True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship, unconditional love develops. W e love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends. True friendship stories are found through out the bible. In Genesis 18:17 – 33, we read about God sharing His intentions with Abraham. Abraham responds by telling God his though and feelings about the situation. God and Abraham are able to do this because they trust and respect each other. First Samuel 20 focuses on the friendship of David and Jonathan. These two men truly cared for each other and had great trust and confidence in each other. David was running for his life from Jonathan’s father, Saul. Jonathan recognized that David was innocent. Because of the true friendship they shared. David survived Saul’s assassinatio...

God said, “ I AM that I AM .” Jesus said, “ I Am the Light; I Am the Way; I Am the Truth; I Am the Door; I Am the First; I Am the Last; I Am the Beginning; I Am the End; I Am the Bright Morning Star, I Am Alive.” I am in Christ, therefore I am . I am washed in the blood of Jesus. I am cleansed. I am forgiven all my sins. I am redeemed. I am free from condemnation. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I am set free. I am crucified with Christ. I am alive with Christ. I am a son of God. I am a son of light, and not of darkness. I am born again by the everliving Word of God. I am justified. I am sanctified by His Word. <p> I am righteous and holy, because I am in Christ Jesus. I am clothed in righteousness.</p> <p> <em>I am</em> a new creation, because <em>I am</em> in Christ Jesus.</p><em><em><em><em> <em>I am</em> the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ....

There is a new sound, can you not hear? It is not far; neither is it near, It is right here. It is not in the distant, falling like a shooting star; It is not out of reach that you would say that it is too far. But it is right here to stay, Just tune your ear and hear what the Spirit has to say. There is a sound of the power, the wisdom and the Spirit of the Most High, This thing is here to take control, and it will not fly – no, it will not fly. It is here to take control, To make you totally whole: Your body, your spirit and your soul. It will bring reviving; it will bring refreshing in a brand new way, Don’t wait for another day. Just step right in and take control; As I said: “I want to make you whole.” I want to fill you up to the brim, That you will realize that the glory is not something grim. It is something glorious that will lift you so high, high, high – Up, up, up in the sky,

The Word flowing from My power Is even present here, this very hour. By My Spirit it is coming to you, To bring you tonight, a divine breakthrough. Everything that is evil, and of the night, Will be driven out of your life by the power of the light. It’s My Spirit dwelling on the inside of you, That is also coming even upon you, So that you will stand up and say: “No! No! No more of these things in my life! I don’t allow it anymore! I’m going for what God has in store. I know what the Word did say, And this is the way! I’m going to have it in my life, right here tonight; The things that are not of God will have to be put to flight. I will speak a word and it will be in due season, right here and right now, And all evil powers tonight have to bow. Everything of God will come into me; With my eyes, the deliverance of God I will see. It is my time; it is my power – As the Word comes from His power – I am standing here at this water, I know I am His child; I am Hi...

God commands and demands that there shouldn't even be a hint of sexual immorality among us as His saved people (Ephesians 5:3). Of course, we all find this incredibly easy to do, right? WRONG! This feels completely impossible most (maybe all) of the time. If there is one area of life where it feels like Satan is winning the battle, it’s in the area of sex. And if there is one area where our bodies are screaming out to us to disobey God, it’s in the area of sex. So I want to give you my top 20 tips to help you avoid sexual immorality: Find out what pleases the Lord . This is a command straight out of Ephesians 5:10, and is part of what it means to live a life worthy of our calling as Christians, and part of what it means to live a life of love, just as Christ loved us. Find out what God’s will for your life is. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 says, “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to contro...