Eternal Kingdom International

Many people use giving as a means to persuade individuals to support their cause. When I worked in medical research, I had many colleges from foreign countries. One of the biggest complaints they all had about their native land was the excessive use of bribes to get things done. Exodus [...]

I grew up in church. I have seen ministers and churches go through many phases. Many of the kids I grew up with who had parents who were active in the ministry are today away from the Lord This burdened me for a long time. How can someone grow up [...]

In today's world, the presence of graven idols is not commonplace. In the days of the Biblical writers, there we many gods created by the hands of man. Many of these gods were carved into images that were worshiped. John, the beloved disciple, wrote an epistle in 100 AD. He [...]

It is common place for people to determine guilt based upon outcomes. If a person experiences devastation in their lives or great harm befalls them, they are judged to have done something to bring the catastrophe upon themselves. Within the church thins are much the same. People receive a windfall [...]

When we look at Kingdom living, we must understand it does not look like the standard of living of this worlds system. The world seeks after the things which satisfy the desires of the flesh. Food, clothing, the list goes on. But in the Kingdom our needs are met not [...]

Our individual purpose is designed by God. Our purpose is not to be limited in our growth. We are to grow into a greater purpose than what we are at this moment. I Corinthians 14:12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may [...]

In an age where we have so many things to entertain us we must be careful what we place before our eyes. II Corinthians 3: 18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory [...]

In a world of Facebook and social media, it is easy to get caught up in promoting your ministry or your brand. Many people are more about building a platform and name recognition than introducing people to Jesus. II Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves but Christ Jesus the [...]

Many people look at their lives and see everything as dead. They do not see any hope in God taking the scattered pieces of their lives and bringing it back to life. God is into doing the impossible. But not only the impossible He wants to see you live a [...]

To prove to the nation of Israel that there's only one God who answers by fire; there's only God who can actually bring about change, Elijah calls the prophets of Baal up on this mountain. Elijah tells the prophets of Baal to offer a sacrifice but place no fire on [...]

God has called us to be born into the Kingdom of Heaven. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask. Luke 11:13 We have been given an opportunity to [...]

Many people seek positions. The culture trains us to strive to achieve and be better than others. Striving to improve our skills, talent and giftings is not a bad thing. However, striving to be superior to others is not the way of the Kingdom. Mark 9: 35 And he sat [...]

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 1 Peter 2:9 The reason that heaven is heaven, is because God's will is manifest [...]

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in [...]

If we truly want God's glory, we need to purge the abominations out of our life. We need to purge the areas of our life that we allow iniquity to reside. We need to get down on our face before God and asked God to allow our conscience to be [...]

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the [...]

The New Testament is inundated with the word saved. But many people fail to fully understand the connotation of this word and the original Greek word used to denote this concept. Acts 4: 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, 6 [...]

We will never learn the kingdom from an intellectual pursuit. The kingdom is given to us by the King. In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, [...]

We have lived in the kingdom of this world. We of operated in the kingdom of this world. We understand the rules and regulations of the kingdom of this world. They are very influenced by the kingdom of darkness. But now we are children of the light. We are children [...]

Much can be said about the nature of God. But no amount of words can truly convey the complexity of God. He exists outside of the confines of our reality. Yet He is intimately associated with every breath that we breathe. He knows the very number of hairs on our [...]

When a baby is born, it requires food. The natural process of childbirth stimulates the mother to begin to manufacture milk. This milk serves a vital role in providing nutrients for the developing child. As the child matures, the milk becomes replaced with more solid foods, and finally, the child [...]

At various points of life, milestones or developmental markers are present. In the gestational development of a child, there are three key time points called trimesters. Each of these trimesters is marked by certain milestones that mark the developmental process. During the first trimester, the baby begins as a ball [...]

"Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." —John 3:7 (KJV) The process of spiritual birth contains many facets that correlate with the natural process of procreation and birth. Birth is a process with multiple steps. Each of these steps requires energy to perform an action [...]

Birth – Baptism - Those who have witnessed the delivery of a baby, be it human or animal, know that the process is amazing. Labor begins, and as the contractions increase in speed and intensity, the mother works hard through suffering in order for the birth to occur. At some [...]

When the fullness of time came, Christ became manifest to this world. We know the story of how the Holy Ghost overshadowed Mary, and she conceived and bore the Son of God. This divine event set the stage for the redemption of mankind back to God. The years that transpired [...]

"And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee." —Genesis 17:7 (KJV) THE CONCEPT OF SPIRITUAL HERITAGE HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT in various religious setting [...]

Everything was ""good"" from God's perspective, with the exception of one thing: man was alone. To create God's visionary plan, man needed a partner. God brought all of the creatures He had made and gave Adam the task of naming each one. After all these creatures had passed before Adam, [...]

Adam and Eve were tending the garden as they had been instructed by the Lord. A serpent came to them, encouraging them to break the one rule that God was using to protect them. He had forbidden them to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. [...]

""And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."" —Genesis 1:28 (KJV) When [...]

“Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.” —Hebrews 10:13 (NLT) MANY TIMES WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THE WORD “CALLING” on their lives, they are paralyzed by the concept that God intends to do [...]

Today I heard a minister preaching that we need to keep the things that belong to God separate from the things that are ours. He was referring to money. But as I heard this statement, the Lord began to deal with me about what is His and what is ours. [...]

Many have wondered where the power of God has gone in the church today. We must understand the power has not left. Many have just not matured enough to operate in authority. Galatians 4; 1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing [...]

As you have read this book it is hoped that you will understand that you are not your own anymore. You have been set apart called to a higher calling. You have been seated with Christ in Heavenly places. You are not the person you used to be. When you [...]

We talked previously about submitting ourselves to freedom. God has an intended purpose for our lives. Even though we have been given freedom and liberty, it does not mean God has given his approval to everything that we find to do. We can have a wonderful well thought out plan [...]

We have talked a number of times about fighting. But when you look into the Word of God, we find that we have a set of armor that we put on, but we only have one defense weapon; the sword of the Spirit. We can put the belt of truth, [...]

The Word of God defines 3 tactics the enemy uses to destroy the seed of God's Word from growing and maturing in the life of a believer. As we have talked about in the previous chapter: living in the quadrant of Faith where we are actively engaged in God’s purpose [...]

You can have all the potential in the world. You can know who you are what you are meant to do and when you are meant to do it. But if you are not in the right place at the right time all the preparations, positive thinking, and knowledge does [...]

We are created as unique individuals. We’ve got to step into a relationship with God where we become what He defines us to be. There’s a battle that we face every day when we wake up between the old person we once were and the new creation that God has [...]

There is no one like you. God designed you with a unique set of skills and talents. God desires for you to be the you He made you to be. So do not sell yourself short and do not try to be someone else. Wake up every morning look in [...]

Fully surrendering to the Spirit inside us will guarantee victory in the battle. John 16:13 says, “The Holy Spirit will lead you into all truth and understanding.” The Spirit living in us knows the law, which is the characteristics of God. We no longer have to live under the law, [...]

The other day I had a young man come to me and asked me, “how do you know or how can you hear the voice of God.” That come struck a chord with me because I know as a young man, I remember always known that God existed. I don’t [...]

We know our fleshly desires do not align with the desires of the Spirit within us. As stated previously, the flesh and the spirit are at war with one another; both struggling for the win. Matthew 6:33 says, “Seek the kingdom of God first and then the other things will [...]

Many people believe when they accept Christ and begin to live for Him, they lose all their freedom and must live a life full of rules and requirements. Nothing can be further from the truth. God calls us to lives of freedom. As new creatures, we have been set free [...]

The war that is within is the one that is the hardest to win. This paradoxical statement sheds great insight into the true battle every Christian must win. From the pope to the simple farmer, who we are on the inside is who God died for. The mask we wear [...]

The only way to victory is surrender. What an odd statement to make. Everything we have been taught from our childhood would indicate that this is incorrect. We are taught that to succeed we must fight. We cannot give up who we are. We cannot allow ourselves to just surrender. [...]

People say, “It’s so hard to be a Christian.” I declare “it’s impossible.” You can’t “be” a Christian because you cannot in your own flesh do what you must to be Christ-like. People talk about trying to be a Christian, or trying not to sin. If all you have is [...]

We talked about the world’s system and God’s system and how they diametrically opposed to each other. When you were a sinner you flowed with the ways of the world’s system. There were problems but that was just life. You just accepted them as the way things were. There was [...]

1 Corinthians 9:26 “I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air” (KJV). Have you ever worked diligently at a task only to find yourself making no progress? In the scripture above, Paul talks about not being like a person “who beateth [...]

Hebrews 12:1—“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us” (KJV). We have a lot of runners [...]

Titus 1:16“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate” (KJV) Another character we may find in the church is the confused laborer. This person may work hard but the fruit they are producing doesn’t match what [...]

1 Corinthians 9:26—“I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air” (KJV). Imagine watching an archery competition. Athletes have trained for this moment. Skills have been developed for such a time as this! Archers are in position, bows and arrows in hand. [...]