The KJV Keeps Christ at the Center Text: 1 Peter 2:9–10 (KJV) “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people,…
“And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.” — Galatians 6:16 (KJV) Introduction: Israel’s Name Finds Its Fulfillment in Christ Nowhere in the King James Bible does it say verbatim, “Jesus is the true Israel of God. But every shadow, prophecy, and…
When God Says “No” and Grace Says “Still” Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 4 “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”— 2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV) Introduction There are prayers God answers with miracles. There are prayers…
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 3 “But the word of God is not bound.” — 2 Timothy 2:9 Introduction There are seasons in life when we feel confined — limited by sickness, injustice, age, circumstances, or even physical imprisonment. But God is not limited by what limits us….
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 2 “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.”— Philippians 3:10 Introduction There is a kind of knowing that only comes through suffering. Paul did not seek suffering…
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 1 “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” — Psalm 107:29“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” — Job 23:10 Introduction Some storms pass quickly….
Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ Table of Contents Refined by Fire is a devotional teaching series from The Overcomer Magazine that explores the deep, refining work of God in the life of a believer through trials, pain, and prolonged suffering. In the Christian walk, suffering is not a detour—it is often the…
The Ambush of the Cross, Post 8 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)”— 2 Corinthians 10:3–4 (KJV) Paul’s entire life after conversion was marked by unrelenting spiritual warfare….
The Ambush of the Cross — Post 9 How God Defeated Darkness by Dying “But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified…
The Ambush of the Cross — Post 3 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5“For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.” — Galatians 6:3 Not Every Defeat Comes from the Devil Sometimes, we lose not…