In this book you will learn why people do not have a close relationship with God, what the main obstacles are that stand in the way of this relationship and how to overcome these obstacles. And most importantly, this book will help you to think about what is most important: your personal need for a close relationship with your Creator.No one can build a truly fulfilled and meaningful life apart from a personal relationship with God. Drawing from Scripture and real-life experiences,...

Can you actually live and never die? Civilization finds itself at a moment in history where age-reversal and youth-renewal has become a general theme in drug stores, health shops and magazines. The quest is to live longer, stronger and well... live and live and just never die. While the topic is enjoying worldwide attention, the question arises: "Can the bible underscore this idea?"Kobus will take you through the Word of God, explaining that God actually wants man to live forever, a...

In this chapter extracted from Watchman Nee's What Shall This Man Do?, he examines two pressing questions: What is the minumum requirement in a sinner if he is to find the Lord and be saved? And how do we bring men having only the absolute minimum of knowledge or desire for God into a living touch with Him? A vital topic.

God gives the Church gifts to benefit everyone. The purpose of the gifts is not make us spiritual, but to help us to serve and minister to one another in love. The operation of the Spirit of God and His gifts/ministries among believers testifies to the presence of God in the Church. In this book, we will take a biblical approach to examining and explaining the gifts and ministries of the Spirit, their functions, and how to recognize them in operation. For the other gifts of the Spirit, ple...

These simple and straightforward sermon outlines for pastors and speakers make sermon preparation easier and more efficient.

Are you ready to look deep? Are you ready to be transformed? Do you want to search yourself and find your love within? Are you willing to become your authentic self? Each day we make choices in life. We make choices to hold on to pain or cherish the good things along the way. We all have a journey in this life, depending on how we accept or reject, receive or refuse, act or react to things that happen to us. This book is an opportunity to help you start or continue your journey of explorat...

Recently, while looking through some of our oldest issues of the MCM, we uncovered this timely gem, published in about 1960! Originally published in two parts, it is reprinted here in its entirety. There is a simple directness and clarity in this teaching that will help anyone who desires to walk with the Lord and overcome in this hour. I believe that many of you will be amazed at how something written that long ago could be so perfectly relevant to the present need of God’s people!

What is motive? How do we define motivation? Motive/motivation is defined as something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act. So then, what causes us to do what we do in the Kingdom? What are the forces driving you to want to minister? Why do you want God to use you? Why do you allow God to use you? Self-inventory has to be taken on a regular basis.In the second book of this series, we learn that it is only through self-examination that our motives in ministry and servi...

WHY IS MY HUSBAND STILL UNSAVED?It is usually hard and painful to have a husband who is unsaved. The thought that your husband might perish in sin without Christ salvation if he doesn’t repent and give his life to Jesus will constantly plague you, and you love him too much and wouldn’t want that to be the case. His life style is very different from yours; spiritual things like prayer, study of the word, attending church services and doing those things that are in c...

These powerful words pierce straight to the heart of our deepest spiritual need. What does it mean to embrace, to live by, and to daily bear the cross of Jesus Christ? Why does God ask His children to bear this cross? As our modern world shifts and shakes, a generation of earnest believers is coming face to face with a deeper reality of our call to bear the cross of Jesus Christ. Murray meets us where we are with gentleness and passion, calming our quaking fears and guiding us into the mys...

In his classic book The Spirit of Christ, Dr. Murray includes some lengthy extracts from messages given in 1879 by the Swiss pastor Otto Stockmaier at Britain's Keswick Bible Conference. Here are these suggestive thoughts in regard to the work of the Holy Spirit.

Society pressures young adults to get married without providing the necessary tools to maintain a God-fearing marriage. My book, is filled with Bible scriptures and truths that will develop spiritually mature Christians prior to marriage. Most people are societally mature enough for marriage, but as Christians we should be aware of our spiritual maturity. Let the word of God be your guide.