Meditation is Scriptural In recent memory the spiritual practice of meditation has been mostly neglected by the people of God and instead counterfeited by practitioners of “Eastern” categories of religion and spirituality. Many Christ followers in the west shy away from this practice for the simple reason ...

This is a message I spoke at Crossroads Church in Decatur on Aug 1, 2010. What is Keeping You from the Father? – Alan Smith | Teaching Audio Do you think this post might benefit someone you know? If so, please share it by clicking the Share/Save button below. Thank you! (c) 2010 by Alan Smith. All rights ...

Luke 4:18-19 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the ...

I’m interested in helping people experience Freedom in 2010. If you are interested in pursuing more of the Freedom provided for you in Christ, here are Six Keys. 1) Understand what Freedom is and isn’t. We must not equate freedom with relief from pain. The Bible defines freedom in terms experiencing ...

I returned last week from a pastors conference in Redding, CA at Bethel Church. Bill Johnson is one of my favorites. I’ve listened to every message he’s preached for the last 4 years at least via podcast and being able to visit Bethel was a very cool experience. If you’ve ever heard Bill teach, you ...

“God is great. God is good. Let us thank Him for our food. Amen.” That’s the first prayer I remember learning as a small child. It’s short (as prayers before meals should be). It rhymes. It’s really quite a good little prayer. The thing I like best about it is that it communicates ...

2 Cor 3:16-1816 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just ...

Luke 11:22 So He said to them, “When you pray, say:Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come.Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven. John 8:3232 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”NKJV What we experience deeply shapes us. We are who we are today ...

Ps 139:7-107 Where can I go from Your Spirit?Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning,And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,And Your right hand ...