Apostolic ministry is grounded in the fact that the God of Scripture is a sending God who graciously reaches out to a fallen world. Jesus is both the supreme revelation of the God who sends and the perfect example of one who is sent as an apostle. The church is an apostolic people sent into the world. Jesus appointed the Twelve with unique authority as witnesses to the resurrection. Paul shared in that unique authority but also demonstrated that the ministry of apostle continues in a functional sense. The spiritual gift of apostle is given to individuals to equip the whole church in its...

What is an apostle? You have all heard the term. You have heard of people claiming to be apostles. You have probably heard about the Apostolic Ministry and the Apostolic Office. You often read about it in magazines. But, what is it? Is there still such a thing as the apostle? Have they not all died out already? If there are apostles, how would you recognize one? We need to know what is the genuine and what is not the genuine. We need to be able to identify what is of God and what is not of God. We need to be able to test those who claim to be apostles. The apostle's ministry was established...

It is the responsibility of parents (and other parent figures) to ensure that children are raised to be God fearing Christians who make a difference. The earlier we can reach children for God the greater the potential impact that they can have. Through a partnership with the parents Christian schools help to shape the type of person a child will grow into. It is important that Christian education offers the type of renewing (that is not available outside of Christian education) that glorifies and edifies God. This is why Christians should be involved parents that are concerned with the...

JOURNEY TO CHRISTINITY is at once a book; a study course; and a profound tribute to Israel and its people. God chose to introduce Himself through the Jewish people and manifest Himself in the Person of Jesus Christ (Yeshua Hamaciac) to the world. Christians owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to our Jewish brothers and sisters - for the lineage of our Savior; for the preservation of the Scriptures and for fidelity to the precepts of God. The restored Nation of Israel has attained worldwide focus and without doubt is God's prophetic "time clock" for events of the present day. My own journey to...

There have been many philosophers, educational psychologists, and educators that have influenced the current trends of educating young people today.Education and instruction began in ancient history. Envision if you will Adam the first man teaching Eve and his children the names that he gave to all the living things God created. Imparting to them the knowledge that God by the Holy Spirit had given to him. The teacher is an informed guide whose knowledge of a given area enables him to direct a learner's efforts to attain wisdom, thus saving the learner's time and strength and helping him...

The essence of healing is not the alleviation of suffering, but reconciliation. This statement has major implications for counseling, in order to establish reconciliation not only between spirit, soul and body of the broken individual, but also between family members, in the church, community, city and nation. Reconciliation in this context means integration, a harmony and tendency toward wholeness. Most of our human attention is directed towards the body, little to the soul and virtually none to the spirit. Likewise, no attention is being given to the restoration and healing of nations, to...

The early church was born in a demonstration of the power of God, not through great public speakers or theological debate. Jesus left believers with a great mission of reaching the world with the Gospel of the Kingdom. This task will not be accomplished by words alone. As in the early church, there also must be a demonstration of the power of God. Many people know the Word of God but have not experienced the power of God. They do not really understand the power of the Gospel. Many ministers today are well educated. They preach with enticing words of man's wisdom, but there is no demonstration...

Prosperity was never meant to be an end in itself. It is a means to the end of fulfilling God's plan and purpose for life. God's will and purpose always has to do with redemption and reconciling people to Himself. He spared no expense to do this when He sent us His only Son to die in our place and for the punishment of our sin. If the Lord began the process by spending the greatest treasure He possessed for our salvation, how much more will He help us with the temporal treasures of earth in order to complete His plan and extend the blessing. Biblical prosperity is based on the Abrahamic...