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There is a scary kind of deception that's going on in the church today that's called the deception of unbroken success. It seems like everything you touch turns to gold. Translated in ministry terms- the church just grows bigger and bigger.
In this digital age that we live in, real conversations are becoming less common. Everywhere we go, we see folks with eyes glued to their mobile devices instead of being aware of their surroundings and the people around them.
The Word of God shows us that there are many different positions in heaven and that we will not all have the same position.
What would it take? It would take a move of God… a revival of Biblical proportions! Rekindle your passion for Jesus and prepare for the sovereign outpouring we so desperately need.
In the Old Testament, there was a sobering account of two priests who offered up strange fire to God in the Tabernacle. The response from God was swift and fearful. Both priests were consumed by the Fire of His Presence and died.
Too many Christians are being wounded and taken out on the battlefield of life because they're either ignorant to, or have not observe the terms of engagement. The demonic and the unseen realm is a reality and poses a real threat.
The Heavenly Father is looking to raise up a company of fathers whose hearts beat like His to see the nations adopted. The world is crying out for the Father's love to reach out to them.
We must give ourselves to prayer as prayer doesn't come naturally to us. The best offering we can present to Jesus is ourselves. May God stretch and enlarge us so that we can be all that He ordained us to be.
We often see power and influence in the same light and consider them to be the same. However, there are distinct differences between the two. For one, power is diminished when shared with others; while conversely, influence is multiplied.
Matthew 13 contains seven parables called the "Parables of the Kingdom". These parables describe for us how the Kingdom of God functions, and at the same time, act as a checklist to help us align our lives according to the ways of God's Kingdom.
The pastoral ministry is an integral part of church with numerous emphasis in the Word of God. In the rebuilding pattern given in Nehemiah, we see that the Sheep Gate was erected foremost before the Fish Gate.
One of the most succinct pictures of the Christian life on this earth is a pilgrimage. We are just passing through because this earth is not our final destination. It is just a stopover. This life is a probationary life.
In the last days, we will see moral decay and a great falling away in the world. Nonetheless, God has declared what is at the end of this Age.
God gives us the power to become. The question is – What are we becoming? If we would take an honest look at ourselves, can we truly say that we are growing spiritually and relationally? Growing things change.
The natural Evangelism Course provides a simple, yet insightful training programme for believers who desire to engage actively in evangelism.
Very often, Christians are like the prophet Jonah – running in the opposite direction from where we think God is directing us.
The God we serve is a God who moves in patterns. We call them cycles, or more precisely, 40-year cycles, what is known in the Bible as a generation. And the Bible is replete with examples of this.
Joshua and Caleb led a new generation of Israelites to enter the Promised Land and to possess God's promises for the nation.
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is perhaps one of the most well-known parables that Jesus told. It rings a bell for most of us and speaks clearly of the Father's love for those who have wandered far away from Him.
Trials can often confuse, wound or discourage us. That is why it is so important to have God's perspective on our trials.
Based on his own experience with Job 31:1, Bob Sorge expounds the significance of making a covenant vow before God with our eyes.
A Sanctified Body and Mind Both the body and mind have suffered great neglect in church history. Whenever the enemy works to distract us from a subject it's because of its importance. These two elements play a vital role in ushering us into maturity.
Throughout our lives, we will have to choose between The Tree of Life and The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil to eat from, because between them lies the focal point of the dichotomy between the Kingdom of God and this present evil age.
There were two trees in the Garden of Eden and those two trees challenged the course of the entire human race – the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
God is extending incredible kindness to us, and we need to be grateful for all that He has done and is doing. But there are many breakthroughs that the church needs to contend for, in this season.
Question is, will you be willing to trust in God and press in for a complete breakthrough? This is the very season of unending breakthroughs, let it be DONE!
The first weekend of the year is often the most important because it sets the tone for the rest of the year. What is God saying in 2016? What are the priorities we need to set in order?
The Burden of the Lord is one of the great themes in the Word of God but rarely understood.
One of the most powerful yet untapped weapons that God has given to the church is the power of praise. In rediscovering and learning to praise, we can unleash not just the power of God in our midst but also His Presence in unprecedented ways.
Christmas is the one time and season of the year where everyone seems to be happy and in a festive mood. But are they really? What do you really see when you look at all the festivities that's going on around us?
The Gospels record for us the life of Jesus Christ and many of His teachings. There were times when Jesus spoke to the multitudes and there were times, when His message was addressed to the Pharisees.
God has a special affection for the people of Israel. They are the apple of His eye. God has a set time for His return. God is building up His spiritual body in Jerusalem.
One of the core messages of the gospel is that of total forgiveness...not only that we can be totally forgiven by God, but also that we must, in turn, totally forgive others.
How much do we know of the Person of the Holy Spirit? Jesus told us that the Father in Heaven will send us another Helper, that He may abide with us forever— the Spirit of truth.
When the midnight cry comes and the bridegroom arrives, there will be 2 types of people - those who are prepared and those who are not.
The 11th chapter of Hebrews is a veritable wall of faith denoting saints who lived extraordinary lives of great faith and hope, often times not seeing the result of their faith-filled prayers and actions. And yet they persevered.
The account of the Queen of Sheba's visit to hear the wisdom of Solomon stands as one of the high points in the history of Israel as a nation. The account gave testimony of the greatness of Israel and how her fame had gone out to the nations.
One of the most important aspects of life is the acquisition of wisdom because wisdom is the key to life. And understand something about the wisdom of God- it is multifaceted.
2 words to describe when Revival comes - Transformational and Atmospheric. When Revival comes, God really begins to transform and deal with people's hearts.
The gospel of Mark records the incident of the Greek woman begging Jesus to deliver her daughter from a demon, and receiving an uncharacteristically brusque response in return.
Serendipity is defined in the dictionary as an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident; good fortune; luck, blessing, or happenstance. Of course, as Christians, we don't believe in luck.
Once again, God is opening up prophetic training centres all around the world to launch the largest "offensive of love" ever known to mankind.
God is looking for individuals who will allow Him to take them through "Hebron" experiences where they become intimate with Him and learn humility, where we decrease and He increases in their hearts.
God doesn't just desire our works but He is after our hearts. He longs for our hearts to become one with His as we learn to wait on Him. Learn the 5 steps to waiting.
What does God desire to do on the earth this season? If you would seek to know His heart, He will open our ears to hear and eyes to see what He sees and reveal the great and hidden things of His Kingdom.
Forgiveness is at the heart and root of Christianity. Walking in forgiveness not only sets us free, but it gives us the added power to live a peaceable and fruitful Christian life.
We know we are in the last days from Bible Scriptures, the restoration of all things and the great universal shaking as the earth prepares for the coming of the Lord's Kingdom.
Nicky S. Raiborde is known for his relevance and simplicity in communicating the Word of God. His commitment to teach the Word of God with visible demonstrations of the power of God helps to transform, equip, and release people to do the work of the minis
For far too long, the world has influenced us instead of the other way around. It is time for the Church to rightly represent our Lord and build a culture of heaven here on earth.
Many Christians separate and compartmentalise their lives between what is secular and what is sacred. They see their work and employment as a necessity and then view their Christian service as what is truly fulfilling and meaningful.
Gratitude is an essential virtue in each of our lives. It's a choice we must make, in spite of our circumstances. Gratitude attracts the favour of God. When we choose to be thankful, we reap the benefits of God's blessings.
When God reveals an intrinsic quality of His essential nature, He does it for two reasons. One, that we may experience that particular facet for ourselves, and second that we would then become a partaker of His divine nature.
There will be a shift in the spiritual realm as God restores the hearts of His family and His children to fulfil their calling so that He can release them into their destiny.
The intrinsic qualities of God can be seen in both His communicable and non-communicable attributes. In the second part of this series, we take a look at another aspect of God's communicable quality – His goodness.
The intrinsic qualities of God can be seen in both His communicable and non-communicable attributes. The problem arises when we want the non-communicable attributes for ourselves, like Lucifer did, when he desired to be like the Most High.
Whether we like it or not, the Great Commission that Jesus gave to us in Matthew 28 can actually be summarised and distilled into one word - COLONISATION.
We often rely on the ways of man to bring us to where God wants to take us. But God has other plans; He will shake what can be shaken so that what cannot be shaken will remain and bear much fruit for the purposes of God.
In the Old Testament, every tribe in Israel was given a specific duty and inheritance. In the same manner, every individual and church have been allocated a calling and spiritual inheritance.
We are now seeing an unprecedented falling away as predicted by the New Testament writers. What is the Lord saying to His beloved Church in this hour of testing?
Jesus is able to delegate authority to His disciples as the Father has given Him all authority on heaven and earth.
God took a long journey to find us and adopt us into His kingdom. Our adoption cost Him dearly as He gave His only begotten son for our salvation. Thus, our adoption is legal and our Heavenly Father will never abandon us.
The second epistle to Timothy was one of Paul's last books written in prison to a church that was in crisis and needed direction and instruction.
This is a significant week in the history of Cornerstone as we inaugurated the Bible College of Wales. Let faith arise in your heart as we recount the events that led to the restoration of the bible college.
God's divine plan for us is to be just like Jesus. We are partakers of His divine nature, hence we should be able to do great things and change the world. Jesus' death, resurrection and ascension are precursors to our own.
It was the great British missionary David Livingstone who said that "he would rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God than on the throne of England out of the will of God."
Worship is central to the believer's life and to the Church. In the Old Testament, kings were judged based on what they did with the high places, which are places of worship.
The Body of Christ is much bigger than we can imagine, with many streams and expressions. Each stream is unique and wonderful. However, it is important for us to know who we are here in Cornerstone.
John the Baptist came as a forerunner to prepare the way for the Messiah, Jesus Christ. His call and sole purpose is to prepare the way for the Lord. In many ways, that is exactly what God has called everyone of us to do.
Prayer is to the Christian what water is to fish – LIFE! His Presence is the source of ALL things and prayer is coming to the Source! James 4:2 says "You do not have because you do not ask."
The recent discovery of a hidden and forgotten well on the grounds of the Bible College of Wales was an exciting and prophetic affirmation that the springs of living waters which used to pour out in years gone by were once again being activated.
When the Jews forgot God, they ended up in strange lands, but when they repented in the midst of their captivity and restored worship in the House of God, the blessings flowed again.
There is a blessedness to mourning as it softens the heart to be warm and receptive and it will eventually lead to a season of celebration and rejoicing. A season of dancing comes after a season of mourning.
As the Children of Israel gathered on the 14th day of Nisan, the 1st month of the Jewish calendar, on the Jewish Feast of Passover, they would celebrate the sacrifice and redemption of the Passover Lamb.
Every one of us has an assignment entrusted to us by God. They are the "good works that have been prepared in advance for us to do."
This is the heartwarming and powerful testimony of a homosexual son delivered from a sinful and promiscuous lifestyle through the persistent and faith-filled prayers of his believing parents.
In Psalm 30:5, David reminds us that God's anger is momentary but His favour lasts a lifetime. If we hang on, a new day of joy and hope will surely come. In Mark 5, we see how a maniac turned into a missionary in the course of just one day.
When the Children of Israel sinned against the Lord by worshiping the golden calf on Mount Sinai, Moses declared God's judgment and asked, "Who is on the Lord's side?"
We're living in an hour where we're seeing a wave of anti-semitism rise in society, the likes of which we've not seen in recent years. This anger and hatred against the Jews is not just ignorance but demonic, in my opinion.
Through his God-given gift of music and song, André shared the stories of his life while highlighting the goodness, kindness and faithfulness of our Father God.
Christianity is an invitation with an RSVP attached to it. God, through Jesus, has sent a loving appeal to every person in the world.
The characteristics of a ransom offering are that it is compulsory before the age of 20; it is collected only when a census is taken for the purpose of nation-building; it is an equal amount for all and it is for the maintenance of the tabernacle.
The Church has always advanced on the backs on men of women of uncommon valour. It was true in the Bible; it was true in church history and it is true today.
Jacob testified of his own life in Genesis 47:9 that his days have been “few and evil”. When you sit down and think about his life, it truly isn't the most enviable. He went through strife and struggles, hardship and disappointment.
All of heaven is preparing for the final harvest, which is quickly coming into full maturity. Everything that God started when He planted the seed of the kingdom 2000 years ago is fast culminating into a full- blown revival.
The God that we serve is one who is constantly moving forward with purpose. In the book of Acts, we see different individuals being spotlighted because they were on the cutting edge in fulfilling God's great commission.
No one wakes up one morning and suddenly decides that this is the day he will indulge in some moral failure. It is usually a process that develops over a period of time due to a weak inner man. This is why Paul exhorts us to take heed to ourselves.
God has gifted each of us with a unique and special gift. To be successful in life, we have to discover and understand what our gift is, and what it is not. Proverbs tells us that our gift has the ability to make room for us.