Fellowship In The Word

Doubt Part-Two

Last week we began our study on doubt. We learned that doubt is a part of our human psyche, a part of our daily life, it’s human nature to doubt. Healthy skepticism and questioning is what keeps us from being easily misled, deceived, manipulated and led astray.  Natural doubt many of times assists us to make rational judgments as to a matter or circumstance.    What we also learned was that doubt is also supernatural or ecclesiastical, which is Biblical in nature. Now, don’t get hung up on ...

Doubt Part-One

Doubt – What exactly is doubt?  What does Jesus mean by telling us If ye have faith, and doubt not?  James tells us that we ought to ask in faith, without doubting, For he that doubts is like a wave blowing with the wind.  Is doubt unbelief? Do I not believe God because I have doubts? 

Work Out Your Own Salvation with Fear and Trembling. What Does That Really Mean?

Paul writes in Phil 2:12-13: Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. This passage is often misused to instill or to cause fear in people, by warning them that it means they can lose salvation, be cast away from the Lord if they don’t meet with His approval.

Circumstances of Life vs. My Faith In The Lord

In life we often face challenges, obstacles, events, trials, tribulations, temptations and troubles, all of which brings with it confusion and confoundedness to our spiritual sense – our faith.

By His Stripes Were You Healed!

Most of us believe that God heals, but how many of us operate in the faith it requires to obtain the blessing of physical healing?

The Lord Wants to Help, Heal, Deliver Somebody!

Zech. 3:1-3 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unt...

You Know The Psalms, But Do You Know The Shepherd?

Psalms. 23 David knew that his trusting in the Lord, the Lord would always be his Shepard and his friend, through all of the days of his life – through all the changes; in every variety of situation and circumstance, he would always have the favor of God’s goodness and mercy.  And, once life closes here, he was assured that he would dwell with the Lord in heaven. 

Quickened and Made Alive Through His Spirit

We are quickened and made alive through the Spirit of God.

Growing to Spiritual Maturity

What does God's Word tell us about growing to spiritual maturity?

Pride of Life and Cares of The World

1John 2:15-16 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. Question: "What is the pride of life and cares of the world?"

What is God's Name?

What is God's Name?  Come find out.

What is A Church Without Walls?

Fellowship In The Word is a Church without Walls.  What does it mean to be a Church without walls?

Resist the Devil and He Will Flee

I want to address one of the most popular Christianese sayings, “Resist the devil and he will flee!” What Christianese is, are phrases, terms, sayings and the quoting of scriptures by Christians without the real substance of application to our lives. Most of us quote and even subscribe to this scripture, “resist the devil and he will flee”, James 4:7.  Yet, in my 30+ years of walking with the Lord, I find that James 4:7 is more Christianese, and is rarely, if at all, effective in most Chris...

Understanding Prayer

PRAYER What is Prayer?  Why do we need to Pray?  The purpose of Prayer?

Are You Truly Seeking The Lord's Will?

I love God’s Word, there is so much richness to it.  His Word is truly a lamp unto our feet.  It is sweeter than honey, it converts the soul and makes wise the simple.  Hearing God’s Word with a true heart will always convict us and challenge us.  Today, we will be both challenged and convicted by the truth of God’s Word.   There is always much talk in the Christian community about knowing God’s will, seeking God’s will, but listen to what God says about it.

You Lack No Good Thing

There is one thing I see quite often in the Christian community, amongst believers; and that is, many act as if some have received something from God, that they have not received.  Or that, God has somehow bestowed upon some something special, while others lack.  This seems to cause almost a cast system in the Christian community, were some are esteemed, while others feel superior to another. Yet, there is now one in Christ, who has received anything that the other has not received. No matte...

You Don't Need Any Man Teach You, The Spirit Teaches You All Things

You Need Not That Any Man Teach You 1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

Are You A Martha?

Luke 10:38-42 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many ...

The Equation of Salvation: RM + B x DH = TTr

RM + B (x) DH = TtR John 1:12-13 As many as believed in Him, He gives the right to become sons and daughters of God, not born of the will of a man, of blood nor of the flesh but by the Spirit of God. We become a child of God by believing and receiving Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  We are granted grace and mercy and all of our sins are forgiven, cleansed through the effective working power of the Holy Spirit.

Those Who Wait Upon The Lord...

Wait, I say, wait upon the Lord, all you His faithful believers. Ps. 130:5-6 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

You Have Not Been Given The Spirit of Fear, But of Power, Love and a Sound Mind

How Should We Study Our Bible?

Today, I would like to address a very distinct question, and that is HOW BEST TO STUDY OUR BIBLE? I have been asked this question quite a few times by quite a few people over the years.  You hear about, “how to study your Bible in a year.” Different people have Bible Study plans on how to read your Bible. The is a question many Christian may have, but few will really ask, so they turn to all of these self-help Christian books on how to study the Bible. 

Are You A Samaritan Worshipper?

In this exchange between Jesus and the woman at the well, we find out the true essence and foundation of our Christian faith and Christian religion; “true worshippers shall worship in spirit and in truth.”  The word “true or ἀληθινός, η, ον aléthinos (al-ay-thee-nos') means, truth as real, genuine, as opposed to untrue, false, fake, phony, pretentious or false. Aléthinos refers to what is essentially connecting fact to its underlying reality to the worshiper.

Would You Recognize Jesus (Jeshua)?

Throughout modern time, there has been debates, formulations, questions, downright falsely manufacturing of what Jesus looked like. Jesus’ creed, color or what He looked like, is irrelevant, it’s who He is that truly matters to all. He is the Son of God. He is Lord and Savior. We are all sinners, and in need of saving from the consequence of sin (eternal death), by and through His redemptive work on the cross. However, come along with us in this study to get a better understanding of what J...

The Prophet and the Talking Donkey - "Doctrine of Balaam"

The prophet and the talking donkey is one of the most interesting stories in the Bible. In all honesty, I’ve had a hard time figuring this guy out.  After reading the story of Balaam and the talking donkey again, I told the Lord, I’m confused about Balaam?  Was he really a prophet of yours? Or was he false prophet, a sorcerer, a soothsayer? I mean, Balaam did pronounce some of the most inspired poetic blessings in God’s Name upon God’s people. Lord, you also spoke with Balaam several times ...

Lean Not to Your Own Understanding...

Prov. 3:5-8 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.  Do not be wise in your own eyes; Most all Christians know this scripture, it’s one of those that is a staple of the Christian way.  However, it has become more of a Christianese saying than an application of our Christian life. Today, I want to get to the nuts and bolts of this passage for a better understanding for to apply this ...

Lay Aside Every Weight and Sin

The Lord tells us, we are to lay aside every weight, and the sin that besets us.  If you notice, weight is not sin. We know this because of the conjunction “and” the sin.  It’s important to distinguish between weight and sin. Weight is what burdens, hinders us from following or drawing closer to the Lord. The phrase "besets us", is the Greek word εὐπερίστατος, ον euperistatos (epi-rest-ta-paust); which means, sin that easily encircles or surrounds us, that is particular to your propensity, p...

We Are To Examine Ourselves!

1 Cor. 11:28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.  This Divinely inspired advice, instruction, given by Brother Paul is an axiom; meaning, a self-evident truth that requires no proof, which has also been adopted by many philosophers throughout the ages, “know thyself” & “to thy own self be true”.  To deceive yourself, lie to yourself is easier to do than to lie or deceive others.   Many lies have we told ourselves over the years, and wi...

I Say I Believe In God?

Most people if you asked them if they believe in God, they will say, “I believe in God.” However, the state of most people are as it is written in Rom. 1:21: For although they knew God (or know God exist), they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.