You could tell by listening to them that they didn’t have a degree in ministry. It was obvious that they weren’t affiliated with any denomination. They were just ignorant men with no style! Yet there was something irresistible about them and their message. There was something bold and raw and honest. Besides they had performed […]
Author: Lee McNeil
This is for Your Own Good!
“This is for your own good,” sounds like something horrible is about to happen. It sounds like what your mom says when you’re about to have to take a dose of horrible tasting medicine or like what the doctor says as he’s administering a shot. “This is for your own good,” sounds like what they […]
When the Holy Spirit comes
When the Holy Spirit comes He has a dynamic and demonstrative effect on the lives of those who receive Him. He changes who they are and what they are willing and able to do. He is like a child. When is in the house there is no doubt. When is in the house there are […]
A Hunger For Power
Throughout history humanity has hungered for power. We employ most of our human abilities pursuing some sense of control over our circumstances and even over the people around us. Even Christians engage in the race for the power seat in relationships, business and politics. No matter how much history we have behind us we steadily […]
Why Ask This?
Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? Why was this the first question Paul asked in Ephesus? I could think of a lot of others, for instance, “Have you heard the good news of Jesus Christ?” Paul, however, chose first to ask them about the Holy Spirit. Could it be that He was […]
Are You Eager?
Our society is smothered in sin. We adopt our reality from television, movies and even lyrics to dark and dysfunctional music. We have normalized immorality, greed, heartless ambition and rampant sarcastic disrespect. We are desperate for truth and the power to shake off the shackles of this lifestyle. We are stuck in a spin cycle […]