A Blog by Pastors Frank and Parris Bailey
THE CREATIVITY OF THE SPIRIT For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Eph.2:10 One of the amazing effects the Holy Spirit has upon our lives is the release of His incredible creativity. In today's verse Paul uses the word poiema, …
EYES OF OUR HEART I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened. Eph.1:16-18 Paul had …
UNSPEAKABLE JOY Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1Peter 1:8 It was 1994, and I was laughing.That might not sound so unusual at first but I was laughing in my sleep. This was very unusual behavior. …
WORDS THAT CANNOT BE SPOKEN And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. II Cor.12:3,4 Have you ever been speechless? No, I mean really speechless. …
HOLINESS IS NOT A BAD WORD! Mary Monday Parris Bailey “So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that is coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better …
ABOVE AND BEYOND Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Eph.3:20,21 This powerful supernatural energy of God is working …
THE POWER OF GOD But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8 What changed in the life of Jesus that caused Him to leave the safety …
FORM OF GODLINESS But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power, from such people turn away! 2Tim.2:1,2,5 Does this passage strike a note with …
THE SUPPLY OF THE SPIRIT Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith. GAL.3:5 What an interesting phrase, the supply of the Spirit. We know, as far as God is concerned, this supply is unlimited. There is no …
HELP Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Rom.8:26 This has always been one of my favorite verses in the scriptures. I guess I love the joining together of …
