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What is a church? You may refer to a building as a church but you know that it is really comprised of people. Yet not just any group of people is a church. Those who gather together to watch the same thing are spectators. Those who gather together to work together are a team, and every church should be a team, but not every team is a church. It is not enough to be in agreement on doctrine and practice for you can have this and still be effectively isolated from each other. I have called my church a body, with me as the head. The members of a body are so involved with each other that they share a common life. This is what makes a church. 

Do you think of a white flag as a flag of surrender? It would be more accurately described as a flag of truce. It is universally recognized as a declaration of a suspension of hostilities to discuss terms of peace. It would be a violation to act in a threatening manner under such a flag. Can you see the advantages of conducting yourself in this manner at all times? You don’t have to carry a white flag, but you can refuse to be hostile or threatening even to those you disagree with. You can be open to civil discussion and eager to find ways to be reconciled to your brother. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they are my children. 

Have you ever been rejected for your faith by those closest to you, or had them reject the work I am doing in you? The same thing happened to me, and I said that a prophet is not without honor, except among his own people. If this happened to me then how much more should you expect the same thing, even though this is the most painful rejection of all? Does it occur to you that this can work both ways? Are you willing to accept my work in those close to you? Are you willing to receive ministry from your children and brothers and sisters even though you saw them growing up? Can you acknowledge the work I have done in them? 

Do you understand that joy is an imperative for believers? Some will attempt to excuse themselves by saying that their joy is a deep internal thing. Is it possible to be joyful without smiling? If you are the only person who thinks you are joyful then perhaps you are only fooling yourself. You are called to let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify me. The expression on your face is the first manifestation of my presence in you that others will encounter. Let it be a continuous testimony to my goodness and the extent of my redemptive work in you. 

You've been asking for it and it's finally here! I know it is long overdue but we are happy to announce that we now have an amazing product catalog available! Its 32 pages are full color and glossy listing all of the resources offered through Communion With God Ministries. You can view and download a PDF version of it here. Residents of the USA may request a catalog when they place an order or by using the contact form here, and outside the USA, you're welcome to request a copy at checkout when you place an order to be shipped to you.

It is the summary of more than 30 years of work by Mark and Patti Virkler, and contains all their books as well as books by others which include two-way journaling.

Today I was re-reading a favorite book, No Greater Love by one of my heroes, Mother Teresa. (I’m sure that many of you would say the same thing.) The following words really stood out: “God loved the world so much that He gave Jesus. Today He loves the world so much that He gives you and me to be His love, His compassion, and His presence, through a live of prayer, of sacrifice, of surrender to God.” 

Holy Lord God, why should Your people bless and support Israel?

"What are you going to be when you grow up?" This can be a fun question, or dreaded one. Many young people have no idea what they want to be. [Click Here To Continue Reading]

Do you like people who make you laugh? Do you think of them as doing ministry for you? Some humor is crude and vulgar but there is an innocent form that is beneficial for you and you instinctively seek out funny people because you value this. A merry heart does good like a medicine and this has been verified by medical science. It is unhealthy for you to be grim and humorless and take yourself too seriously. In this sense those who bring harmless humor are ministering to you. It is unkind to make fun at the expense of others. Are you willing to make fun at your own expense to minister to others?