God Heard in Silence

God Heard in Silence

Times have changed: life has speeded up, leaving little rest from the smashing, flashing, and crashing noises that intrude from radio, television, mobile ‘phones, and handheld devices. The “children of Israel” (the descendants of the renamed...
Hurt People Hurt People but Whole People Heal Them

Hurt People Hurt People but Whole People Heal Them

“Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.” (1 Thessalonians 5:23) To be holy means to be spiritually clean, and to be wholly holy means to...
If the Anointing Fits…Wear It!

If the Anointing Fits…Wear It!

When Elisha asked his master Elijah for a “double portion” of his spirit, he was not asking for double the anointing of Elijah but the double portion to which the eldest son of a family was entitled. Elisha cried out “My father, my father!” as Elijah was taken up...
What To do When the Presence Comes

What To do When the Presence Comes

SOME PRACTICAL POINTS THAT MAY HELP YOU WHEN MINISTERING TO A LINE OF WAITING PEOPLE.1. Ask “What, Lord? What do You want to do?” Do this from your heart, not just in your mind. The Lord may want to minister on a particular theme (healing, the Baptism in...
How to Keep Your Head Above Water…

How to Keep Your Head Above Water…

…When You Are Up to Your Neck in Trouble! “The people of Judah have rejected the waters of Shiloah that flow softly – My gentle care – and are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah. Therefore, the LORD will overwhelm them with a mighty...
Some Pentecostals Get These Two Things Wrong

Some Pentecostals Get These Two Things Wrong

Some Pentecostals confuse the Gift, singular, (NT Greek: “dorea” of the Spirit; i.e. The Baptism in the Spirit) with the Gifts, plural, (NT Greek: “charismata”) of the Holy Spirit. The risen Lord Jesus gives the Gift (singular) to those who’ve repented and been...

Peter E. Barfoot