By Dr. Chas Brothers Today as Christians and followers of the faith, we celebrate our Lord and Master’s triumphant resurrection and share in the promise of His kingdom. Without this belief, our faith would have no meaning but praise God and His Son Jesus Christ for keeping Their word and never faltering in Their pursuit [...]

By Jim Barringer When the weather is nice, when the sky is so blue that even a color-blind guy like me can see how beautiful it is, I like to go walking on the campus at Southwestern Seminary. During today’s walk, for whatever reason, I was pondering my personal philosophy of worship, the answer I [...]

By Dr. Chas Brothers Many are the people I see that do not know how to effectively pray. Many prayers, rather than coming from a contrite or broken heart, come from the precepts of men rather than from God with the help of the Holy Spirit. When I was a young child of about 6 [...]

INTRODUCTION Premise: the issues that determine who we are and how we live are found in how we relate to Jesus in our past, present and future. All three provide keys that shape us and unlock our heart. Jesus desires to unlock our heart that we might be fully alive. We encounter Him in issues [...]

ESTABLISHING AN OVERALL PRAYER LIFE: THREE CATEGORIES Prayer for my personal life: breakthrough of God’s glory (strength, favor, etc.) on my inner man, in my circumstances (physical, financial and relational) and through my ministry as God’s power is released through my hands, His authority through my words (singing, preaching, conversations) and prophetic revelation to help [...]