"description":"God is still looking for people like Abraham today who have a responsive heart. The blessing of Abraham--the baptism in the Holy Spirit--can make us a blessing to every family that we meet. Abraham's mistakes serve a sober warning to us that missing God's will that it may go well with us have serious and long lasting consequences long after God has forgiven us of the sin.",
"description":"The birth of Isaac came at the end of Abraham and Sarah laying hold of God by faith despite their ups and downs. Isaac and Isaac contrast believers under the old covenant (done in the strength of the flesh) and those of the new covenant, that which is done supernaturally. God's tests come to see whether He is first in our life. Abraham went against human reason, counted the cost, and obeyed God in offering Isaac, the first mention of worship and also a picture of the resurrection.",
"description":"All Christian service is based on the finished work of Christ.176 The early Apostles did not go around preaching a Gospel of works177 or a message of believers needing to do so much178 to enter heaven but rather all godly living179 was out of appreciation of the mercy of God. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthis is your true and proper worship.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d",
"description":"The Lord is crystal clear in the priority and importance He puts on our love one for another. This is not an option but a reality that will manifest when true believers are together.447 If love is lacking there should be a sense of alarm that something is wrong in the body life.448 The law of love says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d449 Our Lord not only commanded the early disciples to love one another but said that it would be a fruit that would show the world that God has assembled a Church on the earth. Every believer should consider reading through 1 Corinthians chapter 13 on a regular basis to keep the right priority in Christian discipleship.",
"description":"In an underground Church in China in one area the people wake up at 4:30 to come together for two hours to pray and worship, they do this every day. There are Churches that meet in the only place they are safe, a cave! There are Churches that meet on farms far away from prying eyes.",
"scripture":"Matthew 19:21, Galatians 2:10, Matthew 26:11",
"topic":"Audio Books",
"description":"During the greatest part of the North Korean famine an estimated two million North Koreans starved to death. This happened during the years of 1995-1998. The famine has continued in reduced measure and North Koreans have still been unable to feed themselves. The World Food Program annually still needs to feed 6 to 8 million of North Korea\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 24 million people.",
"description":"No matter how holy you may be, you will still have bad days. We can take comfort in knowing that no matter whether our day is good or bad, the Lord never leaves or forsakes us. We have this treasure in earthen vessels-the knowledge and presence of Jesus. Whether it's the enemy coming against us, or problems that distress your mind, the Lord can help you.",
"description":"God is at work even when you can\u2019t see or feel Him - when the sufferings and difficulties are so great that you don\u2019t know where to look for help! It is in such times that you need a new outlook. And this meditation offers one that even can help you be thankful for the times of darkness.",
"description":"God is at work even when you can't see or feel Him - when the sufferings and difficulties are so great that you don't know where to look for help! It is in such times that you need a new outlook. This meditation, by Basilea Schlink, offers one - A NEW OUTLOOK - that can help you in times of darkness.",
"description":"Dr. Thompson discusses the aspect of God\u2019s Plan that includes the new outer man and the new inner man. He discusses the differences between, and reasons for, imputed righteousness and actual righteousness. He discusses what grace is for, and what grace is not for, while clearly defining what the new covenant is, including practical application for our lives today. (1 hour 18 minutes).",
"scripture":"Galatians 5:22-23, 1 John 3:14-15, John 17:3",
"topic":"",
"description":"Dr. Thompson discusses how bearing the fruit of the Spirit is not an option for Christians, it is mandatory. It is synonymous with \u2018Christ being formed in us.\u2019 He discusses the futility of religion apart from the fruit of the Spirit, with many historical references. Immensely practical. (1 hr 17 min 54 sec).",
"description":"In today's society, absolute truth is thought of to be the enemy of freedom. But truth is more important than you think, freedom is a lot more complex than you think, and Jesus is a lot more liberating than you think. Surrendering to God's absolute truth gives you a deeper, richer freedom in every area, without oppression.",
"description":"Bro. Wilkerson explains how you become a part of the family of God when you are born again and all the rights and inheritance you obtain as a child of God. He contrasts the vast difference in the inheritance the devil's family has waiting and the Lord's family. \u00a0God's people desperately need to know of a surety their position in Christ. This will defeat much of the work of the enemy in trying to hinder your walk with God. A must hear for every Christian.",
"description":"Not big shots or children who do big things. But children clothed in Christ , poor in spirit. Everybody he says wants to do something , but nobody wants to be something. And that something is Christ to be clothed in Christ is the father focus not what your doing. Lots today work for God and do so much ministry and so forth but how many are clothed in Christ.",
"description":"Dr. Thompson starts by defining \u201cThe Law of the Spirit of Life.\u201d He talks about what the Holy Spirit is, and how the Holy Spirit gets confused with other spirits and feelings and gifts. He describes what can be done to foster spiritual maturity, so that we learn to tell when the Holy Spirit is active in our midst. He discusses very practical ways we can live by the Spirit. He says God will not have people who are not under law \u2013 the Holy Spirit is our Law. We are either under the Law of Moses or under the Law of the Spirit. (55 minutes, 58 seconds)",
"description":"The highest privilege in the world is to serve Jesus Christ, but our service can be misguided if we serve our own appetites, people, or the law. \"All of our serving,\" says John Piper, \"is receiving service from Christ which He bought for us when He died.\" In other words, serving Jesus is first trusting Jesus to serve me.",
"description":"I was making mention of an article in Time magazine the other day where churchmen of different churches and of great renown were expressing themselves about the conditions in the world, and what place the church held, and the preaching of the gospel. They said very nice things, but all of them missed the main thing. We have \u00e2\u20ac\u0153turned to God from idols\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 to wait for His Son from heaven.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Every Christian\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s job and responsibility is to prepare the way for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But you cannot know \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jesus Christ whom He has sent\u00e2\u20ac\u009d until you experience Him\u00e2\u20ac\u201duntil you live Him, praise God!\u00e2\u20ac\u201duntil He takes over.",
"description":"Parkyns wraps up his insightful commentary on the conversion of the Ethiopian in Acts 8 and digs out nuggets of truth from the salvation experience of Paul (Acts 9) and then Cornelius, the first Gentile Christian (Acts 10). Parkyns shows both triumph and tragedy of the apostolic church, and how even Jesus\u2019 best apostles can get put on the shelf through prejudice and delayed obedience. He shows how God began to use insignificant men and the apostle Paul at Antioch to bring His promised blessing to the Gentile world.",
"description":"Paul\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s crucifixion is an inward and spiritual crucifixion. When one is born again they receive the Holy Spirit and the life of Christ. All the faithful are crucified with Christ through all of the ages. Once a believer is regenerated the old man should be hardly recognized, and must not reign! Those crucified with Christ have been united in the likeness of His death. Only then will one be united in the likeness of His death and the likeness of His resurrection. He who has died has been freed from sin and the old life is dead. To be crucified with Christ means to be changed.",
"description":"In this brief message (7 minutes long) Paul Washer reveals three helps in dealing with Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, which are useful additions to what he says elsewhere in various other messages. Firstly, Christians believe the Bible even if they cannot explain what the Bible says; they do not alter the texts they cannot explain. Secondly, Christians can testify of times of prayer when the presence and power of God fill the heart almost to bursting; it is not so with the Jehovah\u2019s Witness, for God is not with them. Thirdly, check whether the Jehovah\u2019s Witness\u2019 \u201cgospel\u201d conforms to the Gospel that the Apostle Paul preached, using the above scriptures.",
"description":"In the ancient language the fir referred to fire, an ancient symbol for the spirit. The tree also points upwards. Overseas most trees lose their leaves in winter. There are songs about this fir tree in winter and that it is green even in winter. When I first went to Germany to preach I was struck at how brown the trees look, they looked burnt but the fir tree remains evergreen. Evergreens symbolized the everlasting fire in us. We Christians should also always be green. A Christian should always be beautiful. You can read about the beauty of the faith in Gal 5 like love, patience etc. Also go and read the works of the flesh. The fruit of the Holy Spirit in Gal 5:22 speaks of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, self-control \u00e2\u20ac\u201c these fruit decorate the Christian far more beautifully than the Christmas tree. The Lord said, \"If they do this to me a green branch how much more to those who are dry branches.\" The works of the dry tree are evident: immorality, defilement, witchcraft, enmity, strife, fits of anger, rivalries, divisions, orgies and things like this. Those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. This tree speaks of the attractiveness of the Christian.",
"description":"Carter Conlon speaks of the great moral and spiritual evil at the doorstep of the Church and America. He speaks of the history of sins in the culture of America and in the Church including slavery. Evil is becoming good and good is becoming evil. It is time to turn away godless false religion and seek God in prayer now because evil is at the gate.",
"description":"When the Holy Spirit convicts you of something needing changing, and guilt and condemnation set in, and aware of your own struggle, you fear the Lord is tired of your failures and has rejected you. Because of past wounds in their lives, some fear God will reject them as people sometimes have. You can determine to live a new life in Christ, secure and have the assurance you so desperately need. When the Word comes and voices arise to condemn you, you can shoot them down (Is. 54:17). God loves you enough to not let you by with sin that will destroy you. Come to him for cleansing, forgiveness, and peace and rest.",
"scripture":"Galatians 6:14, 1 John 2:15, James 4:4",
"topic":"Love Of The World",
"description":"There is something very potent and powerful about this message. Its one of Keith Daniels first visits to America and this message calls for a great consecration and call back to apostolic Chrisitanity in our daily practice. Are you finished with the world? Don't listen to this message unless you are willing to be impacted and changed in very powerul way.",
"description":"God lives and works today! Yes, He is truly alive and He is stronger than any other power in heaven or earth. Christ has conquered hell and sin. This meditation is the testimony of someone who personally experienced this!",
"description":"God\u2019s Word is our plumb line for everything. In a society where anything seems to go, he reminds us that is not so. We are shown here how to line up everything according to the Word of God.",
"description":"In a day where everything is \"instant\", true spirituality and holiness has no shortcuts; it's like the farmer in which reaping takes a long time. Brother Zac exhorts in the areas of discipline, faithfulness and consistency in the spiritual life to reap lasting results which will please the Lord on that final day.",
"description":"In the \u201cfullness of time\u201d God acts. God knows everything about each one of us. In this lesson we learn how we should deal with this and how to know we are \u201cletting\u201d God be in us.",
"scripture":"1 Thessalonians 5:9-10, 2 Peter 1:3-4, Galatians 3:13-14",
"topic":"Elijah",
"description":"This Elijah series is an excellent study on the life of Elijah. We see the blessings from his obedience and the results of his disobedience. A perfect example for each of us to apply to our daily lives.",
"description":"In this message, Dr. Smith explains how all of nature contains language. Animals, plants, humans, every living thing has what he acutely titles, \u201cpsycho-space.\u201d The psycho space being the realm in which each living thing has the capacity for some degree of thought or communication. He proceeds to explain that the logos of God is communicated fundamentally to man through his character. We see the logos of God in how Jesus healed Malcus\u2019s ear, and how he endured such contradiction from rebel\u2019s and sinners. It is within our psycho-space that we must fill our \u201cminds\u201d with this mind of Christ, which is full of love, joy, peace, patience, and the fruit of the Spirit, as we follow the Spirit, the logos of God step-wise begins to conform us into the likeness of the logos of Christ. Smith also shares a great testimony how an SS Nazi officer was converted to the faith when he shared with him about the strength of Christ character.",
"description":"There are 3 keys for an army to succeed: 1) it must know its objectives and the direction its heading, 2) it must know its weapons, and 3) the power of prayer. \"The Body of Christ,\" say Ray Comfort quoting Oswald J. Smith, \"is not a pleasure cruiser on its way to heaven but a battleship stationed at the very gates of hell.\" The Christian has a 3-fold enemy--the world, the flesh and the devil--to overcome through love and gratitude for the nail-pierced Savior, Jesus Christ.",
"description":"One of the most important needs of the day is the recovery of the true glorious gospel of the mighty God our Lord Jesus Christ. If sin is as deadly as the bible says it is and the devil as real as the bible says he is then to understand the true gospel of grace is the utmost need of our day. We are great sinners, sinning against a great God, that has offered us a great salvation.",
"description":"This truth is one of the foundations of our faith in receiving blessing from the Lord. Some have called this truth the believer's Emancipation Proclamation.",
"description":"When so many Christians ask, \"How can you stop sinning?\", Paul asked this question: \"How can you keep sinning?\" Alan Martin shows how we need to believe what God's Word says about the old man being crucified and the superabundant grace available through faith to overcome the world.",
"scripture":"2 Kings 2, Luke 24:28-29, Galatians 3:13-14",
"topic":"Religiosity",
"description":"Zac Poonen found that so many Christians are living a substandard life, but it doesn't have to be this way. Brother Zac stirs you to go beyond being satisfied with so little, when God has promised rivers of living water to flow out of you to be a blessing to everyone you meet. \"If you're satisfied with something less than God's highest, then that's all you'll have.\"",
"description":"\"The Christian life,\" says Zac Poonen, \"is not following a code of conduct; it's following a Person.\" Brother Zac explains many failures in the Christian life that come by \"doing something for the Lord\" without waiting upon Him and obeying the little promptings of the Holy Spirit. \"When you listen to God and do what He says, you can do more in six months than in sixty years of trying to do something on your own.\"",
"description":"If we are not born of God we have no freedom from sin. Our Lord Jesus has made us free from all power of sin. How then can we continue in sin as born again Christians? Unbelief, acceptance of sin in our lives, walking in the flesh and calling sin a \"weakness\" are things that keep us from a sin-free life, lived in joy and peace with God.",
"description":"The devil sets a trap for those who are sincere in their faith in God. Preaching from the book of Galatians, Wilkerson teaches on how it is that Saints can fall into the trap and he also teaches us how it is that we can avoid such snares and pitfalls.",
"description":"Paul\u2019s letter addressed to the churches in Galatia is the great letter on Christian freedom; in it Paul attacks the Christians who wished to exalt the law. Galatians\u2019 emphasis is similar to the theme of Paul\u2019s letter to the Romans. The doctrinal section, as is typical of the Pauline format, is followed by an intensely practical section in Chapters five and six.",
"description":"TEXT. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Gal. 2:20) The natural state of man apart from the born again experience is pure selfishness. It is selfishness without mixture. Charles G. Finney defined selfishness as \u201cregarding one's own happiness supremely, and seeking one's own good because it is his own.\u201d The selfish places his\/her happiness above all other interests and especially the glory of God. This selfishness is at the core of sin and must be crucified with Christ. Being crucified with Christ renders one free from sin and dead to sin.",
"description":"Preaching from Romans 5, Wilkerson preaches on God\u2019s wonderful gift of righteousness. This passage of Scripture consumed David for months and he studied it from every angle. This is absolutely the best sermon on this topic of righteousness that I have heard, separating real righteousness from much of the emotional righteousness that many seem to subscribe to this day. Jesus said you would know the truth and the truth shall set you free. Sanctification is the Spirit of Christ in us making us to become what God in reality sees you to be already, by faith. Making us what we could never be on our own, holy. The gift of righteousness is the Spirit of Christ in you. When you yield to him and let him have control, he makes you what he is. The Lord doesn't want you to come to him in condemnation and guilt. He wants the truth of his righteousness and his love to set you free.",
"description":"January 11, 2004 - The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of a cross and self denial. Making a decision for Jesus is not enough. We must be prepared to lay down our life and taking up His cross. The most important need in our lives must be to know Him. David Wilkerson preaches one of his greatest messages while suffering with the flu. You will hear him struggle through this message but in his weakness, God made him strong. He preaches on the true gospel of Jesus Christ and what it entails. As a teaser; The church has to be a place of death before it can be a place of life.",
"description":"Accommodate means to adapt, to make suitable and acceptable, to make convenient. A gospel of accommodation is creeping into the United States. It's an American cultural invention to appease the lifestyle of luxury and pleasure. Primarily a Caucasian, suburban gospel, it's also in our major cities and is sweeping the nation, influencing ministers of every denomination, and giving birth to megachurches with thousands who come to hear a nonconfronting message.",
"description":"Paul Washer preaches from what he calls the greatest text in the Bible to show God's wonderful plan of redemption. Using many illustrations, he speaks of the sinfulness of man, the holiness of God, the magnitude of of His love for us, and the splendor of redemption. Yet, in his own words, he was still unable to \"preach Christ the way He ought to be preached\". Listen to this powerful message.",
"description":"The church is called to the \"glory of God forever.\" An apostle lives and moves and has his being in this realm. An insight into the apostle Paul's life as is recorded in the first chapter of Galatians.",
"description":"This is an inspiring look at the reasons and the methods God uses to prune the vines (Christians) in his vineyard. Bro. Wilkerson did much study of husbandry, inspired by the Holy Spirit to search this out. God wants his children to be bearing the fruit of righteousness-ever increasing in Christ-likeness. John 15 tells us about the pruning that all Christians will go through during their walk in and with Christ. It is God\u2019s purpose for all of His to bear good fruit and part of bearing good fruit is the pruning process. Learn the divine destiny of each and every Christian from past to future.",
"description":"There is, I believe, a basic ingredient which is largely lacking in Christianity today, and the lack of it is the source of most of our problems. It is the cancer which is eating away at the church, but it is no secret. In fact, it is so non-secretive that it is written on almost every page of the New Testament. And yet, because the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked, and because we are so bent on our own way, we do not see (or seeing we do not believe) that the basic message of the New Testament is LOVE!",
"description":"How serious are you about VICTORY over sin? Are you tired of falling to temptation? Are you tired of the horrible feeling of failing God over and over again? Have you removed the stepping-stones to sin? Have you burned the plow and the oxen? Or are you telling yourself you can handle certain weights in your life? When you see sin as God sees it you will hate it and be repulsed by it. You will do whatever it takes to keep sin from gaining an advantage over you. In this message we explore an essential key to achieving victory in your life.",
"description":"May 22,2005. If the Holy Spirit is in you let Him have control over your life. If He lives in you let Him direct your life. Walking in the spirit simply means you make no decisions until you hear from Him. We surrender our will and give complete control over to His government. The key to this walk is found in three words - JUST SAY YES- Say yes to all the promises of God and believe the Holy Spirit to accomplish this in and through you.",
"description":"Don\u2019t be too quick to comes to God 's defense and say God never asks too much. This message suggests that God ALWAYS asks too much and it is never God's design or desire that we should ever be in a place where we think that what God is requiring is something that we can bring about in our own strength or by our own power. When God first speaks His promises to us there is strong expectancy for the fulfillment of that promise. But as time passes on and we are still waiting the possible begins to seem impossible. It is in these times of delay that our flesh will begin to think that we can make things happen in our own time and our own way. God in His mercy will bring us through the refiner's fire so we can let go of all that we think we are and what we think we are supposed to do. He will refine our gifts and our calling until He has complete ownership and lordship over them.",
"description":"Don\u2019t be too quick to comes to God 's defense and say God never asks too much. This message suggests that God ALWAYS asks too much and it is never God's design or desire that we should ever be in a place where we think that what God is requiring is something that we can bring about in our own strength or by our own power. When God first speaks His promises to us there is strong expectancy for the fulfillment of that promise. But as time passes on and we are still waiting the possible begins to seem impossible. It is in these times of delay that our flesh will begin to think that we can make things happen in our own time and our own way. God in His mercy will bring us through the refiner's fire so we can let go of all that we think we are and what we think we are supposed to do. He will refine our gifts and our calling until He has complete ownership and lordship over them.",
"description":"Carter Conlon shares a powerful prophetic message to the Church of Jesus Christ in North America. God is calling for those who are weak and are willing to Trust Him fully. God is calling believers to realize they do the work of the Church in the arm of the flesh. Brother Carter gives a clear call for the Church to get back to the place of prayer in the prayer meeting. God is waiting for us to be directed by Him again in everything.",
"description":"In the Bible the preachers and ministers of the Gospel are the stars. What a pity when they go lost and are wandering about, while in charge of congregations. Yet they promote the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sodom and Gomorrah were totally burnt to ashes that there was not a trace left, and so it will go with those who practice this sin of homosexuality and these preachers who promote this lifestyle and lead others astray. There are so-called Christians who are just like these people in Jude, uprooted trees, wild waves of the sea, without fruit, twice dead. They cast up the foam of their own shame. The blackest darkness is reserved for them forever. Such ministers will reap a double hell, forever.",