I heard a sermon on it. I watched a video about it. I memorized a verse about it. Why, I even memorized the correct answer and repeated it back on a test. So for sure I know it now, right?
Maybe not. I can memorize 1 Peter 2:17 which says to "honor all people", yet still be judging and scorning most I come in contact with. Would you say I've really learned that Scripture?
The Quality of Your Coaches Determines the Speed of Your Growth
Speaking healing Scriptures over yourself, three times a day as daily medicine is an awesome way to restore health. A printable download of the healing verses below is available here. Meditating and speaking healing Scriptures over yourself for seven minutes a day for 21 days, can bring you to a whole new level of faith.
Compassion, which involves forgiving yourself and others is crucial to releasing God's healing power (Matt. 11:24-26; 14:14).
Is meditation simply me studying harder? Is meditation a New Age or Eastern technique? The answer to both questions is NO! Biblical Meditation is “God’s Spirit utilizing every faculty of my heart and mind, bringing forth revelation which ushers in transformation.” Meditation is intently seeking God’s revelation, resulting in God disclosing Himself to you.
E-Sword is a free, instantly downloadable Bible software program that I have used for many years and absolutely LOVE! It does everything I need it to do. It is easy to use. It is expandable with many free add-on resources plus additional reference books that you can purchase for a very reasonable cost. I do my Bible research with e-Sword and would like to introduce you to this amazing tool. It has been downloaded 25 million times across 230 nations, making it the world's most popular Bible study software. It is even available for iPad.
Beautiful, colorful Bible land maps can bring stories alive as you read the Scriptures. You get to see the world through the eyes of those who were living there. Now we have numerous outstanding services on the internet which provide free, full color maps of every conceivable story, town and village mentioned in the Bible. Let me tell you about two of these online resources so that your Bible can come alive in a whole new way.
T. David Manohar is one of our recent doctoral graduates from Christian Leadership University. We are proud of this accomplishment in his life, and are glad to publish an article he is using in the secular workplace on Whole Brain Learning. His article gives a brief historical overview of how scientists have come to the understanding of left and right brain functions, and then explores the question, "How can I use both hemispheres more effectively?" The specific topic he uses as an example to demonstrate how to use both hemispheres is writing.
I used to scorn liberals (actually I scorned everyone who disagreed with me) because liberals lost their Bible through demythicizing (believing Jesus’ miracles and all supernatural references were myths). I was proud I was an evangelical who believed the whole Bible! Then the Lord spoke to me one day during my two-way journaling time, saying, “Mark, you don’t believe the Bible is for you either.” I objected, and said, "Of course I do!" He said, “No, you believe that the Old Testament is for the Jews, the Gospels are for Jesus, Acts is transitional, and the book of Revelation is for the future. The only part you believe is to be lived is the Epistles.” I said, “Good point!” and repented of my belief in dispensationalism.
Pamela Jones' Testimony: Do you have a desire to walk in closer relationship with God? Would you like to hear Him speak directly to you on a daily basis? This was my desire when just over a year ago I attended a home group entitled “How to Hear the Voice of God” led by a couple from my church. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, and even though I had walked with the Lord since 1972, and had graduated from Bible College, I knew in my heart that God was able to deepen my relationship with Him if I went after that.
