28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV 28 Come here to me, all who are growing weary to the point of exhaustion, and who have been loaded with burdens and are bending beneath their weight, and...

Pride Part 2- Symptoms of Pride (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)  Numbers 12:3 NKJV    28 Come to Me (Jesus), all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  Matthew 11:28-29 NKJV   For the law was given through Moses, but...

The Effects of Pride “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,  1 Peter 1:5b-6 NKJV   The word resist in the original language literally means to oppose militarily. However, many believers do not take God seriously in the area of pride because it is so socially accepted. Though the Lord is on high, Yet He...

All sunshine and sovereign is God, generous in gifts and glory.— Psalm 84:11 The Message As a native Texan, I am familiar with temperatures well above 100. But, there’s something about the sunshine that I love. I feel the love of God in it.  1 John 1:5 says that God is light, and that there is no darkness in Him at all. Wow! That light, my friend, is in you! If you are born again, you are His sunshine because you...

In this message, recently ministered at Russellville Christian Center, I define the Five-fold ministry gifts, explain the benefits of being in right relationship with Spiritual Authority, and the consequences of not honoring these gifts.   Related Posts:Pride Part 2-The Symptoms of PrideJesus Ways To Find Rest.Power to Get Wealth-Part 6The Power to Get Wealth- Part 5Power To Get Wealth- Part 3

The Purpose of Wealth 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.” 10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the...

The Offering Part 2- The Power of a Seed.   10 “Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever. 12 Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all. 1 Chronicles 29:10a, 12 NKJV   6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also...

 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Deuteronomy 8:18 NKJV   Thank God He gives us power to get wealth! That means we are not subject to the earth’s economy. If you will apply the principles laid out in God’s Word, some of which we cover in these studies, when you hear the...

The Tithe  “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Deuteronomy 8:18 NKJV   Consider the wording in Deuteronomy 8:18. Notice that God says that He gives us “power to get wealth”. He does not say, “I give you wealth”. This indicates that we have a responsibility to tap into...

Some mindsets that hinder wealth.    “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Deuteronomy 8:18 NKJV   …that He may establish His covenant…  As we briefly mentioned in our first lesson, we as Westerners do not understand covenant. We deal in contracts. Many, if they do not...