“I have been betrayed.” Everyone has uttered those words at one time or another in life. A friend of mine recently wrote her dissertation on the premise that anyone who is serious about being a leader in the Body of Christ has experienced a major betrayal from someone close to them – and we know of the betrayal Jesus Himself experienced. A few years ago, I attended a spiritual retreat at a place called Shrine Mont in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The experience and the a

Foreword to Seven Keys to Hearing God's Voice: As a new Muslim covert, when I first came to Christ I was not familiar with the voice of God. The church I attended didn’t teach about hearing from God. The Holy Spirit wasn’t emphasized. Then to my surprise, I started hearing God’s inner voice. I was hearing His gentle whisper and it was very sweet. But I didn’t know how to continue my relationship with Him. I didn’t know how to grow without any teaching or discipleship tool tha

You can seek the Lord through soaking prayer anywhere, and at any time. Soaking prayer can be done in a church service, or in a cell group, youth group, or Sunday school class. You can be alone, or with your spouse, or children. Or you can invite friends to your home and you can take turns praying for one another. Many people like to go into a private room, lock the door and lie down on the floor as they prepare to enter into the presence of God. When you soak, you might want

And I say to you ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you (Luke 11:9). Prayer is an essential part of our relationship with God. Yet, too often we neglect this vital bridge of communication with heaven. In many cases, we don't pray because we don't know exactly how to pray -- or how often. Jesus' disciples clearly saw the effect that prayer had in His life. He spent large amounts of time in prayer, often by Himself. The

David could have gone to the Lord and said, "I'm planning to go after the Amalekites. I pray you will bless MY plan." But that's not what David did, and I believe this is a key to his success. He inquired of the Lord and ASKED, "Should I chase after this band of raiders?" Then he waited for the Lord to answer his question. Many times we ask God to "bless what we're doing," and that is a good and important prayer. But the best thing is to seek God's plan in your prayers so tha

You and I were created to have a relationship and to worship God. But we were also created to fulfill a certain role or task in the Kingdom of God. We see this in the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus taught his disciples: “Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored.” Relationship. But he went on to teach them: “May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven.” Task. (Matthew 6:9-10, NLT) We see the balance between relationship

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It was a major time of transition in my life, and things didn’t appear to be working out. I was working for a ministry, but was having a hard time making ends meet. I was getting by month-to-month, but just barely. I was having a hard time maintaining my joy. I grew up in a Christian family and learned at an early age that joy was not dependent on circumstances. “Joy,” I was taught in Christian school, “came from having your priorities straight: Jesus, Others, then You (J.O.Y

Video teaching: Craig teaches on Jesus' passion for you to know Him -- from the CBN.com spiritual gifts webcast with Marguerite Evans. Watch now. More video from Craig von Buseck #teaching #BibleTeaching #Bible #DrCraigvonBuseck #CraigvonBuseck #Jesus #JesusChrist #Relationship #Christianwalk #pray #prayer #worship #soakingprayer #Temple #Jesusdrivesoutthemoneychangers #CourtoftheGentiles #Isaiah #EthiopianEunuch #PhiliptheEvangelist

There was a time in Christianity when there was a clear divide between the professional clergy and the laity -- the priests and the people. The prevailing paradigm was that the people gave their money in the offering on Sunday, and then the talented and God-ordained ministers did the work of preaching the Gospel. Of course, this idea was utterly unbiblical. The New Testament makes it clear that we are all ministers before God: But you are a chosen generation, a royal priestho