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Jesus, as He taught, used the mustard seed in two different analogies. We at times have mixed the two, causing us to miss at least one of the teachings. In Matthew 13:31, Mark 4:31 & Luke 13:19 Jesus compares the Kingdom of God (the Kingdom of Heaven) to a mustard seed growing from very small to very large. This analogy focuses on the size of the seed initially and the plant it becomes. The message to the disciples is that the Kingdom thought it will start out small, will gro

During my years of developing a relationship with the Lord, I have often found it very difficult to pray. I’ve always had time to pray.  But often I’ve failed to know what to pray. Much of the church world teaches us to pray for things that please the flesh – the carnal nature. The scriptures teach us to shun those things. Some have taught that “hours” of daily prayer is what we need. Sometimes that may be true. But most often for me, it’s not hours in formal prayer but livin

THE POWER The power that created the universe and all that is in it; the power, wisdom and knowledge by which all this universe continues to operate; a power that is more immense than man can imagine; the power of the “Almighty” God is that power that secures a true believer in Jesus Christ. If a believer is kept by this “Almighty” power as 1 st Peter 1:5 says, then there is no other power in the universe that can cause him to be not kept - to be lost. 1 st Peter 1:5 conce

1 John 4:1-6: " Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." John encourages us to “test” the spirits of those who claim to speak for God, because there are many who are false. "By this you know the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of