PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY
The ability to command demons to leave someone does not depend on our spiritual maturity, denomination, theological qualifications, or depth of Bible knowledge. It only requires faith in Jesus and the humility to be a vessel for the Holy Spirit to work through. Even a child can command demons to...
Irrational anxieties; constant self-condemnations; suspicious thoughts; persistent ideas about impending disaster, self-harm, or suicide; heart-wrenching nightmares; hearing voices; sensing an unseen presence; feeling weighed down by some invisible heaviness; feeling choked or other unexplainable physical pains and discomforts — these are some signs of demonic oppression. We know we are...
God has always sent prophets to His people, and He hasn’t stopped. The New Testament shows us that God’s house is built on the foundation of the prophets and apostles and that “prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.” In fact, God will reveal His plans to His...
E had been walking with God since she was a child but voices of condemnation plagued her for most of her life. After receiving some freedom after a renewal prayer six years ago, E began feeling oppressed again after giving birth and becoming a mother. Thankfully, she humbled herself to...
E always came across as positive and joyful, but this image was not based on Christ. It was based on a worldly philosophy of positive thinking, which blinded her to reality and hindered her ability to make sound decisions. Thankfully, her Christian community helped her to see the error in...
Any Christian will be able to describe how God sent his only Son to live as a man and die for our sins on the cross, but do we know the spiritual significance of each step along that process? By understanding the deeper implications of Jesus’ crucifixion, we will appreciate...
There is a rest that goes much deeper than just physical rest. It’s God’s gift of rest for our souls. When Adam and Eve were still in the Garden of Eden, they knew God face-to-face. They did not lack anything. Their souls rested in their trust in their supreme Creator...
C exuded little joy as a Christian for 20 years, as she continued to carry many burdens from her Korean family of origin, particularly from her mother. As she sought the Holy Spirit’s counsel, He showed her the spirit of heaviness that had plagued her all her life had come...
Personality tests can give us a general snapshot of a person’s characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, and preferences. Such information can be helpful when putting teams together. Allowing it to decide our identities and our destinies, however, would be a mistake. God has never allowed anyone’s personality to define their destiny...
Unexplainable anxiety, dread, depression, or hopelessness can sometimes be the result of inter-generational trauma. Research has shown that negative emotional patterns can be passed down through the genes of our parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents, as a result of their involvement in traumatic events, including war, persecution, slavery, bullying,...
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D spent her entire life trying to make everyone around her happy without realising that it was done out of fear, rather than love. As she humbled herself to seek the Lord during a renewal prayer, the Holy Spirit led her to confess years of suppressed anger from a traumatic childhood....
As believers, we are called to turn away from “living according to the flesh” and be led by the Spirit of God. It is by His divine power that we are able to “share God’s divine nature and escape the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”...
The Bible makes a distinction between our spirit and our soul. All our spirits will eventually return to God but because of sin, our souls will be destined for hell. On the cross, Jesus made an atoning blood sacrifice for every soul. Yet not every soul will go to heaven. It...
We are called to love God with all our soul and to be careful not to lose it as a result of chasing after worldly things. The Bible shows us that this takes sound wisdom and discretion that only comes from faithfully following Jesus, “the Shepherd and Overseer of our...
God is Spirit and He is the Father of all spirits. When God created mankind, He gave each one of us a spirit in the image of His Spirit. In order to become the type of worshippers that God seeks, we need to understand what it means to worship Him...
A had studied the Bible since becoming a believer but still struggled to retain God’s Word in her heart, until she humbled herself to seek the Holy Spirit’s counsel and renewal with fellow believers. God showed her the strongholds that left her feeling unwanted and the lies that had held...
