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Let us look at this great apostolic word, “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18). Let us note the grammar involved in that word “be filled,” for it has helpful lessons to teach us. First it is in the imperative mood, that is, it is a command. It is... Read More

"Power belongeth unto God" (Psalm 62:11). The great reservoir of the power that belongs to God is His own Word – the Bible. If we wish to make it ours, we must go to that Book. Yet people abound in the Church who are praying for power and neglecting the Bible. Men are longing to have power for beari... Read More

"For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call" (Acts 2:39). What is the "promise" to which Peter refers in this verse? Doubtless many of you know that there are two differing interpretations of this verse. One interpreta... Read More

"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house" (Acts 16:31). The same God who said if you believe you shall be saved, also said if you believe your house shall be saved. God has committed Himself to this fact. This may not sound reasonable to an individual,... Read More

Joel, the prophet of the coming of the Holy Ghost, held up as the first of Israel’s prophets the immense beaconlight of His coming. But it remained unfulfilled for eight hundred years, until Pentecost. Meanwhile, revival after revival swept through Israel. Exactly so, the advent of the Holy Ghost in... Read More

“I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children” (Isaiah 49:25). Mother, could God speak any plainer to you? If the dictionaries of the world were searched, could any words be placed together that would better cover the case of your aching, mother heart and of that w... Read More

The following message was given at the Heart-Cry for Revival Conference, April 2004, at The Cove, Asheville, North Carolina U.S.A. There has been a deep burden created by God on my heart and mind for some time, as to God’s perspective about the day in which we live. What does He say? How does He loo... Read More

…his leaf also shall not wither - Psalm 1:3 "If a man abide not in Me," said our Lord, "he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered." The same thought is here. Thrust down your rootlets to the oozy river bed, and there is no doubt about your continuing earnest, patient, God-filled. The sun of temp... Read More

We have followed Christ in His ascension, as entering the presence of His Father. He asked and received from God the Holy Spirit. We have also seen how Christ made Christians. "Christ" means "anointed "; " Christian" means "anointed one." The words "chrism " and "Christ" are identical in derivation.... Read More

How can those who have traveled in Switzerland forget the early mornings when they have been summoned from sleep to await the dawn? A weird and mysterious hush possesses nature as a crowd is hushed in expectancy of a king's approach. Then a strange light spreads outward from the eastern sky. At last... Read More