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Motive I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15 Can you imagine a relationship with a friend who contacts you only…

The Vortex For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 Inside of every God’s man there is a living, breathing whirlpool of…

You Shall Receive Power But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 One particular stretch of the Colorado River…

Are you filled with the Holy Spirit? This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. I John 5:14 Not only is it desirable for God’s man to be filled and influenced totally by the Holy Spirit, it…

Under the Influence “So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.” Galatians 5:16 When a man is under the influence of alcohol (or any drug, for that matter), he surrenders control to the…

Make Confession a Spiritual Discipline If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. I John 9:1 One time when I was in Sacramento, a guy confronted me about the issue of confession by asking point-blank, “So,…

Emotional Sissy’s   The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing. Psalm 23:1 When it comes to emotions we men run for the hills — alone. We are not good at facing our feelings, let alone talking about them.  Most of us have been trained to treat our emotions like…

In the Company of Men Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrew 10:25 When I ask guys if they feel connected, and they reply that they are in…

Who’s got Your Back! Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. Proverbs 18:1 Here’s what is working against us, guys.  We are traveling through life unconnected and unexamined, but we’re careful to maintain an image suggesting that we’re okay when we really aren’t. …

Consistency There I will meet you and speak to you; there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory. Exodus 29:42-43 Have you set up your tent yet?  In the days preceding the Exodus, God established a special place to meet with…