PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY
God is a consuming fire and the Bible records numerous instances where God appeared as fire, including at Pentecost where the Holy Spirit appeared as fire on each of the disciples. Fires, however, can fizzle out on their own or be actively quenched. So it is with the Holy Spirit....
Jesus has warned us to keep watch for the signs of the End Times (also referred to as the Last Days, the Day of the Lord, or the Last Hour). Just count the number of times Jesus repeatedly said to “stay awake” in Mark 13:32-37. Clearly, this is a significant...
Desiring to serve God and do good works in Jesus’ name are certainly noble and commendable desires. Indeed, our faith in Jesus should always result in good deeds. Yet God doesn’t just look at our works, He also looks at our hearts. How can we check our hearts for impure...
We often don’t consider why we do the things we do, but God does. God’s Word says that He evaluates our motives more than our ways. We can do many things that appear to be good or even excellent to other people, but that will displease our Creator because we...
J faithfully shepherded God’s flock of believers and always tried to set a good example for everyone in his church. Unbeknown to himself, J carried a heavy load and had been feeling spiritually weary. As J humbled himself before God and allowed the Holy Spirit to search his heart, he...
B felt neglected and alone as a boy. This led him to search for meaning and purpose through idol worship and the occult. While this made him feel more accomplished than others, it also made him feel more isolated. As B humbled himself to review his life, he began to...
The Bible highlights a fearsome sea serpent called leviathan in Job 41 and Jeremiah 8. Since all scripture is useful for “training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work,” what should we learn about leviathan, especially since it is called “the king...
God is spirit and He places a deposit of His Spirit in everyone who repents of their sins and accepts Jesus Christ as their Saviour. This depositing is just the first instalment of everything that God has promised us for an abundant Spirit-led life. As we follow God’s Spirit, He...
The Bible shows us that God does not want us to “bring any detestable objects into our homes or we will be destroyed, just like them.” Instead, we should detest the things that God detests and destroy them. How do we identify spiritually unclean items that bring curses and what...
A carried a lot of pain from a recent divorce as well as shame from her past. Thankfully, she persisted to learn more about herself through the Love The Lord course and eventually went for a renewal prayer time of confession and repentance. Through the process, she experienced both physical...
Releasing control is hard because it is an invisible battle for our hearts. We may know what we ought to do in our heads but find it hard to truly trust God 100 percent in our hearts, so here is a prayer to help us along. Also, see Is...
Joyce shares about her journey of receiving God’s healing of her heart, her eczema, and her relationships through prayer and repentance. Praise God! Click here to go to our YouTube channel. Video transcript I noticed after the letter was given to them, my children and I began to communicate in a...
J has been experiencing growth as a Christian but found there was a block in her desire to read the Bible so she signed up for a second renewal prayer. As she sought the Holy Spirit, He helped lead her to the things she needed to repent of, including idol...
S had been experiencing chattering in his mind and noticed that his health was deteriorating, both physically and mentally. S resisted prayer for years because he didn’t believe he could be under spiritual oppression as a believer. Thankfully, S eventually humbled himself and agreed to a time of confession and...
Vicky shares how she became very committed to attending a particular prayer meeting because she felt that was where she could feel closest to God, not realising that she was misled by a false spirit into believing that she could not hear from God otherwise. Thankfully, the Holy Spirit led...
Dicky became a Christian a decade ago and recently came to understand the true power of the gospel, God’s Word, repentance, receiving the Holy Spirit, and baptism. He shares how he received a new heart through a second baptism after fully understanding what Jesus did for him on the cross....
J felt a calling to pray for and minister to others but realised that she secretly harboured resentment and rejection in her heart towards those in her fellowship group and her pastor. As she sought the Holy Spirit’s counsel through a time of prayer, God showed her the hidden fears...
Many people of this world live their lives caged in by fear, especially the fear of pain and suffering. The Bible calls this slavery. Believers who are led by the Holy Spirit, on the other hand, will live fearlessly in God’s power, love, and self-control. This freedom, however, can be...
Our bodies have a natural “fight or flight” defence mechanism against pain. This applies to both physical and emotional pain. To protect our hearts from being hurt again, we can become combative or withdrawn in attitude. Such behaviour is driven by fear, not by God’s love. As believers, we need...
God declared that He would pour out His Spirit in the last days, so that those who are His followers would prophesy, see visions, and dream dreams. Therefore, it is not surprising to witness the increase in prophetic prayer meetings, conferences, and self-professed prophets. At the same time, we are...
H struggled with random lustful thoughts since he …