Slain in the Spirit?
You may have seen it on TV or YouTube, people falling over and lying on the floor in front of a church building. Maybe you have heard...
Karl Gessler
- Jul 26
- 1 min
Is it Good to Be "Men of Force"?
"From the times of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcing its way in - and the men of force are trying to...
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Karl Gessler
- Jul 12
- 2 min
Bridging Generations in Worship
Every generation needs to sing its' song of love to Jesus. But like a new shoot on an old tree, new generations of believers are stronger...
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Karl Gessler
- Jul 8
- 2 min
How To Steal What is Yours
Why did Jesus cast out demons? According to Matthew 12:29, Jesus cast out demons so that He could take their possessions and give them...
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Karl Gessler
- Jun 28
- 1 min
What Tenacity Will Get You
Merriam-Webster Definition of tenacious: adjective (a) not easily pulled apart (b) persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking...
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Karl Gessler
- Jun 24
- 2 min
A Prayer for Protection During the Backlash of Darkness
Dear Jesus, We praise you for the wonderful news today from the Supreme Court. Thank you for restoring the sanctity of life in our nation...
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Karl Gessler
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Dad, Do We Have The Truth?
"Dad, how do we know we have 'the truth' when other people claim to have 'the truth'?" My twelve-year-old son is starting to ask the big...
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Karl Gessler
- Jun 19
- 2 min
The Greatest Mother's Son
"I'm telling you the truth: John the Baptist is the greatest mother's son there ever was. But the least significant person in Heaven's...
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Karl Gessler
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Healing is Mainstream Christianity
The subject of healing is often at the peripheral edge of the Christian faith in pop culture. Fringe people talk about healing, but...
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Karl Gessler
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Christian Fellowship in Political Turmoil
The Western Church is amid a tremendous shake-up, just like the world itself. While corruption and leadership failures glare at us around...
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Karl Gessler
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Treasures in God's Underground
I understand why many Christians in the West, who are used to feeling like free people, do not like to hear stories of persecuted...
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Karl Gessler
- May 30
- 3 min
The Mean Things Jesus Said
Jesus makes several statements in the tenth chapter of Matthew's Gospel that appears to modern western ears to be mean. Let's take a look...
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Karl Gessler
- May 24
- 1 min
Your First Step Toward Happiness
Pursuing happiness is enshrined in America's foundational documents as a God-given right. Though we strive for it, happiness seems to...
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Karl Gessler
- May 17
- 1 min
How To Defeat Pornographic Addiction (With Scott Love)
MOST men in the world have some form of serious struggle with pornography. Cycles of family brokenness mixed with a highly sexualized...
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Karl Gessler
- May 14
- 3 min
It Will Be Done For You As You Have Believed
What can God do, and what will He do? Those are two profoundly different questions. We know, in theory, that "all things are possible...
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Karl Gessler
- May 10
- 1 min
Holiness: You Missing Power Supply
"Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14 Holiness is a source of great...
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Karl Gessler
- May 3
- 7 min
Weirdly Normal Spiritual Experiences
Many things in the Bible appear strange to us but not so odd to the Biblical authors. Most Westerners believe that you can be either...
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Karl Gessler
- May 3
- 1 min
Why I am Giving Up My "Reasonable" Charismatic Beliefs
I may be getting into some strange things. I have always identified with the label "Charismatic Christian," but more precisely a "closet...
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Karl Gessler
- Apr 26
- 3 min
The Man of Infinite Importance
You don't have to be a Christian to believe that Jesus is the world's most fascinating person ever to exist. Hardly anyone in the world...
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Karl Gessler
- Apr 22
- 1 min
EVENTS: Deliverance from Truama and Fear
Freedom from fear is real. Deliverance from the paralyzing trauma is possible. Confidence and joy for your future are available. We have...
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Karl Gessler
- Apr 20
- 1 min
The Heavenly Scam
Jesus told us to "store up treasure in heaven," but what is the point? Are we supposed to want "pearly mansions" in heaven? What use is a...
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Karl Gessler
- Apr 15
- 1 min
How I Ate Myself into The Kingdom of God
Communion, The Lord's Supper, The Eucharist, or Mass, depending on what you call it, is a strange practice. This meal never meant much to...
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Karl Gessler
- Apr 12
- 1 min
The insufficiency of being “Biblical”
One accusation that strikes fear into the heart of Western Christians everywhere is the charge: "not Biblical!" But what does it mean to...
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Karl Gessler
- Apr 5
- 1 min
A Personal War With Darkness (W/ Lynz Piper-Loomis
Lynz Piper-Loomis is not a woman to ignore. Lynz is running for US Congress District-1 in South Carolina. God knows we need good...
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Karl Gessler
- Apr 1
- 3 min
How To Spend Your Treasure in Heaven
“Don’t store up treasures on earth. Moths and rust eat it away, and robbers will break in and steal it. No: store up for yourselves...
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Karl Gessler
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Revival or Revolution on our Campuses?
College campuses are not happy places. The unrest and anger will make you shudder. The language of revolution is in the air and on the...
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Karl Gessler
- Mar 29
- 1 min
How To Release the Power of God (W/ John Van Wagoner)
Jesus said, "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give." Matthew 10:8...
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Karl Gessler
- Mar 26
- 2 min
An Encounter With Grace
A young black woman with a couple of piercings on her lip and nose walked by our Genocide Awareness Project as we were getting our second...
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Karl Gessler
- Mar 23
- 1 min
If The Gospel is True, Why The Suffering?
Continued human suffering is the most significant stumbling block to the Gospel claim. If the Kingdom of God is here, as the Gospel says,...
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Karl Gessler
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Why I Left The Freemasons
The Freemasons are a huge organization. Many freemasons consider their organization to be benign and even good and charitable. When...
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Karl Gessler
- Mar 15
- 1 min
The World Before & After the Arrival of God's Kingdom
The Gospel is good news, not good advice. News is about something new that has happened. Philosophy is about how the world works, which...
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Karl Gessler
- Mar 8
- 1 min
The Harshest Words Jesus Ever Spoke
Jesus loves us, this we know, for the Bible tells us so, but sometimes the Bible also records words of Jesus that cause us great...
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Karl Gessler
- Feb 25
- 1 min
Radical Ideas About Healing That Get Results
Matthew 10:1 says, "Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every...
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Karl Gessler
- Feb 23
- 1 min
My Prophetic Journal (With Troy Black)
Are we allowed or able to prophesy today? Troy Black believes we can and we should! Troy's prophetic ministry has ministered to me over...
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Karl Gessler
- Feb 11
- 1 min
The Broken Family Cycle Can Be Changed
Andy Berry had lots of reasons to be angry. Andy's childhood was brokenness and abuse. Many people with similar stories tend to repeat...
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Karl Gessler
- Feb 4
- 1 min
The Forgotten Founding Father
Some people refer to George Whitfield as "The Forgotten Founding Father." George Washington and Benjamin Franklin quote Whitfield and...
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Karl Gessler
- Jan 25
- 1 min
A Father, Musician and YouTube Celebrity Defines Success (With Brackin Kirkland)
Brackin Kirkland and his wife Lindsey have created a successful vlog and music ministry. I knew Brackin before starting this creative...
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Karl Gessler
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Two Fathers We Should Never Forget
The Northern and Southern states alike have always revered General Robert E Lee and General Stonewall Jackson. Without a doubt, Lee is a...