Purposeful Prayer & More

How many times have you beaten yourself up because you didn’t have perfect faith? How often have well-meaning friends or church members insinuated that your prayers will only be answered if you do not doubt? That night, God told me otherwise. For the first time in my life, I realized that I did not need to have faith big enough to move the mountain. I only needed to...

That summer, as I started looking for work, I felt confident that Christ would provide the best opportunity for me. I had forged ahead and left my job in Brooklyn and was ready to change professions if need be. The month of June came and went, and I had no job. The month of July came and went, and...

Are you longing for a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit daily? Are you specifically asking for it? You can have it! We're going to explore what it means to ask for and receive the daily baptism of the Holy Spirit.

I desired to emigrate to a certain country of my choice and settle in my profession for life. This did not happen quickly or easily. All my efforts to achieve this goal were in vain. My prayers yielded no favorable answer. After three long years of waiting, I became impatient and...

One day soon God’s people will face a very similar experience before the second coming of Christ. Our test at that time will not be on the issue of prayer as was Daniel’s, but on the issue of...

I'll never forget the story 15+ years ago in Pennsylvania where a shooter went into an Amish schoolhouse and killed several children and then turned the gun on himself. The Amish parents of the murdered children took up an offering for...

Nastasha was in love. This was no ordinary, child-like love. She was deeply, over the moon, madly in love with her boyfriend. He had captured her heart. But there was a problem. While she was full of self-sacrificing love, her significant other was not. All the love seemed to be one-sided. If there was a work party, Natasha would go alone. Her boyfriend wasn't...

The story of John Hus is about a man who put his life completely in God's hands. He was a reformer who lived as a priest in the early 1400s, and he encouraged people to have a personal relationship with God. He was eventually charged with heresy and...

God is always within our reach, so He knows where we are at all times, even if we try to run away. In that case, if God is always with us, do we need to be afraid when He calls us, even if the situation is less than desirable? Are we going to make God work overtime and do...

As we age, we go through life seasons. It is a natural part of life. Four years ago, I went through a season that helped me realize that my priorities were out of line with God’s plan. It wasn’t in the form of actual life duties or pursuits. It involved relationships. My heart was...

For this e-Magazine, we are featuring the most-read articles published in 2023. We pray that you are blessed as you read and share and as the Holy Spirit leads you and others in this new year.

Every day, look for a fresh picture of Jesus in the written Word of God. Pray and apply what you’ve discover to the way you live and how you worship Him. Take the promises of God and personalize them and pray over them, applying them to your daily needs. God’s Word isn’t just meant to be read through; it’s also meant to...