Some people that attend church are looking for "Christian Counseling" but what would be more beneficial in most circumstances would be discipleship equipping. That would involve focusing on their spiritual condition rather than their personal problems.
Areas that involve discipling are:
1. Understanding their inheritance in Christ and who they are in Christ.
2. Understand their "Right Standing With God."
3. Understanding of how to "Walk in the… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on July 8, 2011 at 4:19pm —
No Comments
John 1:38,39 -- Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, "What seek Ye?" They said unto Him, "Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest Thou?" He saith unto them, "Come and see."
There are many reasons one comes to Christ. Yet, as the Lord asked John and James, so He asks each of…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on July 7, 2011 at 11:00am —
No Comments
1 John 4:17 -- As He is, so are we in this world.
At the Azuza Street revival, the fire department was called to extinguish a blaze, only to discover that the people inside were worshiping Jesus. Water couldn't put it out as it was not a natural fire.
If the Father filled the old testament houses with His glory, though they were build by human hands, how much more will He fill the place that He… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on July 6, 2011 at 1:53pm —
No Comments
Ephesians 5:14-18 - "Wake up from your sleep, and arise from the dead, And Christ shall shine upon you. Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as men who do not know the meaning of life but as those who do. Make the best use of your time, despite all the evils of these days. Don't be vague but grasp firmly what you know to be the will of the Lord."As believers, we are instructed to live our daily lives with a… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on July 5, 2011 at 7:00am —
No Comments
2 Corinthians 3:18 - But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
WE ARE TO BE TRANSFORMED "FROM GLORY TO GLORY." THIS INDICATES AN UNFOLDING PROCESS TO CHANGE US INTO HIS IMAGE. THIS IS NOT A PROCESS THAT WE CAN ENGINEER OR CONTROL, BUT IT IS "FROM THE LORD, THE SPIRIT." WE SUBMIT TO…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on July 4, 2011 at 9:30am —
No Comments
Exodus 12:13 -- Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you.....On the night of the first Passover, many of the children of Israel were probably anxious.
They may have said "Yes! We were told to put the blood of the lamb on the doorposts of our home and everything would be all right. Is that true?"
Or "Can… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on July 3, 2011 at 4:30pm —
No Comments
John 17:16,17 -- They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Life, as we perceive it, is based upon whatever network of thoughts and opinions we are currently allowing to govern our souls
On the Other Hand, God defines reality as the "truth" found in His word.
For us to travel from our world into the reality of God, we… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on July 2, 2011 at 7:23pm —
No Comments
Revelation 19:10 - The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
A testimony prophesies what is possible again. It declares another miracle is now available.
It illustrates to all who will listen, the nature of God and His covenant with mankind.
All He looks for is someone who will add his or her faith to the testimony given.
Because He is no respecter of…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 30, 2011 at 8:30am —
No Comments
When Jesus went up the mountain with three of His disciples, He was transfigured or altered from His human state to a glorified one. It was a fearful moment of splendor as the Son of Man revealed His heavenly identity and manifested His glory in human form to three trembling witnesses. The description of Jesus' appearance in this indescribable moment is life-changing, and reveals a glimpse into their future shortly after this transfiguration.
Moments after this earth-shaking experience…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 29, 2011 at 9:30am —
No Comments
2 Corinthians 10:4 -- For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.A stronghold is a satanic force that starts as a thought, then lays its foundation in a person's mind, builds itself up and makes its abode there.
You can't simply cast down a stronghold as you would cast down an evil thought or imagination. You need the word of God to become… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 28, 2011 at 5:00am —
No Comments
2 Corinthians 10:4 - For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.A STRONGHOLD IS A SATANIC FORCE THAT STARTS AS A THOUGHT, THEN LAYS ITS FOUNDATION IN A PERSON'S MIND, BUILDS ITSELF UP AND MAKES ITS ABODE THERE. YOU CAN'T SIMPLY CAST DOWN A STRONGHOLD AS YOU WOULD CAST DOWN AN EVIL THOUGHT OR IMAGINATION. YOU NEED THE WORD OF GOD TO BECOME LIKE A HAMMER IN YOUR LIFE IN ORDER TO TEAR DOWN THAT STRONGHOLD AND GET IT…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 26, 2011 at 8:30am —
No Comments
Mark 9:23 -- "What do you mean, 'If you can'? said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes.
Faith is having a knowing on the inside. Faith knows you are healed even when you don't feel it yet.
Faith knows you're safe even when tragedy happens nearby. Faith knows you have peace even when everyone around you is afraid.
Faith doesn't deny the circumstances. Faith Believes in the Higher Truth of… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 24, 2011 at 8:19am —
No Comments
Galatians 5:16 - But I say, walk by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh.AffirmationsI AM DEVELOPING MY OWN HUMAN SPIRIT, AND I AM BECOMING MORE SENSITIVE TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD.
I HAVE ACCEPTED THE CALL OF GOD TO LEAVE THE LOW LIFE BEHIND, AND I AM FOLLOWING THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO A HIGHER REALM, WHERE I WILL LIVE IN CONTINUAL… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 22, 2011 at 6:00am —
No Comments
"And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God." (Revelation 4:5)"The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord." (Isaiah 11:2)The Lord desires us to enter into a deeper level of… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 21, 2011 at 8:00am —
No Comments
Hebrews 5:11 -- Concerning this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull in your (spiritual) hearing and sluggish (even slothful in achieving spiritual insight).They were not in need of hearing aids; rather their inward man had digressed to become insensitive to spiritual things.
The Holy Spirit does not communicate to our head but to our spirit. You can be a believer… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 20, 2011 at 6:30am —
No Comments
Philippians 3:17 -- "Brethern, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us."
Paul faced a major problem in the first century. False teachers had slipped into the Church. The apostle warned the Philippians, and us by extension, to recognize the differences between a true man of God and a deceptive teacher or prophet. Without any sense of false humility, Paul declared that both his vision and his spiritual attitude were…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 19, 2011 at 6:32am —
No Comments
Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the entire renewal of your mind so that you may prove for yourselves what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect in His sight for you.
The only way to consistently do Kingdom works is to view reality from God's perspective. The mind is the essential tool in bringing Kingdom reality to the problems and crisis people face. God has made it…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 18, 2011 at 5:46am —
No Comments
Jesus is altogether lovely; He saves us, and He keeps us by His power from sin and death.
He has given to us His robe of righteousness. He extends His mercy, longsuffering, lovingkindness,
tenderness, healing and compassion.
He is our Shield, our Defender, our Rock, and our Hiding Place.
He is our Provider, Counselor, Great Shepherd, our Friend, who is closer than a brother, and He is our Love.
He is the Husbandman, the Keeper of the vineyard. He…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 17, 2011 at 5:28am —
No Comments
John 15:7,8 -- "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples."
Some are willing to spend hours in prayer asking for a miracle instead of planting the word of God in their hearts, which in time would produce the miracle. Prayer is…
Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 16, 2011 at 6:00am —
No Comments
(Read Matthew 3:1-11; 4:17-25; Mark 1:8-18 and 1 Corinthians 1:17-24)
Matthew 28:18-20 18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the… Continue
Added by Albert Finch on June 15, 2011 at 5:00am —
No Comments