Strongholds of the mind
It is said that truth is the first casualty of war. Nations at war use propaganda as a significant weapon against each other. In spiritual warfare truth plays an even more crucial role. It defines the very nature of the battle. The heart of spiritual warfare is the battle for the hearts and minds of people. All demonic strongholds are... Read more...
God’s will is to bless
God’s will is for blessing. He carries goodness within himself and he loves to pour it out upon others. God wants to bless you so that you can also, like him, be a blessing to those around you. God called Abram, with this promise, “I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.” (Genesis... Read more...
Becoming Christ’s Hand and Feet
God has showered us with benefits and blessings. Jesus paid for them all on the cross and we received them by faith, the very moment we believed in Jesus as Saviour and Lord. Gospel blessings come from pure grace and we receive them by simple faith, without ever having to do anything to earn them or to prove ourselves worthy... Read more...
The Servant King
How would you like to have been Joseph or Mary at this time? They were normal everyday people facing a potentially very embarrassing situation. It was only the visit of an angel explaining the circumstances to Joseph that convinced him that he was part of a unique event. Knowing that it was God’s hand and his will was the only... Read more...
Then Jacob was left alone (Genesis 32:24)
At the most crucial moment in his life Jacob knew he had to be alone with God. We also must learn deliberately, self-consciously to get alone with God. This is where it’s just you and God – in the secret of your heart. It’s where all else is stripped away, all clutter removed – no background noise of the mind,... Read more...
God’s special people
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every... Read more...
I am 60 this month!
I am celebrating my 60th birthday this month and I wanted to share this personal word to all our KT family and friends. Early in 1972, seated at the back of the ground floor in our church building, I heard God ask me to serve him full time in church work. Little did I know back then that I would... Read more...
Has God Called You to Fivefold Ministry?
The apostle Paul said, “It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.”(Ephesians 4:11-12) Certain Bible teachers hold that some of these ministries were only temporarily given.... Read more...
Have Faith in God!
At Kensington Temple we strongly encourage people to share their testimonies of the goodness of God in their lives. We know that the God who does such great things for us inspires our confidence and deserves us to honour him with strong faith. Faith cannot be manufactured, it ‘comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God’ (Romans 10:17).... Read more...
Reflecting His Presence
“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?” (Psalm 139:7) When the Lord called Jonah and commissioned him to preach a message of repentance and salvation to the evil city of Nineveh Jonah’s first reaction was to run as fast as he could in the other direction. This can also be our reaction... Read more...
Bearing Fruit by the Grace of God
The more you understand God’s grace, the more you will enjoy it and experience it. Faith is not something hard to attain. It is be the effortless response of a heart saturated by God’s grace and goodness. You begin to see the invisible and do the impossible. Sin loses its attraction and you will become more and more passionate about... Read more...
A Door Open in Heaven
After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice that I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, ‘Come up here and I will show you things that must take place after this’. Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven and One sat on... Read more...
Keeping Revival
There are many reasons why revival fires go out but the principle reason is what the Bible calls ‘the flesh’. What begins as a move of God can end up under human control as men and women step in and interfere with the work of the Spirit. The assertion of human personality always grieves the Holy Spirit and causes Him... Read more...
I Will Awaken the Dawn
I want to encourage you to rise up like King David to awaken the dawn and see God’s breakthrough over the circumstances of life! 0 God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise You, 0 Lord, among the peoples, And I... Read more...
Partnering with God in Healing Ministry
I give some practical tips for the ministry of healing in this extract from my new book The God Who Heals. Effective healing ministry is based on spending time with God in prayer. It is my experience that to partner effectively with God, we need to spend at least an equal amount of time in prayer as we plan to... Read more...