Prepare to Die
“We are all going to die!” Suddenly money, fame, pleasure and all those things that at one time were so important meant absolutely nothing!!! For eight agonizing minutes that plane was simply gliding and lost 12,000 feet of altitude. You can be sure that people who never prayed began to pray in …
Seeds of the Kingdom
As I have watched this ministry through the years, I really believe that this has been their heart: to minister Christ in an entire way to people who would be considered “the least of these.” The following is based on an interview with David Bercot, who started this ministry.
(The Heartbeat of the…
SOAP IN THE WATER TANK
To illustrate this, Dr. Pentecost tells a story of an engineer in America who, after being discharged for bad conduct, set out to think how he could do some damage to the Railway Company without endangering the lives of any passengers. At last, remembering that no locomotive can work for long…
Sonshine Girls
When I returned from five months in Africa, I felt like a fifth wheel - not sure where I fit in our church and community. I wanted to be doing something for the Kingdom of God. After hearing the overflow of our Pastor’s wife’s heart for the multitude of area widows- I began seeking some way I could reach out to them. …
The ekklesia of Jesus Christ are those ones who God has called out for Himself. Ekklesia is a Greek word that means an assembly of "called out" ones and is synonymous with the Hebrew kahal of the Old Testament. It was applied by the writers of the New Testament to the Christian congregation.
One can see that this word is far bigger than one group of believers in one generation, but is rightly applied to all the saints of all the ages. Therefore He is calling you out for Himself! And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.