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May 1

"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." – Luke 11:9 Wherever there is true prayer, there is importunity. Wherever the Lord brings trials upon the soul, he pours out upon it the spirit of grace and supplications. He thus en... Read More
Early Church Martyr Readings

THE HOLY GREAT FEMALE MARTYR IRENE

1. THE HOLY GREAT FEMALE MARTYR IRENE Irene lived in the Balkans during apostolic times in the town of Magedon. Her father Licinius was of lesser royal nobility. Some think that she was a Slav. Irene was born a pagan of pagan parents. Penelope was her pagan name. She learned about the Christian Fait... Read More
Elvin Martin

The Kingdom of Heaven Suffereth Violence

“...there is a kingdom in which we should NOT be non-resistant. It is the spiritual kingdom of God. Matthew chapter eleven says that it is taken by force.” People in the Bible knew that if they didn’t get a hold of God, they were going to die. They knew that if they did not touch the hem of His garm... Read More
F. L. Mortimer

The life of Christ, for family devotions - June

F. L. MortimerA Devotional Commentary on the Gospels Arranged for family devotions, for every day in the year. By Favell Lee Mortimer (1802—1878) JUNE 1 Matthew 18:21 to end. The parable of the unforgiving servant. How odious that servant appears, who after having received such exceeding benefits from his Lord, w... Read More
Isaac Penington

Experiences concerning things relating to God's everlasting Kingdom

A FEW EXPERIENCES CONCERNING SOME OF THE WEIGHTY THINGS RELATING TO GOD'S EVERLASTING KINGDOM GIVEN FORTH IN TRUE AND TENDER LOVE FOR THE HELP OF ANY SUCH OF THE RACE OF THE TRUE TRAVELLERS AS MAY STAND IN NEED THEREOF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... Read More
John Piper

The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus

John PiperFebruary 22, 1981 Luke 3:21-38 21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove, and a voice came from heaven, "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well plea... Read More
John R. Rice

Fullness of the Spirit

John R. RiceThis pamphlet is chapter 11 in The Scarlet Sin, a book of sermons taken down word for word as given before great audiences all over America. It was in Seattle in a union campaign with sixty churches that this sermon, "Fullness of the Holy Spirit" was preached by Evangelist John R. Rice. That campaig... Read More
John R. Rice

God's Way to Mass Revival

John R. RiceTHROUGHOUT these lectures we have insisted that we can have revival now. The Bible prophesies great revivals yet to come; this age is the age of revival, the age of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit for soul-winning, the age when "whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." We h... Read More
Paul Rader

Power From On High

Before sinners will be won to the Lord, there must be revival in the hearts of the believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. We need, desperately need, the filling of the Holy Spirit from on high. Winning men and women to Christ Jesus is a miracle. It requires supernatural power. Nothing less than the Hol... Read More
Principles For The Gathering Of Believers

23 - Principle 19 Dependence on the Spirit of Jesus

Principles For The Gathering Of BelieversA godly writer over 200 years ago lamented the lack of the actual presence of God355 in Christian Assemblies with these words: “By this process the Church steadily ceased to be a testimony to the existence, presence, and working of the living and true God. Less and less often did unbelievers coming ... Read More

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