There is an old adage:  “All it takes for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing.” In the church today is a grievous twisting of the Word becoming prevalent.  Many say we must love what God says we are to hate.  They believe that it is being loving and showing grace.  But it is a perverted teaching of God’s love and grace.  If we say we must love what God hates, we are saying we are holier than God!  God does not...

Romans 8:1 says:  Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live and walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit. Many of you don’t know that my ministry, The Encouragement Center, was started almost twenty years ago with the original name “Romans 8:1 Ministries”.   My heart was, and always will be, to tell people that God is good and that He loves them...

When a friend calls you and asks you for advice, do you find it easy to rattle off some wonderful words of wisdom?  Do you often find you have the answers for everyone’s problems?  Do you ever lecture people about what they need to do to get out of their troubling situations? My friend, Stephanie, always tells people who ask her for advice, “What would you tell a friend who asked you this question?”  Boy, if that doesn’t make one stop and think...

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Romans 8:16 Sometimes it can be hard to know if the voice we are hearing is God’s voice. There are many things we can know without fail that they are of God because they are in the Word. But what about things that don’t have chapter and verse? Things like where to live, where to work, who to marry, and more. How do we hear Him then? One important thing to...

Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.”  Acts 5:29 Do you know that if you want to do anything important for the Lord in this lifetime, you will not always have the approval of people?  In fact, many times people will despise you, mock you, lie about you, and condemn you – even Christians, mostly Christians! Why is this?  Shouldn’t Christians all work together?  That would be nice, but...

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9 There is a common saying among religious folks: “Seek His face, not His hand.” Another version: “Seek the Giver, not the gifts.” While this sounds pious and humble, it is not very truthful nor scriptural. In fact, it can be very condemning to those who are in need of...

My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22 What do you do when you are lining your life up to the Word of God, purposefully choosing to do His will, and life still seems to be not working right? We all have been there. We’ve made our decisions to get...