Whether you are rich or poor, black or white, religious or nonreligious, life is challenging. We have daily struggles, and how we deal with those struggles defines us and determines the type of people we are. Life is not meant to be dealt on our own. The Holy Spirit was given to Christians to guide, direct, educate, encourage, and help with daily struggles. Fresh Fruit is a collection of writings that show how the Holy Spirit gives help and encouragement as we face the everyday problems of life. There are nine categories, one for each fruit. Each category has eight compositions tackling life issues. Without recognizing the importance of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we are not fully experiencing all that God offers us. We become spiritually healthier by manifesting the fruit of the Holy Spirit in every situation. Through this fruit, we can show who God is and hopefully bring others to salvation.
Whether you are rich or poor, black or white, religious or nonreligious, life is challenging. We have daily struggles, and how we deal with those struggles defines us and determines the type of people we are. Life is not meant to be dealt on our own. The Holy Spirit was given to Christians to guide, direct, educate, encourage, and help with daily struggles. Fresh Fruit: Meditations on the Fruit of the Holy Spirit is a collection of writings that show how the Holy Spirit gives help and encouragement as we face the everyday problems of life. There are nine categories, one for each fruit. Each category has eight compositions tackling life issues. Without recognizing the importance of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we are not fully experiencing all that God offers us. We become spiritually healthier by manifesting the fruit of the Holy Spirit in every situation. Through this fruit, we can show who God is and hopefully bring others to salvation.
Psychologists have long known that every person has two great longings and inward needs. The first is to be loved, and the second is to love. But when pressures and heartaches come into our lives, many give up any hope of ever finding love. The tragedy is that we often look in the wrong places to fill this deep, deep need and longing. Some substitute lust for love. Others pursue material things or superficial relationships-all in the futile attempt to fill a God-shaped vacuum in the human heart. But there is good news! There is a love worth finding and a love worth sharing. The Bible says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). On the cross of Christ, God's mighty love was revealed and offered unconditionally to all who would be saved. Do you long to know this mighty love? Then I need to ask you the most important question you'll ever be asked: Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God loves you, that your sins are forgiven, and that you are saved and on your way to heaven? The great news is, you can know! Let me share with you how to discover the greatest love worth finding. Admit Your Sin. First, you must admit that you are a sinner. The Bible says, "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10). "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). It is our sin that separates us from God and from fulfilling our deepest needs and longings. Sin is an offense against God that carries a serious penalty. According to Romans 6:23, "The wages of sin is death [eternal separation from the love and mercy of God]." Abandon Your Efforts. Second, you must abandon any efforts to save yourself. If we could save ourselves, Jesus' death would have been unnecessary! Even "getting religion" cannot get you to heaven. The Bible says it is "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His [God's] mercy He saved us" (Titus 3:5). Salvation is by God's grace, "not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). Acknowledge Christ's Payment. What you cannot do for yourself, Jesus Christ has done for you! "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). He died on the cross for you, and then rose from the dead to prove that His payment was acceptable to God. But you must acknowledge and believe this fact. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:31). Accept Christ as Your Savior. Salvation is God's gift to you. "The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). When someone offers you a priceless gift, the wisest thing you can do is accept it! This very moment, you can receive Christ's gift of salvation by sincerely praying this simple prayer from your heart: Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I know that You love me and want to save me. Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God, who died on the cross to pay for my sins. I believe God raised You from the dead. I now turn from my sin and, by faith, receive You as my personal Lord and Savior. Come into my heart, forgive my sins, and save me, Lord Jesus. In Your name I pray. Amen. Friend, if you have not yet made a decision for Christ, I urge you to receive Him today. You'll be eternally glad to know the love worth finding!
Discover a fresh approach to growing in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Author Josh Danis breaks down the myths around striving or finding shortcuts to the fruitful life, and unfolds the true meaning of each fruit—and how to allow it to flourish in our daily lives. It’s time to not just know about the fruit of the Spirit, but to manifest it and see how it can affect our relationships and the world around us for good!
“The fruit of the Spirit working through millions of believers by faith could literally change the world…This is must reading for every sincere believer!” – Dr. Bill Bright, founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ International Would you like true joy? Healthy relationships? To live free from anxiety? You actually can if you let God’s Spirit grow His fruit in your heart. Your witness for Christ is only as good as the fruit your relationship with Him produces. The Fruit of the Spirit points you toward a lifestyle that makes the gospel you proclaim attractive to others because they can see its results in your everyday life, emotions, demeanor, and actions. Drawing from Biblical examples, Trask and Goodall share insights that both challenge and encourage. They offer true-life examples of the difference you, too, can make when you let the Holy Spirit reproduce the character of Jesus within you.
Every leader desires to be a healthy one, while every follower wants his leader to be healthy. The presence of healthy leaders brings blessing and peace to the community, while their absence results in much pain for the people and dysfunctionality for the organization. But, what does ¿healthy¿ mean? Humble, gentle, protective, upright, honest, decisive, able to teach, responsible, visionary, self-giving... the list can go on and on. However, the longer the list, the less likely we¿ll be motivated to try to become such a leader ¿ how can one ever achieve such an ocean of virtues?This book presents an alternative! Every characteristic of a healthy leader falls into five categories: Christ, Community, Character, Calling and Competencies. This ConneXions model offers us a biblical and distilled conceptual framework to understand the nature of a ¿healthy¿ leader:An effective, healthy Christian leader is a man or woman who knows God, was formed and lives in supportive and accountable community, has strong character, knows the purpose of God and presents it with credibility, clarity and passion, and has the necessary gifts, skills and knowledge to lead the people in the accomplishment of this purpose ¿ and is continually growing in all five areas. This book describes a clear and reachable goal of life transformation for everyone who desires to grow; moreover, its inspiring teaching will nurture and ignite your inner motivation to pursue this transformation. You can become a great leader, a healthy leader!
""My name is Melody.I am an RN.I work with orthopedic, neuro, trauma patients, and a variety of other patients.I have seen those hurting with physical wounds;I have also seen those with emotional, mental and spiritual pain.The wounds affecting their mental and emotional conditions can sometimes cripple them in ways more severe than the physical wounds.I was curious and intrigued to get Messenger Hezekiah's book on healing touch. I read the book through and found it interesting.I know that healing can occur, and scripture tells us to lay hands on the sick... Messenger Hezekiah gives scriptural basis for this healing and talks about the faith and requirements laid out in scripture for such a work."" Melody February 9, 2019. ""In this revised edition, I focus on Biblical Meditation and Fasting, explaining what I mean by Biblical Meditation, differences between Biblical Meditation and Transcendental Meditation, and giving step by step methods of performing Biblical Meditation. "" -- K. Hezekiah Scipio
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit (Galatians 5:25). The Holy Spirit empowers us, guides us, and enables us to grow and endure in our relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ. Often the most misunderstood member of the Trinity, the person of the Spirit continues to attract attention today amidst church revivals and renewals. In this new edition of his classic Keep in Step with the Spirit, J. I. Packer seeks to help Christians reaffirm the biblical call to holiness and the Spirit s role in keeping our covenant with God. Packer guides us through the riches and depth of the Spirit s work, assesses versions of holiness and the charismatic life, and shows how Christ must always be at the centre of true Spirit-led ministry. A new chapter explores Christian assurance. With abiding relevance and significance, Keep in Step with the Spirit sets forth vital knowledge for healthy and joyous Christian living, through understanding and experience of God the Holy Spirit. Here is a book for every serious believer to read and re-read.
The Lord’s prayer has widely viewed as a guide to communicating with God and a model as to how Christians should pray. But if we dig deeper into the prayer, as Jennifer Chamberlain has so aptly done, we will find that the Lord’s prayer is a model for how we are to live our lives in relationship with God. Each chapter takes parts of the prayer and turns them into lessons we can apply to our daily lives. It can be used as a daily devotional or a Sunday school course. The book is geared to Christians who seek a deeper walk with God, but it also serves as an inspirational message for those who are exploring the Christian life. There’s no doubt that as you read this series of essays, you will come away with new insights on the Lord’s prayer, as well as be fortified to walk in maturity, victory, and confidence with Christ in these perilous and difficult times. You’ll never see Matthew 6:9-13 quite the same again, as the Lord not only teaches us how to pray but to live out the words of our prayer.
