Did you know that your heavenly Father loves you? Did you know that He has your best interests at heart? As Jesus was preparing His disciples for His death, He spoke to them about their relationship with their heavenly Father. He was telling them that once He had fulfilled His mission to die for their sins and rise from the … Read more>>>
Is something missing in your life? You may just need to make a clear-cut decision to follow Jesus. Say “Yes” to the Lord and release the power of God in your life. “… that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” … Read more>>>
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: (Jeremiah 32:17, AV) Scientists tell us that the universe is at least 97 million light years across, and God set the entire thing up like we would set up a pup tent. … Read more>>>
Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who was in every sense tempted like we are, yet without sin. Let us then come with confidence … Read more>>>
All of us need mercy … including preachers. Mercy is required because we all have missed God, failed, fallen, and broken His commandments. When we recognize our failure, we can easily become discouraged. We may think: I’ll never be good enough. I’ll never measure up. We look at our failures and wonder, “How can God ever use me?” But what … Read more>>>
This message was originally posted on the Tom Shanklin Ministries website in June 2016. By Tom Shanklin Everyone needs a father! If you don’t believe it, check out these statistics about children growing up in fatherless homes in the United States: 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (US Dept. Of Health Census) – 5 times the average. 90% … Read more>>>
For the gospel was preached to us as well as to them. But the word preached did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith in those who heard it. (Hebrews 4:1b-2, MEV) God has given us wonderful benefits of the Gospel—forgiveness, righteousness, healing, peace, and victory. But in order for it to be activated in our … Read more>>>
Click to watch. Is Jesus the only way to God? We often hear that there are many paths to God. But are there? What does the Bible say? Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6, MEV) Jesus is unique of all spiritual leaders, because he … Read more>>>
Easter (Resurrection Sunday) is often compared with springtime—the new grass, the flowers, the green leaves. This is all representative, it is said, of the resurrection, and renewal through Christ. Spring is a wonderful time of year, but it is an inadequate picture of the shocking change that has come through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Spring is natural. The Resurrection is supernatural. Spring occurs … Read more>>>
All have us experienced those times when we cry out for help in time of need! During our move from Mankato to Scandia, Minnesota, I experienced one of those times. I was driving back to Mankato with my 1990 Ford F150 pickup for a final load of items from our garage when my truck spun out on the interstate … Read more>>>
This video is a follow-up to an article I recently wrote on “The Precious Blood of Christ.” This video goes deeper into the question of why the blood of Christ is precious. The blood of Jesus is precious to me because of my experience with the Lord. When I surrendered to Him in 1977, He spoke these words, “Precious is the … Read more>>>
Welcome to 2022! It’s time for a new start, a new beginning. As we launch into this new year, the Lord has laid it on my heart to talk to you about the only thing that can really give anyone a new beginning—the precious blood of Christ. As the scripture says: For you know that you were not redeemed from … Read more>>>
God is a God of new beginnings! I experienced a powerful new beginning in 1977 when I said “Yes!” to God and “No” to my old way of life. He delivered me from addiction to drugs and alcohol and set me on a new path. I clearly remember that day when He spoke to me, “I give you a new … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin When they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore, the name of it was called Marah. (Exodus 15:23 MEV) In February, I wrote an article called “Have You Been to Marah?” dealing with the bitter circumstances of life, such as divorce, broken relationships, sickness, the loss of a … Read more>>>
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they [were] bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? (Exodus 15:23-24, AV) Just as Israel faced the bitter waters of Marah, we also face bitter waters in the circumstances of life. … Read more>>>
God still does miracles today! He has not lost His power in His old age. He is still the same as he was in the Bible days. As the Bible says: “Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, today and forever.” Jesus did miracles when He walked the earth. He did miracles in the days of the early Church. And He still … Read more>>>
Do you want to be healed? It may seem like a strange question, but this is what Jesus asked the man at the pool of Bethesda. Do you really want to be healed, or do you want to keep sitting here waiting for a dream that you know will never be fulfilled. There are times that we just need to … Read more>>>
The goal of being like Jesus seems to be unobtainable. And yet the Bible says that we are predestined to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. We try and try, but we always fall short of that goal. It’s time to give up and let Christ take over. Let Him work in you to will and do His … Read more>>>
Do you want to be inspired? Minnesota: The Revival State by Dale Gilmore chronicles the great moves of God across the state from born again, Spirit-filled Lutheran settlers to a Catholic nun from Rochester whose prophetic visions inspired the Mayo Clinic to a fist-fighting Presbyterian preacher in the Northwoods and much more. Many Pentecostal and charismatic churches in Minnesota and around the … Read more>>>
These are scriptures that I have found to be effective in overcoming oppression and depression. Use these scriptures against spiritual, mental and emotional oppression, anxiety and depression. Quote the scripture and then confess that it belongs to you. Confession brings possession, in Jesus’ name. You can possess anything that is promised you in the Word of God, as you believe … Read more>>>
