preload preload preload preload preload preload
The only way to get oil from olives is pressure and time. Don't give up.

Hearing God is Not Passive

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” Rev 3:20 Teddy, my seven year old, was on the other side of the house playing video games. I called him. Nothing. Again I called. Still no response. It was time for ...

Healing for the Orphan Spirit

Romans 8:16 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,(ESV) God has made us three part beings: body, soul, and spirit. Our body is the physical house in which we live. Our soul is comprised of our mind, emotions, and will. The soul may seem more abstract than the body, yet it is ...

The Mind of Christ

1 Corinthians 2:8-16 8 None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— 10 these things God has ...

The Word of God (Part 7) – When It Doesn’t Work for Me

Ever listen to a powerful sermon or teaching that just seems to open up God’s truth to you in a way you’ve never seen before? Ever think to yourself in those moments “I’ll never be the same!”? Ever wake up the next day surprised to find out you’re in fact exactly the same? Why is ...

The Word of God (Part 7) – When It Doesn't Work for Me

Ever listen to a powerful sermon or teaching that just seems to open up God’s truth to you in a way you’ve never seen before? Ever think to yourself in those moments “I’ll never be the same!”? Ever wake up the next day surprised to find out you’re in fact exactly the same? Why is ...

The Word of God (Part 4) – God’s Word is Creative

So far in this series I have made 3 main points. 1. God’s Word is personal. (John 1:1-4) 2. God’s Word is alive. (Heb 4:12) 3. God’s Word works powerfully within to transform me. (Heb 4:12-16) But how does God’s personal, living, and powerful word accomplish this? What is the nature of ...

Hearing God (Part 17) – The Reward of Obedience

Gen 22:17-18 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My ...

Hearing God (Part 16) – God’s Word and the Miraculous

John 1:1-3 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. Col 1:17-18 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Rev 4:11 11 “You ...

Hearing God (part 15) – Understanding Loaves

Mark 6:51-52 51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves ; their hearts were hardened. NIV (emphasis added) The disciples had just passed out five loaves of bread to 5,000 men plus women and children. Each disciple had ...

Hearing God (Part 14) – 3 things to listen for today

Eph 1:15-23 In this prayer Paul prays that God will open the eyes of our heart to see three things: 1. the hope of His calling In Paul’s writings, God’s “calling” is the powerful word of the gospel by which we are called out from the world and called into relationship with Him. Given that ...