~~ The Messenger ~~
Title |
Summary (MP3) |
|
The Lord is always ready—for your salvation... |
| |
I rest in the assurance that He is within. My only responsibility—perfect submission. |
| |
The Word of God makes it clear that life is not only by or through Christ, but Christ is ... |
| |
The very name of Christ at His birth, "Immanuel," is a revelation from God to ... |
| |
The expanding of this ministry has never come through promotion but rather by the quiet ... |
| |
When even the leaders of the world are openly confused and troubled, it is time for the ... |
| |
We are saved to be members of God's family. We are His children, and not His charges, or ... |
| |
Tis time for prophets to talk of peace. |
| |
The essential nature of the believer is different than the essential nature of the ... |
| |
Suffering seems to be an essential part of our earthly pilgrimage--of our oneness with ... |
| |
Prayer is the most profitable, and the most perplexing thing we do. |
| |
Christ occupies our spirits, but not our flesh. |
| |
If prayer is the most puzzling part of our relationship to Christ, guidance is ... |
| |
...the nature of our being dictates that guidance be consistent with our ultimate spiritual ... |
| |
Like a father, presiding over his children, so the Lord presides over the "cosmic sandbox." |
| |
Ultimately, what we all seek is a meaningful, workable relationship with Christ. |
| |
Part IV - Not Practicing Christianity, but Living with Christ |
The Church has been monstrously savaged and divided by the pursuit of Christianity, instead ... |
|
Given the realities of our earthly circumstance, we need each other. We are none of ... |
| |
There is far more to the matter of guidance than the manipulation of circumstances, or ... |
| |
It is one thing to know that God fashioned man and the universe. It is another thing to ... |
| |
Christ was the instrument of creation. He is part of the Elohim of Genesis 1:1--the ... |
| |
It is quite likely that every spirit that comes into the world has a purpose in the ... |
| |
Human beings can offer forgiveness, but only God can offer life. |
| |
"At the right hand of God," means exercising authority as the representative of the ... |
| |
But now, in Christ, we are an integral part of the Deity. |
| |
Happy the subject whose king is wise enough to provide inerrant guidance in the ... |
| |
Christ existed with God before time began, in the eternal infinite. |
| |
We have an enemy. God has an enemy. Who is he? Whence did he come? Why is ... |
| |
Christ is the Great Equalizer in our struggle with Satan. |
| |
The truth of the matter is that the complexities of the present world are beyond the ... |
| |
In all cultures, for all time, there has been some form of deity - a "great spirit," or ... |
| |
In this respect His death was not merely a moment of crucifixion, but a lifetime of... |
| |
We have a Priest; a High Priest; a Great High Priest. |
| |
The priesthood of Christ is forever. |
| |
Jesus Christ is our High Priest; our Great High Priest; our Eternal High Priest. |
| |
We are heirs together, sufferers together and glorified together with Christ. |
| |
Glorified with Christ! How can it be? Is He not the radiance of the glory of the ... |
| |
Life is a struggle; the Christian life is a struggle. |
| |
We have been saved by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| |
Fruit bearing is a sign of life. |
| |
The idea of fruit bearing is at the heart of Christian consciousness. |
| |
The Holy Spirit of God could not be present in us without affecting us, anymore than a ... |
| |
As in the matter of love, Paul says that joy is, not shall be the fruit of the Spirit. |
| |
Everyone wants peace, but where to find it? The whole world is obsessed with ... |
| |
Longsuffering is one of those fruits of the Spirit that are intrinsically within us as ... |
| |
What is goodness? The word in English has been so broadly applied as to mean ... |
| |
Faith is one of the most often used words in the English language, but, like love, it is ... |
| |
The word "meekness" has, in the English language a negative flavor. |
| |
The last of the fruits of the Spirit is a word translated into English as ... |
| |
Are we members of God family, or merely part of His constituency? Is Christianity ... |
| |
Faith lies at the heart of all that we have in Christ and from Christ and through ... |
| |
And so it goes - the endless frustrations of human inadequacy. |
| |
Prayer is talking to God. It is not a religious ritual or exercise. |
| |
The plain teaching of Scripture is that all believers are energized by the ... |
| |
In the constant struggle to maintain a workable and satisfactory relationship to ... |
| |
Never before in human history has there been such a focus on "humanism" and it's ... |
| |
God promises His people the everlasting security of the priceless cornerstone--Jesus Christ. |
| |
Whatever may be the ultimate purposes of God for His universe, we may be ... |
| |
The universe is in the grip of God; the world is in His grip; and so is the lot and ... |
| |
The demonic "mischief" in the world is just as real as the angelic benevolence. |
| |
There are many things about Satan and his work that are still uncertain, but Paul has ... |
| |
Coping with the Enemy III. Demon Possession vs. Demon Affliction |
Satan is not able to possess the spirit of one who is possessed by Christ. |
|
Coping with the Enemy IV. Demon Possession and the Power of God |
...How do we humans tap into the power of God over Satan? What are the guidelines and ... |
|
The subject of Satan is of crucial importance to every believer. |
| |
The most crucial problem in the church today is not worldliness or immorality or ... |
| |
We have had much to say about what cannot be guaranteed in our relationship to ... |
| |
But whence comes the power to appropriate the Spirit of God? How can we ... |
| |
Here is the greatest mystery of all time–the God of the universe extending Himself as ... |
| |
IV. To be Able to Lay Hold or All That God has Intended for You |
The magnitude of these passages defies human articulation. |
|
How can you know something that cannot be known? Paul says that when we are ... |
| |
The enormity of this thought tends to put it in the realm of the unreal. |
| |
Uneasy feelings, which are normal expressions of the human brain, do not of themselves ... |
| |
There are many things about Satan and his work that are still uncertain, but Paul has ... |
| |
...Thus the redemptive process through which Jesus became our High Priest, forever ... |
| |
Uncertainty is germane to the human condition, since God expelled His creatures from ... |
| |
The great thing about our High Priest is that He wants us to come. |
| |
Christians everywhere suffer today, as Paul suffered, in weakness and distress; in ... |
| |
Perhaps the most important single reality in the redemptive process of God is ... |
| |
Whatever may be the ultimate purposes of God for His universe, we may be ... |
| |
There is no more pivotal idea in all the Bible than the expression - "Let us come near." |
| |
The new and living way which came to us through the sacrifice and energizing ... |
| |
Meanwhile, the entire thrust of Scripture is the total weakness of humans and ... |
| |
The single most significant aspect of the true shepherd is the caring. |
| |
The following article was written in August of 1982 shortly after the invasion of ... |
| |
The tragic beginning of God's creatures on the earth is desolation. The grand ending is ... |
| |
The Great Shepherd is a multifaceted Shepherd. |
| |
One of the most tragic misconceptions in Christendom is the assumption that everyone who is ... |
| |
The race is on. One of the universal truisms of life is that it is a struggle or contest or ... |
| |
In view of the crisis in the Middle East, we have decided to make some comments here ... |
| |
It is tempting for Church leadership, in searching for leverage, to so focus on the ... |
| |
The truth is that we are set apart for God at the moment of salvation and rescued from ... |
| |
Jesus had just given His disciples some very disquieting news about Himself; about ... |
| |
What Paul is saying here is that the believer should let the circumstances of one’s ... |
| |
To understand this text is essential to the understanding of the nature of God in ... |
| |
Christ is the essence of the universe. |
| |
Christ is the Fashioner of the universe, as the expression of the Eternal Godhead. |
| |
We have discussed the nature of Christ as the ultimate source of all things - all life and ... |
| |
We humans have a difficult time understanding why it is that God wanted to make us ... |
| |
We have been considering the "mind-boggling" impact of the reality of the human ... |
| |
To speak of fulfillment in Christ is all well and good, but how do we humans really ... |
| |
Whatever will happen to this earth of ours? What will happen to its people? What is ... |
| |
The ultimate essence of the entire universe is the Spirit of God, its Creator. |
| |
It is much easier to be strong than to be weak. |
| |
In the midst of the constant pursuit of Christian excellence--doctrines and creeds; religious ... |
| |
To say that these are troubled times is to say nothing that has not been said since the ... |
| |
The most penetrating question that a human being can ever ask, "Who am I?" And part of ... |
| |
It is commonly known that we are God's building; though not so commonly known how ... |
| |
In the last issue we discussed the individual temple. |
| |
The believers have been identified throughout Scripture in many different types and ... |
| |
Whether body or building or temple or city, the ultimate reality of life is that humans are ... |
| |
So what does the presence of Christ within mean to us? Paul outlines it thoroughly in the ... |
| |
It is all well and good to talk about the Holy Spirit dwelling within our spirits. |
| |
Believers are forever trying to experience in the flesh what can only be experienced in the ... |
| |
The most crucial issue of our identity with God and His universe is that our essential ... |
| |
It is germane to the human race to expect to be compensated for performance. |
| |
We have been reborn unto a living expectation. As such we are joint heirs with Christ of ... |
| |
"Manifold testings" is the lot of believers as long as they are on the earth. |
| |
However the Church may try to press the point that for believers (especially those who ... |
| |
The normal state of the believer, contrary to irresponsible teaching from some quarters, is ... |
| |
It is a great hope, but seems as unreachable as the heights to which the eagle soars. Would ... |
| |
These verses are at the very heart of the Biblical revelation. When God created man, it ... |
| |
In discussing the meaning of the Spirit we have observed the carelessness with which the ... |
| |
There is much confusion about what the Holy Spirit is supposed to do for human beings. |
| |
Believers go through a constant struggle over the question of the degree to which their ... |
| |
The theologians have succeeded in making prayer so complex that believers are left in ... |
| |
There are many sections in the Old Testament that have specific references to ... |
| |
Believers are inclined to think of their life on the earth as one long focus on religious ... |
| |
There is a common expression for the subject matter of this article–"The practice of ... |
| |
If our response to the presence of Christ within is merely a causal connection in ... |
| |
The Believer and the Holy Spirit X. Inner Working of the Spirit |
It is not too difficult to grasp the idea that the coming of the Holy Spirit changes ... |
|
The promise of Galatians 5:22 is that joy would be a fruit of the Spirit. But what is ... |
| |
The peace of God is not something believers hope for or receive as the prize of ... |
| |
The Greek word makrothumia is a complex word, and is not so easily handled with ... |
| |
Faith is at the heart of our relationship to God and all that implies. |
| |
One of the common problems of believers is a sense of guilt and unworthiness. |
| |
I give the following as something of a summation of the things that we have been ... |
| |
It is generally assumed (by those who care) that God’s dealings with the people of the ... |
| |
Jacob is a primary example of God’s compassion toward the people of earth. |
| |
One of the most important questions in the universe that we humans have to ask is ... |
| |
We have seen that the nature of man is intrinsically tied up with the nature of ... |
| |
In the vastness of the universe God chose to pick out a small group of people to be ... |
| |
The children of Israel had been oppressed by their perennial enemies, the Midianites, for ... |
| |
The children of Israel had sinned, again and again. Each time, when they sought ... |
| |
The ravages of sin were brought to the full in David and dispelled by the touch of ... |
| |
Dear Friend, My father, David Morsey, finished his course on Thursday, January 18,1996. |
|
