Sword of the Spirit

Picture of a Prophet By Leonard Ravenhill [Compare this to those who readily called themselves prophets today.] The prophet is God's detective seeking for a lost treasure. The degree of his effectiveness is determined by his measure of unpopularity. Compromise is not known to him. He has no price tags. He is totally "otherworldly." He is unquestionably controversial and unpardonably hostile. He marches to another drummer! He breathes the rarefied air of inspiration. He is a "seer" who comes to lead the blind. He lives in the heights of God and comes into the valley with a "thus saith the Lord." He shares some of the foreknowledge of God and so is aware of impending judgment. He lives in "splendid isolation." He is forthright and outright, but he claims no birthright. His message is "repent, be reconciled to God or else...!" His prophecies are parried. His truth brings torment, but his voice is never void. He is the villain of today

The God-Men By John G. Lake, Spiritual Hunger and Other Sermons “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him” (Heb. 1:14, 2:1-3). Let us look at the word “salvation.” It is the great inclusive word of the gospel. It encompasses all that God does for the soul. We have broken it down to a great extent and made it mean salvation from sin, sometimes from a single transgression. But it means much more than this. It is an all-inclusive word, including all that God does for the spirit, soul, and body of man and is applicable to each de

*** Rather lengthy but answers many questions and brings faith to the many doubts that one may have.  *** Baptism Of The Holy Ghost  And  Some Of The Things It Has Produced In My Life By John G. Lake The Baptism of the Holy Ghost was of such importance in the mind of the Lord Jesus Christ that He commanded His disciples to tarry in Jerusalem, "until ye be endued with power from on high." And they steadfastly carried out what the Lord had commanded, waiting on God in a continuous prayer meeting in the upper room for ten days until the promise of the Father was fulfilled (Luke 24:49) and that baptism had fallen of which John the Baptist spoke inMatthew 3:11, saying, I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. In order to obtain from heaven the Spirit of Jesus (the Holy Ghost), it is first necessary that the individual shall know that

A word of Wisdom: On the cost for Pentecost (in the words of Smith Wigglesworth) I am satisfied that the purpose of Pentecost is to reestablish God in human flesh.  Do I need to say it again?  The power of the Holy Spirit has to come to be enthroned in the human life so that it does not matter where we find ourselves.  Christ is manifested in  the place where devils are,  the place where religious devils are,  the place where false religion and unbelief are,  the place where formal religion has taken the place of holiness and righteousness.  You need to have holiness—the righteousness and Spirit of the Master—so that in every walk of life, everything that is not like our Lord Jesus will have to depart.  That is what is needed today. I ask you in the Holy Spirit to seek the place where He is in power.  “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?” (Acts 19:15).  May God stamp this sobering question upon us, for the Devil is not afraid of us.  May the Holy Spirit make us terrors of e

A word of Wisdom: "Have ye worshipped the Lord Jesus today?" Worship God. Mark 12:30 KJV And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,  and with all thy soul,  and with all thy mind,  and with all thy strength:  this is the first commandment. They worshipped when He was a young child. Matthew 2:11 KJV And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. They worshipped Him seeking cleansing. Matthew 8:2-3 KJV And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped Him , saying,  Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.  [3] And Jesus put forth His hand, and touched him, saying,  I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. They worshipped Him seeking healing. Matthew 15:24-25,28 KJV But He answered and said,  I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.  [25