Say the Name of Jesus
What is the key to unlocking heaven’s gates to eternal life? The writer of the Acts 4:12 gives us the answer when speaking of Jesus, “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Jesus, the most powerful name in the universe. And to think that we as His disciples have the priviledge to call on the name of Jesus anytime, anywhere, for anything. Jesus, what a beautiful name. A song entitled “Say th
I AM and I Shine
The Disciple and Apostle John is called “The Revelator” because he was used by God more than any other to reveal who Jesus is. In John chapter 1 he said: In the beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, And The Word was God. The Same was in the beginning with God. By Him were all things made, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life and the Life was the Light of Men…. …..And that Light Shines in darkness but the darkness comprehended it n
Proclamation is Power
Proclamations are important to followers of Jesus. Thirty-three specific examples are given of proclamation by name in the Bible. Many more examples are given of proclamations without using the actual wording. A proclamation is defined as “the action of proclaiming”, “an official public announcement”, “edit” or “decree.” In other words, it is to “communicate what has been written/said with intentionality to a targeted group of listeners.” The proclamations vary in conte
Speak the Word
Believing God and His word is wonderful. But Jesus urged us to do one more thing: to speak the word of faith, to verbalize what we are seeking from God. Such a believer — who understands the power of speaking the Word of God with boldness and faith — "shall have whatsoever he says". Mark 11:22-23, NKJV...Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those
Power Filled Pep Talk
As a coach I feel as though I can give a pretty powerful pep talk to my players. Motivating them to achieve their highest potential in that moment. It gives them a power boost if you will. There are some key concepts in a pep talk that can make it or break it. I am going to corelate those to our life as a Christian. #1) Keep it simple… If we over think things in a pep talk it becomes overwhelming and the players tune it out. In our walk with Christ, we must live by Faith,