“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many [...]
The answer is emphatically, yes! God’s word tells us that our path as Christians will be filled with trials, sorrows, and valleys, but the Bible also denotes that believers will experience great victories, delights, and peaks along their journey. According to John Piper, William Cowper’s life is a clear example of a Christian who suffered [...]
In yesterday’s message on Soli Deo Gloria, I meantoned 15 occurrences of the word glory in the book of Romans. The Lord has impressed me to take a further look at a few of these and share some of the insights into the Scripture’s teaching and the implications for us. I begin by looking at [...]
Ronnie Floyd writes: Genuine worship is an encounter with God that results in lifestyle change. I hate to disappoint any of you, but it has nothing to do with the style of worship, or type of song sung, balance or imbalance, blended or not, casual or formal, tucked in shirt or untucked shirt, choir or [...]
Ronnie Floyd writes the following in The Power of Prayer and Fasting. Humility in the presence of His power is what God demands of His children. Spiritual fasting is the means—the once-hidden, unexplored, misunderstood vehicle—by which we humble ourselves before God. Micah 6:8 speaks of God's desire for our humility. In Philippians 2:5-8, Paul instructs [...]
Ronnie Floyd writes: Changed lives. Results from being in the holy presence of God. Changed attitudes, changed relationships, changed hearts. This is what can happen when we experience the supernatural power of God through fasting and prayer. When we repent of our willful desires to put distance between ourselves and God’s holiness, He will change [...]
Oswald Chambers wrote, “What is the thing that not only disturbs you, but makes you a disturbance? It is always something you cannot deal with yourself.” This reminds me of why we are dependent upon the grace of God for salvation and sanctification by the gospel of Jesus. Yesterday’s message, "The Power Behind the Launch" [...]