Forgiveness is not a simple matter. It is not just saying, “I, or we are sorry,” but forgiveness is the willingness to subdue our pride and raise our humility to a level where both parties can look into each other’s eyes and negotiate the terms of forgiveness. It means to give up self-justification of the … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #90 →

Jesus’ servants shall find hurdles and obstacles in the way to save the lost. Sin, for man has become part of his/her life and they feel content to be called sinners. Man has concluded that he is what he is by nature a sinner that he/she cannot change, and they love the idea that if … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #89 →

For centuries God held out His Hands for strayed Israel to come back to Him (Isaiah 65:2)! Then, God sent His Son and they killed Him (Acts 2:22-28) --- and then --- God sent His Spirit who cannot be killed. The Holy Spirit came to keep the memory of Jesus alive and that is the … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #88 →

Jesus did not appear comfortable among crowds. He chose twelve men to be with Him; however, on closer contact, Jesus preferred to have Peter and the two Zebedee brothers with Him (Mark 5:37; 9:2; 14:33). Most of Jesus’ contacts and dealings were with individuals. Crowds followed Jesus in the beginning, but His demands diminished them … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #87 →

To manifest God in His Life and His Deeds, Jesus Himself set aside time to partner with His Father in prayer, and so should we. We do admire people who tell us that they withdraw to be with God, and it is a good thing. Jesus did seek the solitary place, He did pray for … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #86 →

Living in dispersion, away from the homeland, was a new experience for Peter’s flock, and for Peter himself. On January 19th, 1945 the Russian army drove us from our home. We fled with the people we knew across Poland and half of Germany, where we settled briefly for my brother to be born. We came … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #85 →

World War II robbed us of our home, business, and the loss of family members, but it also renewed our faith in Christ and God. Our people were scattered all over the globe; and yet, they took their faith with them. Suffering, in my own life, has given me a new meaning to my time … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #84 →

Luke portrays the early life of the followers of Jesus as being harmonious, but the conditions make it unlikely. The death of two rich people alone must have had a negative affect on the people who depended on the rich to be fed. This was the time when James the half-brother of Jesus replaced Peter … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part: #83 →

Peter did repent, after he had denied that he was a disciple of Jesus the Christ, to a maid and to some servants. The reborn Peter, with the partnership of the Holy Spirit, and the lame man who could walk again, strengthened five thousand brethren to become followers of Jesus. It was an undeniable amazing … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #82 →

Filled with remorse, Peter could not witness what was done to His Lord or even hear His final Words to the council’s question as to who Jesus was. Gratitude goes to the nameless disciple, who was with Peter in Gethsemane and on the road to the high priest, and who was able to get Peter … Continue reading Partners with the Holy Spirit: Part #81 →