"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit..." II Corinthians 3:5-6 Calvary Chapel is a work that was begun by the Spirit. Every new and gr... Read More
Jesus recognized in the garden of Gethsemane, as the Roman soldiers came to take Him away, that they “could have no power at all against [Him] unless it had been given [them] from above” (John 19:11). And we must recognize the same in our lives, allowing each circumstance to be used as the tool to p... Read More
“Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for Me t... Read More
Reading: Judges 7:1-7. 1 Samuel 13:2-7, 19-23. Ephesians 6:17-18. As we come to the end of our meditations on prayer there are just one or two further things that need to be said, and these are largely connected with the passages of Scripture given above. Gathering up the content of chapters 13 and ... Read More
Abraham and Sarah had tried everything to have children. She was now ninety years old and he almost 100. They had probably been married for 75 years and had come to the conclusion that Sarah was barren and would never have children. To make it worse, even if Sarah had not been barren, she now had pa... Read More
God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. When the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud, ... a man lefthanded. After him was Shamgar, ... which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he als... Read More
“The people that are with thee are too many for me…” (Judges 7:2) Everyone of us has a subtle desire for numbers and a tendency to judge success by statistics. There is a measure of reproach connected with small groups whereas large crowds command attention and respect. What should our attitude be i... Read More
1. THE HOLY APOSTLES SILAS, SILVANUS, CRESCENS, EPAENETUS AND ANDRONICUS All were numbered among the Seventy Apostles. St. Silas was sent from Jerusalem to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas to settle the dispute between the faithful there regarding circumcision: namely, that it was not necessary to cir... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
Desperate world conditions and desperate times call for a strategic intervention on the part of the Almighty God. When such an acute crisis threatens the very existence of present-day civilization and when widespread apostasy permeates the religious community, it is high time for divine intervention... Read More
9. Having Begun In The Spirit
In the garden of Gethsemane
Morale
The Sword of the Word, and Prayer
God, Please Hurry Up
AUGUST 12 - evening
The people that are with thee are too many for me
THE HOLY APOSTLES SILAS, SILVANUS, CRESCENS, EPAENETUS AND ANDRONICUS
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
Prepare Yourself For Spiritual Conquest By William Ozanne