Before we go any further, I want to provide a simple warning. In the next few chapters, I will attempt to have a trial—your trial—and we will be calling witnesses forward to testify. It will be a mock trial, certainly, but its design should make a vital point I believe Read more…
Testimony:[1] Thumbs Up! Sunday, November 8, 2009—Jesse Tranel’s thirteenth birthday. He took his fair share of birthday cake and pizza, and other portions were passed around for all to share. However, this party did not occur in a normal birthday venue nor with the typical new-found energy for this happy Read more…
After experiencing the truths communicated so far in this book, and with a few years under my belt developing it for public consumption through presentations and teaching opportunities, I asked the Lord, “Show me where else this concept might be in the Bible.” Within days I found myself reading again Read more…
Testimony:[1] Seeing Beyond the Medical Report No one from the medical community had expected Anna to live. I do not remember talking to Tony during the hour trip to the hospital, but our cries to God were constant. We checked into the motel directly across from the neonatal center, not Read more…
Most people end their prayers with amen. Amen is one of the most familiar words in human speech, used in virtually every language worldwide. Amen is not another way to say “the end” or “over and out.” It does not announce to God and/or the audience that the prayer is Read more…
Testimony:[1] Speaking Blessing on Others Changes Things Stephen had failed the seventh grade the previous year and was now not passing in school. He brought home his first report card with all failing grades for his second year around in the same grade. The attentive parents had held conferences with Read more…
Important to the mix here is the presence of faith.[1] If we are going to confess God’s Word to Him, through our High Priest, the Lord Jesus, then we must believe that it works. Let me ask a question. What happens every time when water vapor exits a plant? The Read more…
Testimony:[1] Well, Here We Are Denny Unzicker had become accustomed to a waist size of thirty inches during his adult life, but one day, within a matter of weeks, he could barely fasten pants with a forty-six inch waist. Something incredibly mysterious and destructive was happening to his body, and Read more…
Let’s paint the picture as we see it so far. God sends His Word to the earth where people, also called plantings, drink the Word of God into their lives in abundance. They make the Word of God their priority through various disciplines like reading, memorization, study, and meditation. They Read more…
Testimony:[1] When Trouble Came Knocking I watched in horror as the glass on our front door shattered. The door handle failed to unlatch. My son’s left arm went right through the glass. Joshua pulled his arm back. His severed artery was spurting blood out through the large wound on the Read more…