Entries for June 5, 2012

Matthew 25:14-30 - Jesus was talking with his disciples, about a land owner going on a journey, to do business elsewhere and left the servants with different amounts of talents. One guy he gave 10, another 5 and another 1, all based on their abilities.


As the story goes, the landlord comes back only to ask each servant, what they did with their talent(s). The first doubled the investment and so did the second servant. The third servant was fearful and hid his talent, without...

getaclue777

I have had two major life-changing encounters with the Lord in my life. The first and most important took place on March 23, 1968. I was eighteen years old at the time. If you have watched the Gospel Truth for any length of time, you probably know how God changed my life that night.


The second most life-changing encounter I had with the Lord, which is the reason for this letter, took place over several weeks, beginning in December of 2001 and culminating on January...

joenlmi

Decades ago, I was participating in an all-night prayer meeting bombarding the gates of heaven. I remember beating the wall and yelling, “God, if You loved the people in Arlington, Texas, half as much as I do, we’d have revival!” Immediately, my lightning-fast mind realized that something was seriously wrong with my theology. What was I thinking?


Did I really believe I loved these people more than God did? No, not exactly. Like many Christians, I believed God was angry...

joenlmi

Recently one of my employees told me about a man she met at a business near our office. When the man found out that this employee worked for me, he said that about thirty years ago, he had given one of my tapes to his niece who was living a very ungodly lifestyle. After she listened to the tape, she turned her life over to the Lord and eventually became a missionary, totally dedicated to God’s will for her life.


Praise God for this testimony! But what if I hadn’t...

joenlmi

When you’re facing a crisis, remember what Jesus said to His disciples the night before His crucifixion: “Let not your heart be troubled” (John 14:1).


Imagine what it would have been like to be one of Jesus’ disciples at the end. They watched as He was arrested, beaten, and crucified. All of their hopes and dreams were rooted in Him, and then He was dead and seemingly defeated.


The confusion, hurt, and pain from that alone were probably unbearable,...

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