Need Spiritual Methods to Discover God’s Plan for Us — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

“God loves us and has a great plan for each of our lives. He can fulfill us beyond our wildest expectations, but we often look with our eyes for what God has for us, while forgetting to look with our spirits and our hearts. We often miss God’s best because we lose faith in God’s …

Is Your Identity based on the Bad You Do, or Who You Follow? — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

Commentary on Ephesians 5:5 (NIV), which says “No immoral, impure or greedy person — such a person is an idolater — has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.” “Over the course of my years as a Christian, I have done things that were immoral, impure, and greedy — but that clearly …

Trying to Obey the Law IS Living by the Flesh — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

“Those who try to not sin are probably living after the flesh and not after the Spirit, because to focus on our actions is, in effect, living with our minds set on the flesh. We are in a new system as followers of Christ. We are to be led by the Spirit, and walk in …

A War Over Renewing Our Minds — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

“Renewal of our minds is an ongoing operation. There is a war for our souls. The Holy Spirit woos our hearts, but Satan deceives our minds.” — Timothy S. Thomas, “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power” discount buy viagra try content These green leaves are rich in appetite-surpassing elements and magnesium, which reduce inflammation …

Freedom to be Creative for Followers of God — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

“There is freedom to express creativity in God, and that is so refreshing! Remember that when the Apostle Paul was on a missionary journey, his plans (creativity) were to take the Gospel in one direction. But his creativity was sending him to the wrong place, so God simply spoke to Paul so that Paul’s creative …

Focus on Your First Love, Jesus, and Holiness will Follow — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

“Many things in life are accomplished by not focusing on the actual external objective. In driving school years ago, I learned that if I was driving near a jersey wall, say, and I focused on the jersey wall, I had a decent chance of running into it. That was my focus, and I couldn’t but …

True Love Speaks Up, but with Gentleness — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

“In the Western Church we often have two unhealthy extremes… [the first is] speaking truth but not with the love of God in our heart for the people who are the target of the truth. The other, which is probably more common, is the failure to speak the truth at all. We just mind our …

The Secret to Being Filled with God to Overflowing — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

“Each of us needs a ‘personal revelation’ of God’s love for us as individuals….We cannot live a passionate life for God until we realize how passionate He is for us… Our lack of fullness of God is because we cannot let God fully take control of our lives until we are convinced that He is …

Don’t Limit Your Closeness to God by Too Much Emphasis on Holiness — A Quote by Timothy S. Thomas in “A Life of Holy Intimacy and Power”

“‘In fellowship and in union with Christ’ (Eph 2:5, AMPL) is not in the future tense… though many of us do not know this reality experientially. Why don’t we? I think… we place too much emphasis on our sinfulness and God’s holiness, and we forget about God’s desire for intimacy and relationship… We only live …

Hell is Real, and That’s a Good Reason to Speak Up

by Timothy S. Thomas Not too many years ago, hell was a hot topic. Evangelicals were big on telling people that unless they repented, they were going straight to hell when they died. And for a while, that approach to proclaiming the Gospel led to a reasonable amount of success in terms of the evangelical …

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