Why you should STOP tithing and start giving generously

The Spirit in the Church Today, Part 15

The Holy Spirit came in great power on the Day of Pentecost. Every Bible believer holds to this history. But how many of them believe that that same power is available today?

Get Your House Organized For Passover

March 29, 2010 marks the beginning of Passover. If you are Jewish, it is week when family and community come together to celebrate the Exodus. The hallmark of this observance is the removal of all leaven from the home, which commemorates the fact that the Jews leaving Egypt were in a hurry, and did not have time to let their bread rise. It is also a symbolic way to remove the “puffiness,” or arrogance and pride, from the soul.

The Spirit in the Church Today – Part 16

God refuses to be defined or programmed. He’ll keep breaking out of the boxes we put Him in. So many things happened in that first century church. Why not today?

Element of Powerful Praying – Part 3 – The Power

This is the final article in the series, “Elements of Powerful Praying.” With James 5:16 as a guide, part 1 examined the person, part 2 the prayer and part 3 looks at the most important element of powerful praying: the Power.

Durga Puja in Bengal

Durga Puja (the annual worship of Goddess Durga) is a craze in Wes Bengal and it is also the only occasion which Bengalis around the world look forward to. Traditionally an autumn festival, it generally happens either in the month of October or in the month of September in accordance to the Bengali calendar.

The Spirit in the Church Today, Part 11

There are so many Scriptures we have passed over as just beautiful literature. What if they are true also?

The Spirit in the Church Today, Part 10

What does it mean to blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Or to walk in unbelief? We have asked these things so long that we have often forgotten that there is a plus side: What would it look like to embrace the Spirit’s workings in our lives?

Leading Praise and Worship in Church For the First Time

Leading praise and worship in your home church for the first time is a challenge for many reasons. As you look out across the congregation and see so many faces of people you know so well, you realize that leading praise and worship at home may be a combination of satisfaction and terror, all rolled into one!

God Shows Favoritism, Chosen to Glory Before the World Began – We Are the Church

Dealing with Scripture is a funny subject because any and all of us can let our personal biases, opinions and experiences mold how we understand Scripture independent of what is plain to see. In Eph 1:4 the Bible says this “according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love” there are a few key words in this verse that illustrates the point that I am making which obviously is God births us and we don’t birth ourselves.

Prayer – What is it to a Christian?

According to the Bible, there was a time when God and Adam walked together in the garden and conversed as friend. As Christians, we talk and and communicate with God through our Prayers. Therefore; we must know how to effectively communicate with God.

Train Your Children God’s Way – Talk Above Their Head

Christian parents desire a Godly home. It is one of those things that is easier said than done. What can make the difference? Just imitate God!

Mothers’ Day – What Every Mother Should Know

Sure, we’ve come a long way from the scene in the Garden of Eden and many people still have their doubts about the blessedness of womanhood. One man joking stated that when God created all things that we see on the face of the earth today, God rested; when He created man, He also rested, but ever since God created the woman, neither God nor man has rested.