A few years ago I heard a minister preach a great sermon. He taught on 1 Corinthians 2:9, where it says, "Eye has not seen, not ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." The theme of his message was...

Several years after the experience of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Church was still growing greatly. Saul was legally taking Christians captive and the apostles were stationed in Jerusalem. It was during this time that Philip went to Samaria as an evangelist...

In John chapter 4, Jesus was tired from one of his journeys so He stopped and sat by a well called Jacob's well. While he was there, a woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus was by Himself, because His disciples had gone to get food. He looked at the...

During the time of Jesus, Pentecost was an annual Jewish festival, also known as the "Feast of Weeks," or the "Day of Firstfruits," a celebration of the first buds of the harvest. Jewish men were required by law to go to Jerusalem three times each year to celebrate...

Let me ask you something. How do you see yourself? Do you see yourself as a victorious person, able to conquer the problems of the world? Do you see yourself as an overcomer? There's an old hymn that says, "I'm just a poor old sinner, saved by grace." This song has...

The dictionary definition of disappointment is "to fail to meet the expectation or hope of a good." If you are expecting something good and it doesn't happen, the temptation to enter into disappointment is there. The devil is just waiting to lightly push it over on...

"For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man" (Eph....

In Hebrews 4:2 the Bible says, "For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard, did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it." Did you catch that? "For indeed the gospel,"...what's the gospel? -...

Sometimes people get in situations where their backs are up against the wall. Something has happened, somebody has done something, or a circumstance has come against them and they don't know what to do. Here is what some Christians do when there is a problem. They...

In Matthew 6:31-33 it says,Therefore, do not worry saying, what shall we eat or what shall we drink or what shall we wear, for after all these things (What things? What you eat, what you drink, what you wear) the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knows that...

One question that is common when there is a need for prayer is this: "How should I pray?" That is a good question, but it is also an easy one to answer. When we pray, we should always pray God's Word and we should pray in the spirit. When Jesus was here on the...

Here's an interesting letter I received. I enjoy receiving these letters. We read every one, and we try to answer them all. Dear Brother Ollison: This may seem like a strange letter, but I must tell someone who I feel will listen. Last month I decided to get closer...