Joel 1:13

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 22 July 2012 Joel 1 1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. 2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your chil... Read More

"But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that your fasting is not evident to others, but is evident to your Father who sees everything which is done secretly; and your Father, who sees what you do secretly, will reward you openly (Matthew 6:18)." We have sensed a need for some cle... Read More

Condition of the present Church These are perilous days in a turbulent world. Just call to mind the recent days and envision how many thousands of precious lives were lost in wars and violence and in natural calamities. Your nation or rather our world is passing through a never-ending crisis with vi... Read More

Prayer—Revival’s Prelude By J. M. Butchart The outpouring of the Spirit of God among men comes in answer to earnest prayer by God’s people (Joel 1:13,14). Some may say that God has promised, so why need we rend our hearts, with fasting and weeping and mourning? There is a good answer to that in the ... Read More

THE SOLEMN ASSEMBLY The Sad Fact Most professing Christians have never heard of a Solemn Assembly. Of the relatively small number who have, a substantial portion consider it as merely an Old Testament practice of no particular relevance today. --------------------------------------------------------... Read More

In this issue we pay tribute to the founders, under God, of Herald of His Coming ministry, W.C. and Sarah Foulkes Moore. It is now 20 years since God took Sister Moore to her abode above, and over 12 years since He took Brother Moore. In their memory, we are reprinting several articles they used in ... Read More

The outpouring of the Spirit of God among men comes in answer to earnest prayer by God’s people (Joel 1:13,14). Some may say that God has promised, so why need we rend our hearts, with fasting and weeping and mourning? There is a good answer to that in the book of Daniel. Jeremiah had foretold that ... Read More

In May of 1995, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend several weeks in South Korea for a missions conference. One of the highlights of my time there was to worship at the world’s largest church. Pastor David Yonggi Cho’s Yoido Full Gospel Church with its 800,000 members is an amazing thing to see... Read More

Abstain (568)(apechomai or apecho from apó = away from - conveys the idea of putting some distance between; serves as a marker of dissociation, implying a rupture from a former association + écho = have) means to be away or be at a distance (see discussion of 4 basic meanings below). (Click addition... Read More

Fast (3522) (nesteuo from ne- = not + esthío = to eat) means to abstain from food for a certain length of time. Fasting consisted of abstinence from food to express dependence on God and submission to His will. Other Resources: Fast, Fasting - Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Webs... Read More