TOTAL COMMITMENT IS NECESSARY FOR VICTORY (Joshua 6)
The Jews have just miraculously crossed the Jordan River because God separated the waters and dried up the ground. Jericho awaits nearby. Spies from Jericho have seen what happened to …
HOW SATAN ATTACKS MARRIAGES
Satan has been attacking marriage since the beginning. God planned for marriage to be a permanent union of one man and one woman for their whole lives. Satan attacks …
WHEN JESUS IS SILENT IN YOUR STORM
Have you ever thought how wonderful it would have been to be one of Jesus’ disciples? Do you think that if you were with Jesus you’d never fear or stumble? …
REMEMBER YOUR VICTORIES (Joshua 5)
Everyone has their ‘war stories’ – accounts of special battles they have fought and victories won. As Christians we will start collecting such accounts from our own lives. The problem …
THE BATTLES GET HARDER AND HARDER (Joshua 4)
When the Jews who left Egypt found themselves trapped at the Red Sea, God miraculously parted the waters and let them walk through on dry ground. They were newly redeemed …
SATAN HATES MARRIAGE
Satan hates marriage. He hates Christian marriages in particular because they have the potential to show the relationship between Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:22-33). By hurting Christian marriages, Satan …
DO YOU HAVE THE JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY DOWN IN YOUR HEART? (Fruit of the Spirit 4)
How do you feel when you hear the Hallelujah chorus? Does it sound joyful to you? We assume Handle must have been overflowing with joy in order to write that …
SHOULD YOU GO TO A DELIVERANCE MINISTRY? Part 2
In the first part of this blog, I warned against looking for quick, easy solutions to demonic oppression instead of seeking the reason God is allowing it and what …
BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE (Fruit of the Spirit 3)
We Americans say we love everything! We love pizza, football and our country. We love Mom, apple pie and American Idol. We love whatever is good and wholesome. But when …
LESSONS FROM THE RECENT MORAL FAILURES OF WELL-KNOWN PASTORS – 3
In the previous two blogs we’ve looked at lessons we can learn from the moral failure of well-known pastors and leaders today. First, we saw the danger of valuing giftedness …