Sermons have the ability to change lives. For those people that hear your message at the right time and place, it can literally change the course of their very decision making. So how do you construct a sermon? It can be quite an overwhelming job, especially if you've never written one before. Where do you begin? What are you going to talk about? What passages of scripture do you use? How do you tie everything up in a neat little bow? Can you...more
The Apostle Paul must have spent many hours in prayer. In his Epistles it is recorded that he constantly remembered Christians all over the world in his prayers. Here are some of His prayers and the results of each prayer. He states in Romans 1:9-10 God is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times; in I Cor. 1:4 I always thank God for you. And we have not stopped praying for you (Col. 1:9)Ways that Paul prayedI pray...more
You can't serve a God you don't know! A Christian friend of mine once said, "Unless you spend time in the Word of God and prayer, you are defeated already."Set aside a time each day to spend with the Lord. Some of you may feel like you don't want to read the Bible and pray at all. Maybe you feel like you can't. It's okay. Start where you are. Ask Our Lord for His help. He knows where you are in your walk with Him and cares about your struggles.Just spend a few moments in the morning and a few moments in the evening with Him. Begin with just 5 minutes with Him and build from there. Set the amount of time that works for you and build up more time from there.It doesn't take long to read and ponder a few verses. Try to see what the verse is saying. Then pray about your day. Just talk to God. Be very earnest. Tell Him how you truly feel and what your desires and needs are. Ask Him to reveal Himself.Many dedicated, Spirit-filled Christians get up one to two hours prior to starting their day and have a quiet time with Him. Two hours may be too long for you and that's okay. Whatever time you decide on, try to keep it daily.Personally I find the morning works best for me. After my...more
Many patterns of life today began back in the Garden of Eden, including men's and women's roles, men's passive attitudes, even the clothing we wear. But most importantly, the saving power of Jesus' death began to be modeled to us.2:17 God tells MAN to not eat from tree of knowledge of good and evil. God gave man the instruction, and God holds man...more
We've been looking at ways churches can use social media to market their church online and reach others for Christ. In my last article I talked about the benefits of online video sharing as an online church marketing strategy. In this article I'll give several ideas for videos.Video Ideas:Sometimes churches have some difficulty thinking of videos...more
Cattle Mutilations really started taken off in the 1960's and continues to present day. The cows are found dead with all of the blood removed. Precise "laser-precision" cuts are observed in the mutilated cattle. They have had certain organs surgically removed from their bodies. Often their reproductive and rectal organs have been removed.Scavengers such as coyotes and even birds such as crows will not touch the carcass, and owners of horses that have been ridden for years, report that as they near the dead cattle, the horses react violently and tend to shy away from the cows. The same is often reported by dogs, they often bark, and growl, and shy away as if the dead cow is giving off some presence of fear. There are no footprints leading to or from the cows. Sightings of UFOs and strange, unmarked, black helicopters coincide with many cattle mutilation cases, as well as reports of Bigfoot sightings in the same areas, and often other creatures of cryptozoology are sighted in areas of cattle mutilations.Purpose of Cattle Mutilation (animal sacrifice):Dr. Bill Lanning, of the University of Houston says the following about what the word 'Sacrifice' means:1. Sacrifice usually entails...more
God created the angels - the leader of the angels was Lucifer - he was also a great musician, this is why music has so many anti-god messages and themes. The Bible tells us about Lucifer being a musician in Ezekiel 28:13 - NKJV Version says: "The...more
Before we get into the sections on UFO's and demons, I want to state my personal beliefs into what Demons are. A lot of people think of demons as fallen angels, and for a long time I also did. I once got an email from a Biblical Researcher who told...more
One of the most essential parts of Christianity lies in recognizing the fact that Jesus Christ was divine. And one of the ways in which his divinity is proved by scholars in the Bible is to emphasize the several miracles that Jesus in academic...more
Along with the thousands of reports about UFO's and Alien abductions, there has been as many or more reports of mysterious creatures sighted all over the Earth, since recorded history. There are reports of these creatures in all major areas or...more
There is no doubt that Christmas is one of the most awaited holidays in the world. Besides being the birthday of Jesus Christ, we know that this season would mean gift giving, lots of food and drinks, colorful streets and houses, Christmas carols,...more
What is spirituality? The definition for "Spirit" is; the part of the human being associated with the mind, will and feelings. Think about this word for a minute. We often use the word as encouragement toward another for example, "lifting ones...more