Messages and Teachings

The Third Beatitude. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5, NKJV). To be ‘meek’ does not mean to be a doormat or to be indecisive, timid, fearful, or spineless. It does not mean to act like a loser or a cowardly wimp. Meekness is ‘power …

Many people tend to liken the Bible to an academic textbook used by both teachers and students in schools, colleges and universities. They, therefore, read the Bible the same way they read textbooks, and will not want to accept any corrective instruction. We must understand that the Bible is a …

  “If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us” (1 John 5:14, NKJV). In an old book titled Prevailing Prayer, author Eli Wigle described John Wesley’s prayer life this way: “As a matter of habit and rule, John Wesley’s ordinary private praying consumed two hours a day. …

The First Beatitude “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 5:3, NKJV). What does it mean to be ‘poor in spirit’? This phrase has nothing to do with finances or status. It means that we become conscious of our own spiritual emptiness – …