February/March 2018
Fix Your Gaze
Heart to Heart
// Kenneth W. Hagin
With the Promised Land before them, the children of Israel didn't have time to be indecisive followers of God, believing God one minute and complaining the next. Their fathers before them did that and died in the wilderness. The first generation of Israelites were not victims of the circumstances that opposed them; they were victims of their own unbelief.
Years later under the leadership of Joshua, the same opportunity for possessing the Promised Land awaited a new generation. God commanded them to believe His Word and obey it. Obedience to God's Word would ensure their victory. As the second generation of Israelites trusted and obeyed God, they obtained their long-awaited inheritance.
Breaking the Power of the Devil
// Kenneth E. Hagin
THE WORD OF GOD teaches us that evil spirits are fallen angels that have been dethroned by Jesus Christ. Our contact with demons should be with the knowledge that Jesus defeated them (Col. 2:15). Therefore, we can reign over them.
God made the earth and everything in it. He then gave Adam dominion over all the works of His hands. In other words, Adam was the god of this world until he committed high treason against God and sold out to Satan. Adam didn't have the moral right to commit treason, but he had the legal right to do so.
Don’t Be a Jerk
// Denise Hagin Burns
THERE IS A LOT of negativity in our world today. People are angry, impatient, and rude. Say one wrong thing and they fly off the handle. Research shows that there's a new phenomenon called "internet anger." They've found that ANGER IS THE MOST VIRAL EMOTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. If you want to get people riled up, put an angry post on social media and that anger will spread like a fire.
Sadly, many Christians have fallen into the anger trap. They are putting up mean posts and having full-blown arguments on social media and elsewhere. What happened to love?
You Are Who You Are
// Lynette Hagin
THERE IS AN epidemic of people being unhappy with themselves! We concentrate on loving God and others, but what about ourselves? Jesus was once asked which of the Law's commandments was the most important. He replied:
MATTHEW 22:37–39 (NLT)
37 " 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.'
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
Overcoming the Pressures of Life
// David Shearin
JESUS SAID that in the world you would face pressure. This is because Satan is the god of this world, and he is always out to pressure, test, and tempt you. It might be health pressure, financial pressure, ministry pressure, or family pressure. What you do when the pressure is on makes all the difference in your outcome.