In my recent article on healing (CLICK HERE) I made the following statement: “When a person does not get healed we often assume that it must not have been God’s will to heal them. However, God’s will does not happen automatically on earth.”  Many believers assume that since God is sovereign and all-powerful, His will automatically happens all the time.  We often assume that whatever happens in our lives must be His will....

Healing can be a sensitive and confusing subject for several reasons…If we pray for someone should we pray for comfort or miraculous healing?  What if we pray for healing and nothing happens?  We all know people who were prayed for and were not healed…does that mean it wasn’t God’s will to heal them?  Does that mean we/they did not have enough faith?  Is sickness a form of suffering that is intended to shape our character? If...

In my last post (click here to see) I talked about the importance of relationships, and how God is a relational God and created us as relational beings. Our destinies are linked with other people and these kingdom connections are an important part of bringing our destinies to reality. In this post I want to focus on three types of kingdom relationships that we should have.   Fathers/Mothers We all need to have mothers and fathers...

I am learning more and more that God is a God of relationships. He desires relationship with us and He desires us to have genuine relationships with others. When asked what the greatest commandment was Jesus answered: “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your...

Have you ever wondered why there seems to be such a big difference between the power that the early church walked in and what we presently see? The Christianity portrayed in the New Testament is filled with the power of God. The paralyzed were instantly healed, demons were cast out of those tormented, the dead were raised to life again, angels visited God’s people to being deliverance, and much more. So…where is the...

This past Sunday I preached a message at River in the Hills Church called “In Due Season” and I feel like it is a message for the new year. God works in times and seasons and it is important to be in tune with what season we are in so that we can act accordingly. If we can discern what season we are in, it will help us to understand some of our present circumstances better. For instance, there is a season of sowing and a season of...