It’s Wearisome To Work With the Dead!This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.— 1 Timothy 3:1One of the greatest frustrations I’ve experienced through the years is working with people who have great potential but are apathetic about life. It’s even more frustrating when these people grew up in Christian homes and should therefore have been taught to pu...  Read More

It’s Time for You To Become Responsible!For every man shall bear his own burden. — Galatians 6:5When Denise and I were first married and were just getting started in the ministry, our heart desire was to help people who were in need. Word of our efforts to help people soon spread throughout our city, and it seemed like there was always a long line of people approaching us to request help for all k...  Read More

When Are You Supposed To Help Bear Someone Else’s Burden?Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. — Galatians 6:2Not so long ago, a precious woman in our congregation came to church looking sad and depressed. It was unusual to see her this way, because she was normally cheerful and full of faith. She sat in her chair, dropped her head, and began to weep. I wanted to go to he...  Read More

Learning How To Be Quiet When Others Are SpeakingWherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.— James 1:19One of the biggest lessons to learn in life is to know when you need to be quiet and when you need to speak up. For instance, if someone over you in authority is trying to tell you something, that’s a time for you to be quiet and listen to what t...  Read More

The ‘Ischuos’ Power of God!Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.— Ephesians 6:10In yesterday’s Sparkling Gem, we began looking at the kinds of power that God has made available to every believer. As noted yesterday, He has provided two kinds of power for every Christian. The first is kratos power, which is a demonstrative, eruptive, manifested power. But today...  Read More

The ‘Kratos’ Power of God!Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.— Ephesians 6:10In Ephesians 6:10, the apostle Paul gives us some very important insight into the kind of power God has made available to every believer — including you! This is really important for you to understand because it describes the kind of power that God wants to operate through you, so b...  Read More