Devotionals
When a Church is Divided
I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church… (1 Corinthians 11:18 NLT) As a twenty three year old, I was excited about the new ministry assignment into which I was walking. My wife and I looked forward to the hopes and promises of ministry in a well-respected church filled with people who had welcomed us warmly. Then we attended their annual business meeting. To be fair, it wasn’t a horrid display of carnality. Not at all. But neither was it comforting or peaceful. There was an… Read More
What’s the Point of God’s Rules, Regulations, and Requirements?
This way of faith is very different from the way of the law.” (Galatians 3:12 NLT) Paul wrote to the Galatian believers, admonishing them NOT to revert back to imposing the regulations of the Law on themselves and others. The Law – specifically the first five books of the bible, but generally the rules, regulations, and requirements of God as established in the Old Testament – was never intended to make us right with God; it was, however, given for specific reasons. 1. The Law shows us our sin. Like a road… Read More
Two Perspectives of Healing
Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my robe?” (Mark 5:30 NLT) She is simply known as “the woman with the issue of blood.” Isn’t it interesting how other people often define us by our issues. She had this issue for twelve years, had consulted many physicians, had invested all her resources, but suffered still. That is, until the day she was healed instantly by the power of Jesus Christ. She had heard of this Man,… Read More
How to Change Your City
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. (Acts 17:16 NKJV) I’m convinced that every community has its own spiritual identity. There can be identified specific strongholds, as well as evidence of God’s work, in any city. Athens was just a temporary stop for Paul; yet he took the time to walk the city, praying and listening for the voice of the Holy Spirit to reveal to him the strongholds that needed to be broken,… Read More
The God of New Beginnings
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, (Genesis 1:14 ESV) Have you ever thought of the fact that God was the One who invented the celebration of the new year? Unlike man-made holidays, the ringing in of a new year was divinely authored. When God created the heavens and the earth He positioned our earth and spun it in such a way that every 365… Read More
Pastor Dale Jenkins 