“Many are lost by their own doing. They refuse to follow the One who can and will fulfill their hearts. Traditions, in so many countries, hinder growth. Traditions become idols and God is a jealous God. Those who follow the… Read More ›
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He is a Footstool
“Go forth for the Lord is near. Take with you the Spirit of the Lord, for He will guide you in all your ways. You are the head and not the tail. The enemy is beneath your feet. He is… Read More ›
Taking Care of Legalities – True Story
No jury sits in this court room. No spectators fill the room. You won’t hear whispers echoing across the isle. The silence is almost deafening. Only four people will be in this trial. At one table, facing the Judge is… Read More ›
Some Assembly Required
There are word combinations in the English language that I love: “Pepperoni, Sausage, Extra Cheese,” hovers near the top of the list. There are word combinations in the English language that I despise: “While you are up, can you…?” Note… Read More ›
Learning to Count
2 + 2 = ?? You know the answer to that math puzzle, don’t you? And yet you hesitate because you fear there is some bloggish mystery about the equation that will result in a case of the chagrins if… Read More ›
How a 20 year old piece of paper saved my life
I was always a ‘good’ boy! Loved my mum and dad and always stuck by the rules – never really got into trouble (well maybe just a little) and nearly always did what I was told. When my parents said… Read More ›
Dealing with Severe Emotional Pain: The Roadmap to Healing
Copyright© πίστις 2014 If you have ever been through a serious trial in your life or experienced a deeply painful loss then you can understand how difficult it can be to heal from these experiences. Depending on what happened and how… Read More ›
ONE TRUE AND LIVING GOD
By Neil Anderson December 30 Exodus 20:2, 3 I am the LORD your God. . . . You shall have no other gods before Me The doctrinal affirmations today and tomorrow will help you renew your mind… Read More ›
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
By Neil Anderson December 28 Philippians 2:3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself. Once when I was pastoring I got a distress… Read More ›
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD
By Neil Anderson December 25 Luke 1:38 Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word If God wants something done, can it be done? In other words, if God has… Read More ›
Thought for Today from God’s Word
Isaiah 53 (NKJ) 1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground…. Read More ›
Christians: the Most Judgmental and Critical People There Are
Copyright© 2013 πίστις Other Believers are the most judgmental and critical people I know. Offended yet? Then do not read any further. I will say that being so quick to judge does not apply to all Believers, some are not this… Read More ›
Responsibilities Over Rights
By Neil Anderson November 30 Galatians 5:13 You were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another Nothing will distort relationships faster than… Read More ›
Christ the Lowly, Part II
LOWLY: 1. humble in feeling, behavior or status 2. modest; unpretentious 3. evolved to only a slight degree “…thus says the Lord God, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that… Read More ›
Lord, Touch Me
By Neil Anderson November 21 Mark 8:25 Then again He laid His hands upon his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly One of the greatest personal crises I have faced… Read More ›
The Must Read Interview with Satan!
Vine of Life News Copyright© πίστις 2013 Me: Do you acknowledge Jesus as being truly God? Satan: Of course I do as do the demons, it is only foolish humans that do not. Me: So why do you think so… Read More ›
Becoming The Person God Wants
By Neil Anderson November 9 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all . . . are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit When you begin to align… Read More ›
Giving Your Child The Best
By Neil Anderson November 7 Ephesians 4:26, 27 Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity Suppose you possessed the… Read More ›
The Ultimate Reality
By Neil Anderson November 6 Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of the things which are visible. Hope… Read More ›
Helping Others Find Freedom
By Neil Anderson November 4 2 Timothy 2:24-26 The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may… Read More ›
Brothers and Sisters in Christ
Vine of Life News stpaulmuskego.org Commentary by: Gordon King Brothers and sisters in Christ, this is a time of trials and tribulations. It is not yet the “Tribulation Period”, yet it is a time of much tribulation. The times are… Read More ›
Hillsong: The Stand
Hillsong “The Stand” You stood before creation Eternity in your hand You spoke the earth into motion My soul now to stand You stood before my failure And carried the cross for my shame My sin weighed upon your shoulders… Read More ›
IF YOUR FAITH IS OFF
By Neil Anderson September 24 2 Corinthians 5:7 We walk by faith, not by sight When my son Karl was about eight years old, I introduced him to the game of golf. I gave him a little starter… Read More ›
So Why Do Christians Get Confused?
Vine of Life News / Cherylz1961 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27 “He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”… Read More ›
A Warning in the Spirit…Take Heed or Perish
©Copyright πίστις 2013 Originally published on Vine Of Life News Our time is short, more so than many understand. The Church of today is asleep, refusing to acknowledge the grave danger on the very near horizon. Many in the… Read More ›
SURVIVING A CRISIS
By Neil Anderson Luke 11:17 A house divided against itself falls Satan’s strategy is to use a problem situation to put you and your spouse at odds with each other. Jesus said, “A house divided against itself falls” (Luke… Read More ›
The Eyes Of Your Heart
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people.” Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) “The… Read More ›
NEW AGE THINKING part one
By Neil Anderson April 18 Psalm 83:18 NIV Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD–that you alone are the Most High over all the earth The New Age Movement is very attractive to the natural… Read More ›
Ignoring The Enemy
By Neil Anderson March 30 Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him There are three ways of responding to the demonic taunts and barbs being thrown at you during your… Read More ›
Give Thanks for Him
The crucifixion and burial…and then the resurrection from the dead. The best part of course being the resurrection of Christ to life. Have you this weekend thanked the Lord for what He has done for you? Make it personal, Jesus… Read More ›