“On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.” Acts of the Apostles 2:1-4 NLT This is going to b

We have all heard the children’s song “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” But how often do we really let that light shine, and do we fully understand the light that we are dealing with. We are talking about an eternal light that shines forth from us to let the world see the love and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible tells us in Matthew 5:16 that we are to let our light shine to others so they can see the glory of our father in heaven. That is a prett

The Bible has much to say about the benefits of memorizing scripture. Psalm 1:2-3 promises that a person who continually meditates upon the scriptures will prosper in whatever he or she does. Today I want you to look closely at the word prosper. Do you really realize the significance of meditating and memorizing the scriptures that God has not only give us but His benefits of prosperity in doing so. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in His law he meditates day a

Pastor Brandon and I were gone on vacation and work for the past couple of weeks, but I loved how God used our time away to speak to us in various ways. We were in San Antonio, Texas, for a school conference, during the weekend, we drove out to my home town in West Texas to see my grandparents, who recently celebrated 65 years of marriage. As we were driving the scenery slowly changed during the five-hour drive. We started in the beautiful Hill Country with trees and wildflo

“The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey. Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.” Numbers 14:7-9 The setting of the above scripture takes place during the children of Israel’s jo