ON TOP of my house, I have a DirecTV satellite dish. This DirecTV satellite dish links me to a satellite orbiting the Earth in outer space. That satellite in space sends a signal to my dish and to the dishes of anyone who has DirecTV. Now, you can’t see the satellite, but it does send … Continue reading “SPIRITUAL
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SPIRITUAL DEATH, NATURE OF
ONE of my favorite shows was Night of the Living Dead, when all of these zombies would come out of a graveyard wrapped in grave clothes. They were dead, but they were walking, moving, and functioning. That’s what the Bible says this world is—it’s a graveyard, and we are walking zombies outside of Jesus Christ. … Continue reading “SPIRITUAL
DEATH, NATURE OF”
SPIRITUAL DEATH, CONCEPT OF
A LUXURY car company had a powerful commercial some time ago. There were two dummies in the car. Engineers were going to crash the car into a wall in order to show how sturdy and solid the Lexus was. What caught my attention when I saw this commercial was what the dummies looked like. They … Continue reading “SPIRITUAL
DEATH, CONCEPT OF”
SPIRITUAL BLESSING, CONCEPT OF
BLESSING in the Bible is not an offer of cotton candy happiness. Cotton candy is plenty sweet but it doesn’t last. When you put it in your mouth, it melts soon after. Its longevity is short-lived. The kingdoms of this world offer cotton candy. It’s real sweet, but don’t expect it to last long. Blessing … Continue reading “SPIRITUAL
BLESSING, CONCEPT OF”
SPIRITUAL BLESSING, BENEFITS OF
MANY people grew up watching The Beverly Hillbillies—Jed Clampett, Elly May, and Jethro. That was a fun show to watch. It really was a show about folks trying to get used to being rich. These folks didn’t know how to act when they discovered how rich they were. So here’s a question. Jed Clampett one … Continue reading “SPIRITUAL
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SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY, POWER OF
DURING a Sunday afternoon football game, one of the players got upset at a referee for a call that he made. The player was twice as big as the referee and probably ten times as strong. He was angry. He did the unthinkable and the unacceptable. He bumped the referee. The rules in football are … Continue reading “SPIRITUAL
AUTHORITY, POWER OF”
SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY, CONCEPT OF
WHEN a policeman stands and directs traffic, as they put up a hand, cars will stop. But the cars do not stop because of the policeman’s power. They stop because of the policeman’s legal authority. That blue uniform makes him superman. He can’t put out his hands and physically stop a line of cars from … Continue reading “SPIRITUAL
AUTHORITY, CONCEPT OF”
SPIRIT, WALKING IN
WALKING in the Spirit involves direction, dependency, and dedication. When we walk, we do so because we are headed somewhere. That is direction. When we walk, we put one foot in front of another, leaning all of our weight on one leg for each step. That is dependency. When we walk, and are attempting to … Continue reading “SPIRIT,
WALKING IN”
SPIRIT, POWER OF
THE ENGINE of a car lies under the hood. The engine “dwells” there. Even when the car is stopped, not moving, or sitting on the lot, dwelling underneath the hood is an invisible power source. What is the engine there designed to do? It is designed to take the car somewhere. Only a fool would … Continue reading “SPIRIT,
POWER OF”
SPIRIT, FILLED WITH
WHEN a person is drunk, we say they are under the influence. The influence of alcohol on the brain affects their movement. A drunken person doesn’t walk like they normally walk. They stagger. A person under the influence will exhibit changes in their personality. They think they can sing when they can’t. Their speech and … Continue reading “SPIRIT,
FILLED WITH”