your life. The truth is, God's will is better than our past experiences, in which the devil took advantage of our perceived powerlessness. God uses His extravagant goodness to offend our minds so He can reach our hearts and restore. 

Many times God gives warnings before evil comes. But if we view ourselves as powerless, or worse yet, as believing that God is the one causing the evil, we won't do anything in prayer to turn the situation around. God is always working to turn what the enemy meant for evil into good. We must partner with Him in turning evil plans around by resisting the enemy and his schemes. 

The precious blood of Jesus: each of us should be forever grateful that Jesus took our punishment on the cross. Part of being grateful for what Jesus did in taking our punishment is not receiving the punishment the devil tries to place on us. If Jesus took our punishment, we don't need to bear it again. The blood of Jesus will deliver. According to the book of Revelation, we overcome by the blood of the lamb...where the blood is, the destroyer cannot enter. 

What is the difference between facts and truth? Facts and the Word of God? Facts are not final unless we let them stand. But you cannot simply avoid the facts and live in denial. Facts must be faced head-on with the Word of God. And then the facts you were facing become part of your testimony of what God overcame. 

In Matthew 28, Jesus was given all authority in heaven and on earth. In that same passage, He passed the baton of authority on to us as believers. All of us as believers should be walking in Jesus' authority. When the disciples couldn't cast out a demon in Mark 9, Jesus called them an unbelieving and perverse generation. Could it be that Jesus' frustration towards us comes from our lack in doing the same things He did when He walked on the earth? 

Do you have moody faith? Faith in its fullest form does not depend on your feelings. It comes from your spirit. When it seems like your faith is not working, when all hope is lost, that is when it matters most that you keep believing God. When all hope seemed lost for Jairus and his daughter, Jesus told him to keep believing. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego spoke their faith even in the face of the fiery furnace, and God delivered them unharmed. Faith, faithfulness, and trust are layers that God is building into your life to deliver you no matter what you are facing.  

God is looking for people on earth whose lives produce results. Smith Wigglesworth's life produced results from heaven like few others in all of history. What was his secret? How did he pull God's will from heaven to earth? 

A Valentine's lesson on Smith and Polly Wigglesworth: the love story of two people who loved the Lord. From ministry to marriage, to miracles, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. If you have ever sought God on why miracles happened in Bible times but not in our time, this Bible study is for you. 

Are you ready for when the world goes through a very intense time? We are living in unstable times. No one seems to know for sure what is going to happen next. Do God's promises work in the worst of times? Even in the middle of war, are God's promises only for the good times and the "safe" locations? Most people are content to survive bad times, but there is a special group of people that God has called to thrive in the worst times. Overcomers!