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Fingerprints of God: In Radical Reversal
Esther 7  – 1 So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the...

Dr Alfonse Javed
2 days ago10 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Providential Presence
When your plans are disturbed, your nights are restless, or your routine is interrupted, it may just be that God is setting the stage for...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Aug 1011 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Providential Patience
Don’t rush God’s plan and His timing. Wait in providential patience by actively slowing down in prayer to prepare for the purpose of God....

Dr Alfonse Javed
Aug 311 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Trying Times
Do not respond in fright or flight out of fear, but rather fight in faith and fasting against because only God can grant us favor with...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jul 2712 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Deepening Darkness
In our cultural war, the enemy of God’s Word and our faith is not people, policies, or politicians but the evil one who is constantly...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jul 2012 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Divine Direction
If God appears to be silent in your life right now, trust God’s providential hand— that everything in your life is guided in divine...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jul 1313 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Sovereign Silence
If you feel God has abandoned you, don’t mistaken the silence of God for the absence of God; trust God’s Word— it says, He will never...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jul 612 min read


Spiritual Warfare: Prayer Support
The Spirit aligns our prayers with God’s will, timing, and purpose of God while He comforts and encourages us to stand firm.  Ephesians...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jun 2910 min read


Spiritual Warfare: Armed to Stand
God gives us the means not just to endure but to stand as His triumphant Church, rooted in truth, ready with peace, shielded by faith,...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jun 2210 min read


Spiritual Warfare: Schemes of Satan
Stop Satan from distracting by not fighting against what you can see because our problems are rooted in the unseen. Christ’s victory is...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jun 1510 min read


Spiritual Warfare: Cosmic Battle
Stay plugged in to God, the source of our strength, to stand firm against the power of darkness.  Ephesians 6:10-13 - 10 Finally, be...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jun 810 min read


Doing What Comes Naturally
You can’t do everything and can’t help everybody but you can do something as God enables you to and you can do it for His glory and be...

Dr James Miller
Jun 116 min read


Marriage and Family: Mutual Surrender
Pray for the filling with the Spirit so that you may learn to surrender in your respective role, responsibilities, and relationship...

Dr Alfonse Javed
May 259 min read


Marriage and Family: Mutual Service
In God’s design for marriage, neither the husband nor the wife is the boss; God is. He calls all of us into mutual service out of...

Dr Alfonse Javed
May 1810 min read


Marriage and Family: Mutual Sacrifice
Make Jesus the standard for how you love others, especially in the context of marriage and family. Â Ephesians 5:21-33 - 21Â submitting...

Dr Alfonse Javed
May 1110 min read


Marriage and Family: Mutual Submission
Without the Spirit, we cannot submit to Christ, and without Him, we cannot submit to each other, married or not. Ephesians 5:21-33 - 21Â ...

Dr Alfonse Javed
May 210 min read


Walking in Wisdom
Be watchful of your priorities, pursuits, and the purpose of life. Give God your first fruits, not the leftovers. Â Ephesians 5:15-21 -...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Apr 279 min read


Becoming Easter People
Don’t stay in the hopeless dark shadows and death of your old life. Start fresh with the glorious hope of renewal and eternal life of...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Apr 2010 min read


A Reflection on a Dying Man’s Final Words
In our Sunday morning services, we have been going through the book of Ephesians verse by verse. I am in the habit of not breaking away...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Apr 183 min read


Examine Your Allegiance
When we do not imitate God and do not manifest His characteristics, we prove by our actions that we do not belong to God but to the...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Apr 139 min read


Practical Christianity: Missional Conduct
Like tongue and temper, temptation needs to be consistently and constantly monitored in the fellowship of believers. Alone, we cannot do...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Apr 610 min read
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