Waking up with Heaven on Your Mind

Waking up with Heaven on Your Mind

It’s one thing for the child of a believer to acknowledge the God of his or her parents; another thing to come to the knowledge of that God through His proven faithfulness in their own experience. “And Jacob awoke out of his sleep, and said, ‘Surely the...
40 Reasons Why God Will Heal You

40 Reasons Why God Will Heal You

1. It is God’s will that you receive His healing as your share of “the children’s bread” (Matthew 15:26). 2. Jesus said those who believe would heal the sick; so, you do not need to be “led” by the Spirit of God to pray for your healing or anyone else’s — it is...
An Unwelcome Change of Image

An Unwelcome Change of Image

“God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. “Nothing — no thing — in regard to God’s will is unclear. He has given us His will in writing in the prophecies and promises of the Bible. There may be “a tide in the affairs of...
Are You a Believer AND a Receiver?

Are You a Believer AND a Receiver?

There’s a big difference between believing and receiving. The Gospels identify John the Baptist as Isaiah’s “Voice” (Isaiah 40:3) and Malachi’s “Messenger” (Malachi 3:1 & 4:5, 6; Mark 1:2, 3; John 1:23). John came in “the spirit of...
The Magnificent 7

The Magnificent 7

I like to teach on “The Magnificent 7” (the magnificent numeral, not the movie) which in the Bible is sacred and signifies completion and perfection. Some of the ‘sevens’ in the Bible, include the Israelites’ seven marches around Jericho’s walls, Naaman’s seven dips...
The Love that both Frees and Restricts

The Love that both Frees and Restricts

What did Jesus mean when he said: “The Son of man is lord of the Sabbath”? Jesus was a Jew and could not have meant that he and his disciples could break the Law when it suited them. He was saying that he and they kept the spirit of the Law, as distinct...

Peter E. Barfoot