Jesus died so that the oil that was in Him could be released on the earth. Without the cross, the press that crushed the olive, we would not be able to enjoy this salvation.
The day of Pentecost was the pouring of the oil on us. The oil was poured...
Rehoboam turned his back on God, opening the door for the Enemy to come in. When he humbled himself, God did forgive but Rehoboam did lose some things that were never recovered.
There's more to the earth that what we can see at any given time. The same is true for God. We can never exhaust our knowledge of Him. There is so much more to Him than what most of us settle for.
Abraham was struggling to just have one child, but God said to him "step outside! Count the stars in the sky, So shall your descendants be!" God has a plan much bigger than what we can even imagine.
Elisha was in the field plowing, just doing his job, when the call of God through Elijah came to him. He left his oxen! He no longer thought farming was the most important thing in his life anymore.
He realized that he needed to invest his life for...
We need to have a short memory about our failures, our short comings and a long memory about the power of the blood! Forget every failure, every mistake, every sin.
Every day is a brand new start! May God give each of us Manasseh - "God has...
The children of Israel finally got tired of living under Pharaoh's rule. When they cried out, God heard them and moved in their behalf. Get fed up with the mediocre and cry out to God!
If we want things to change, this has to be a year of prayer. We must have an open heart and be willing to admit we need to pray more.
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About Pastor Jim Crabb
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Jim Crabb is the founding Pastor at Imago Dei Christian Fellowship. He was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and is considered “a Cincinnati Kid.” Pastor Crabb was conquered by Christ in 1973 and delivered from a life of sin and rebellion against God. He learned the heart of ministry at a small Pentecostal church in Williamsburg, Ohio under a genuine “Jesus” pastor.
Pastor Crabb graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 1980, and from the University of Louisville with a B.A. in History. He has pastored since 1981 in Carlsbad, New Mexico; Woodsfield, Ohio; and Cincinnati, Ohio. Pastor Crabb is known for his teaching on real Bible faith, sound, well-rounded doctrine, and for his capacity to find Jesus in every verse of the Bible.
He and his wife, Sara, have two daughters, Leah and Erin, and an increasing number of grandchildren.
For more information about Pastor and Imago Dei Christian Fellowship, visit www.imagodeicincy.com