In the book of the Revelation, the seven churches of Asia are symbolized by seven menorah lampstands, similar to the lampstands that lit the holy place in the temple of God. There are five parts of a lampstand and each one r…
God’s people are called “sons of the mighty” in Psalm 89:6. Our Father is the Almighty (the all-powerful, all-sufficient God). The Holy Spirit is the “Spirit of might” who dwells within us, strengthening us with “might” in t…
One of the great mysteries of the kingdom of God is this: that only by admitting your great lack in the flesh can you gain God’s abundance spiritually, only by seeing yourself bankrupt “in Adam” can you inherit the unsearcha…
Wonderful names and titles were bestowed on the Son of God at His entrance into this world that powerfully revealed His nature and purpose. Amazingly, as His identity unfolded in the beginning, the identity of His future son…
Wonderful names and titles were bestowed on the Son of God at His entrance into this world that powerfully revealed His nature and purpose. Amazingly, as His identity unfolded in the beginning, the identity of His future son…
You know that you have received gifts from God; but did you realize you have also become a gift to God? This is one of your God-given names! (Num. 18:6). When Jesus “ascended on high,” He gave “gifts to men”—like faith, peac…
“THE CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN” is a name given to New Covenant sons and daughters in Hebrews 12:23. That means the church in which every member is considered a firstborn son. We are all equally loved by the Father, and we hav…
The disciples pled with Jesus, “Increase our faith.” Instead of working some spectacular miracle, in answering their request, the Son of God simply spoke two mini-parables. Surprisingly, one of them seems it could actually b…
One of the most remarkable and recognizable characteristics of the family of God is the gift of faith that resides within us. This wondrous ability to believe creates an unbreakable bond—that binds us to God and to each othe…
Various names given to the Holy Spirit indicate our inheritance as “partakers of the Holy Spirit” (Heb. 6:4). Names explored on this episode include the Spirit of life, the Spirit of holiness, the Spirit of adoption, the Spi…
Various names given to the Holy Spirit indicate our inheritance as “partakers of the Holy Spirit” (Heb. 6:4). For example, He is called “the Helper” so we can expect Him to help us in time of need. He is the “Spirit of wisdo…
God names His people “hidden ones” in Psalm 83:3. God promises to hide us from the shrewd plots of godless people and satanic powers. If you belong to Jesus, you are “hidden” in the “secret of His presence” and “under the sh…
One of the highest privileges given to God’s offspring—and one of the greatest aspects of our inheritance is the supreme honor of being partakers of His divine nature—in other words, sharing His character, His personality, H…
God has established nine covenants to redeem and restore His people in this world. The eighth is called “The New Covenant”—because this covenant is especially about God making all things new. It begins invisibly and internal…
In this second teaching on our calling to be “children of the covenant,” we will examine four biblical stories about human covenants that powerfully and wonderfully reveal the nature of the far-more-important covenant relati…
God has established nine major covenants in this world from the Garden of Eden onward. He is a covenant-making, covenant-keeping, covenant-revealing, covenant-establishing God. His people are called “children of the covenant…
The God of the Bible is a God of signs and wonders. He brought His people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders and then they became a sign and a wonder in this world. He birthed the church on Pentecost with signs and w…
The impartation of righteousness is one of the most amazing promises found in the Bible. God’s Word indicts the whole human race with the statement, “There is none righteous, no, not one” (Romans 3:10) So how is it even poss…
An epistle is a letter to an individual or a group. Twenty-one of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament are epistles, small portions of the total written Word. But believers are small portions of the total LIVING WORD.…
Jesus compared His message and methods to those of John the Baptist, and though they were very different, He made it clear they were both justified in their approach to ministry. The Son of God also explained those who follo…
Did you know you have inherited eight major biblical mountains? Of course, this is not a literal, but a spiritual inheritance, shared with every other born-again child of God under the New Covenant. These mountains are “high…
Every believer has a calling! This status is not just reserved for some “elite group” in the body of Christ. The moment you were saved, you became one of God’s called ones. He planted the seed of a purpose in your heart. It …
What does the mysterious word “Zion” mean and why are God’s people referred to as “Zion’s Converts” in Isaiah 1:27? Also, have you ever noticed the powerful pattern—how human beings who go through a true conversion then beco…
The name “converts” only appears one time in the Bible for God’s people (Isaiah 1:27). However, the revelation attached to that name is deep, awe inspiring and powerful. True believers are in the process of being “converted”…