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A “kingdom” is a place – – typically with borders, a ruler, subjects, laws, government, culture, resources, responsibilities, benefits, and a fighting force. Such is the Kingdom of God. Through Christ, God inserted His Kingdom into Satan’s territory on the earth. It is a monarchy with Christ as Head. Life in God’s Kingdom satisfies our…

The truth is, that we humans have an unrelenting soul hunger for purpose, value, security, and approval. We call it “identity.” The truth is, that our identity must come from a source greater than and outside of ourselves, and the only two options are the spirit realms of God who rules in the Kingdom of…

YES, JESUS SAID. . . “I am the true vine,and My Father is the vinedresser.2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit,He takes away;and every branch that bears fruit,He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already cleanbecause of the word which I have spoken to you.4 Abide in Me, and…

FIRST OF ALL. . .Satan’s spirit realm is the natural go-to source for descendants of Adam when trying to satisfy our spiritual, physical, and emotional needs, but it can never truly satisfy. However, those who hear the Gospel can switch kingdoms through faith in Jesus; repenting of their rebellion; and taking up their cross daily…

LIMITED OPTIONS . . .We know that God and Satan are both spirit in nature and that each rules a spirit realm. However, the fullness of joy and the abundant life that we were created for are only available in the Kingdom of God, and abiding in Christ is the only way to access them.…

I OBSERVE THAT. . .For years I’ve observed that many who have the greatest zeal for Jesus, and who are the most servant-hearted without need for recognition, are persons in their second marriage or those with other known failures. That might sound counter-intuitive to some saints but its true. So, last Sunday on our way…

“A QUESTION” REVISITEDI am grateful for and encouraged by the humble and transparent responses to my July 2 question (below) on Facebook. (Ken Stoltzfus – Kidron) Most were similar in spirit to my brother’s answer. He had paused for only a moment before saying, “It will cost me everything” – – the exact words I…

The longer I consider “Abide in Me” the deeper it gets, and right now I’m in over my head. I need more time to process it before the Lord – – to listen and receive insight. For 50-plus years I’ve been trying to sort out how broken man can experience the abundant life of John…

“These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.” Jesus, * NEW JOYThis “full joy” comes when the hunger of our soul is met through our restored relationship with the Father through Jesus and His Life again flows into us through…

“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.” Jesus* Sometimes we miss a powerful truth because we complicate a simple concept. The “abiding” that Jesus spoke of **might be an example. So How…