Love - Rhema

FEATURE
A CALL TO ARMS
“Too many people are paying their
tithes instead of giving their tithes.
God is not a bill.”
—Craig W. Hagin
From “Lord, You Want
How Much?”
“Sometimes we want the power before
the task. But God has given us the
task, and then the power becomes
available.”
—David Vasquez
From “If It Feels Good, Do It?”
“Everyone has the ability to doubt.
Let’s use that ability to doubt what the
devil says. Dare to believe what the
Bible says.”
—Matt Flanders
From “You Da Man:
Valor vs. Victim”
“God didn’t ask you to give up
anything. He said to give of yourself.
Give yourself to the will of
God, thereby giving yourself to
your wife, because she is made to
help you with the will of God.”
—Mark Bintliff
From “Solving the
Marriage Mystery”
Guest
Speakers
David’s Mighty
Men of Valor
KENNETH W. HAGIN
In First Samuel 22:1–2 (NKJV) we see David hiding
from King Saul. When his parents and brothers heard of
it, they joined him. So did everyone who was in distress,
in debt, and discontented—about 400 men. And David became
their captain.
This was a poor, deplorable group. But God changed them
into men of valor. God took them where He found them and
brought them where He wanted them to be.
David’s men started out with great needs—they were in
trouble, in debt, and dissatisfied. But they ended up performing
great deeds (see 2 Sam. 23:8–12). The Bible is
full of people with great needs who wound up doing great
things for God. Moses, Gideon, Peter, and Paul are just
four examples. The power of God enabled these men to
accomplish mighty things for Him! You can do more in five
minutes with the power of God than you can in a lifetime
with your own strength.
David’s mighty men also sowed great seeds. In First Chronicles
29:6–7 (CEV) we see David’s government officials
and army commanders giving large offerings to build the
temple in Jerusalem. When these men started out with David,
they were broke and in debt. Now, thanks to their great
God, they were able to give almost 200 tons of gold!
When it’s all said and done, how will we be known? Will
it be for our great needs or our great deeds? It’s
certain that for eternity we will be known for the
seeds we’ve sown into the Kingdom of God. These
are not necessarily financial seeds. They can be
seeds of our talent, our time, and many other
things.
Let God work in your life until your great
needs turn into great deeds and your great
deeds turn into great seeds. Men of valor
give willingly of themselves to make sure
that the work of God stands. Are you
ready to be a man of valor? Are you ready
to sow great seeds and do great deeds
for God?
“‘We love Him because He first loved us’ (1 John 4:19 NKJV). The reason we love
Him is that He first loved us. The Bible teaches us that we shouldn’t love in word
only, but in demonstration (1 John 3:18). So that means God doesn’t love in word
only, but in demonstration. And God demonstrates His love through His body, which
is us. Sharing the Gospel is not telling someone, ‘You know what your problem is?
You need to love God.’ That doesn’t bring a person into love. That condemns him.
You didn’t get your wife to fall in love with you by telling her to love you.”
—Ed Elliott
From “Addicted to Jesus”
“What can a pastor do with a church
full of people who won’t do anything?
We need to stand up and ask, ‘What
can I do?’”
—Jay Adkins
From “Taking a Stand
When You Feel Like Sitting”
“Paul compared the Christian life to a
runner—to someone who disciplines
himself. In our Christian life, we need
to honor God with our bodies. We need
to be an example to those around us.”
—Dr. Joe Reese
From “Doritos to Discipline”
“There is always a wilderness on the
way to your fulfilling your purpose.
Don’t stop. Just keep going!”
—Gene Bailey
From “Be All You Can Be”
“Following a lot of times has nothing
to do with you attaining to the place
you think you’re going to end up.
It’s about taking the next
step God has asked you
to take.”
—Tommy FiGart
From “Leading While
Following”
“A lot of times we’re
looking for the windows
of Heaven to open so
we can be blessed. But
I say become a window.
Be a blessing to someone
else.”
—Byron August
From “The Servalution
Revolution”
“We were created for the extraordinary. God has called you to live an extraordinary life
and empowered you to do so! But how do you live an extraordinary life? The answer is the
grace of God. God said to the Apostle Paul in Second Corinthians 12:9, “‘My grace is all
you need. My power works best in weakness’” (NLT). After years and years of study on this,
my definition of the grace of God is, ‘God’s empowerment that gives us the ability to go
beyond our natural ability.’ The majority of Christians are trying to live a godly life in their
own ability. I used to try to live a Christian life in my own ability, and I was miserable. I’m
so glad that God’s grace empowers me to live a Christian life.”
—John Bevere
From “Extraordinary: The Life You’re Meant to Live”