Category Archives: Understanding & Knowing God

Ahithophel: Hung Up On An Anointing

There’s a guy in the days of King David that we can all learn from. Ahithophel. He’s pretty much covered in three chapters of 2 Samuel. BACKGROUND: David is running for his life, from his own rebellious son Absalom, all … Continue reading

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Israel: THE Big Deal

God is all about numbers – 1, 3, 7, 12, etc. They show up all the time in scripture, both in primary as well as multiple form (144,000, etc,) Because God is the God of all things, He creatively chooses … Continue reading

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The Priority of the Holy Spirit

The Priority of the Holy Spirit. One thing that is key to any study of the Holy Spirit is to understand the absolute PRIORITY of the Holy Spirit. I once sadly heard a good pastor refer to Holy Spirit baptism, … Continue reading

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The Great Patent Holder

The U.S. Patent Office is a fine institution. Overworked, inundated with applications from too many people for too many inventions, the poor examiners are required to wade through often purposely cloudy technical descriptions, and then try to sort through countless … Continue reading

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Psalm 34 – Learning The Fear Of The Lord

Our adversary the devil, being a pervert and a liar, has an agenda to pervert virtually everything that God has established for good. One of those perversions is Fear. God is truly awesome. The Hebrew word for awesome is “ya-re” … Continue reading

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Jesus’ Faithfulness. Our Faithfulness.

Jesus of course is faithful. Believers are betting their eternal souls on that truth. That said, it is wise for us to consider not only THAT He is faithful, but also TO WHAT He is faithful. There is sometimes a … Continue reading

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Pray Pray Pray, then Pray some more

Paul wrote to Timothy, whom he loved desperately, that the following was God’s will: 1Thes 5:16-18 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. … Continue reading

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Ps 107 – Whoever is wise will observe these things….

Ps 107 This is a profound psalm, and I’ve taught on it several times. It’s 43 verses, with the last verse teasing you to go back and read the first 42. Actually, I believe the author (some think David, some … Continue reading

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Backyard Idols

The days of Judges could be summed up by the final verse of the book – “everyone did what was right in their own eyes”. Jealous/zealous God (“qana” in Hebrew meaning both zealous and jealous) doesn’t do well when folks … Continue reading

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Israel: God’s Ground Zero.

It’s perfectly fine to “pull scriptures down” into situations that are not precisely the complete fulfillment of their full purpose. Jesus quoted Isa 61 in the temple, and omitted “Day of Vengeance of the Lord”. It wasn’t time for the … Continue reading

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