Blog entries by Albert Finch
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Acts 16:26 - "And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed."
We are challenged in the New Testament to see God at work in the midst of our trials so that incredible...
Psalm 51:16,17 - "For Thou dost not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; Thou art not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise."
FAITH'S NATURE IS TO POSSESS THE PROMISES OF GOD. I CANNOT...
Proverbs 20:27 - "The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly."
As we begin to cry out from a deep engaging of the Spirit of the living God within our spirits, we experience the communion of the Holy Spirit, which is a place of deep to deep fellowship...
Mark 4:26,27 - "Jesus went on to say, 'The Kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed in his field. He sleeps at night, is up and about during the day, and all the while the seeds are sprouting and growing. Yet he does not know how it happens."'
Turn away from anything that would take...
Philippians 1:28 - "Don't be afraid of your enemies; always be corageous, and this will prove to them that they will lose, and that you will win because it is God who gives you the victory."
PEACE IS SPIRIT POWER.
YOUR PEACE, YOUR IMMOVABLE STAND UPON THE WORD OF GOD IS A SIGN THAT YOU ARE...
2 Chronicles 17:9 -- "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him..."
The word tells us that God shows Himself strong in behalf of those whose hearts are "perfect" toward Him. "Perfect does...
2 Corinthians 6:17 - "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing: and I will receive you."
The lifting up of hands is very beautifully parabolised in the making of the ark of the covenant with the mercy seat. God told Moses that He...
John 6:5,7 - "So when Jesus went up into the hills and sat down with His disciples around Him, he soon saw a great multitude of people climbing the hill, looking for Him. Turning to Philip he asked. 'Philip, where can we buy bread to feed all these people?' Philip answered him, "Two hundred...
Luke 24:1-3 - "Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord...
Luke 9:23 - "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me."
Spiritual storms, winds, and billows will blow into our lives, pulling us this way and that. Sometimes, in the face of winds and danger, we know there is a place of safety in God...
Luke 1:35 - The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God."
We need to ask Him for a release of devine hunger that will drive us deeper into Him.
Like Mary, it is simply...
2 Corinthians 5:7 - "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
"Sense knowledge" is the attitude that says, "if I cannot see it, then it is not real. I'll believe it when I see it."
This means that faith and sense knowledge are not compatible. Faith is the substance and evidence of things that your...
Exodus 19:14 - "You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you t o Myself."
In facing their threshold or brink, marching throught the "GATES" out of captivity in Egypt, Israel has to make a leap of faith. If they took the leap of faith, would God...
Luke 17:5 - "The apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith."
When you are praying for faith you are praying to believe. Either you believe or you don't believe. Such a prayer is really based on unbelief, and therefore it will not be answered. Faith comes and increases as we hear and believe...
Luke 11:9 - "So I say to you : Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
JESUS IS TELLING US, "DON'T STOP AFTER YOU PRAY. GET UP AND GO LOOK FOR WHAT YOU ASKED FOR. YOU WILL FIND IT IF YOU SEEK IT. IT MAY BE BEHIND SOME CLOSED DOORS. IF...
Exodus 16:4 -- "Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law or no."
God took a little insignificant matter, the food they ate -- and used it...
Ephesians 5:14-18 - "Wake up from your sleep, and arise from the dead, And Christ shall shine upon you. Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as men who do not know the meaning of life but as those who do. Make the best use of your time, despite all the evils of these days. Don't be...
"Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." - Matthew 9:38
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.." - Matthew 28:19
FOUR STEPS TO EFFECTIVE STREET EVANGELISM:
1) Pray! It's important to talk to God about people before you talk to people...
Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Christianity without faith is like a computer without electricity: the circuits of "proper knowledge" may be in place, but there is no light, no power nor functionality,
Hebrews 11:6 - "But without...
1 Corinthians 15:24 - "Then the end will come; Christ will overcome all spiritual rulers, authorities, and powers, and hand over the Kingdom to God the Father."
THIS IS THE HUMILITY OF CHRIST -- WHAT HE CONQUERS, HE THEN SURRENDERS.
IN HUMILITY ABRAHAM TAKES ISAAC, AND OFFERS HIM BACK TO GOD...