God’s Providential Hand at Work in the Book of Esther Part Two — God’s Hand of Deliverance A brief review from last week … Providence can be described as God’s unseen hand working behind the scenes being manifest in what appear to be coincidence or random chance in a way that brings about God’s purposes. “God’s Providential Hand at Work” could be a good subtitle for the Book of Esther. There are at least four things that are unique about the Book of Esther: Prayer is not mentioned once. The name of God is not mentioned once. Although God is not mentioned once in the Book of Esther, one cannot ..read more

God’s Providential Hand at Work in the Book of Esther Part One – The Rise of Haman The word “providence” in English means: “timely preparation for future eventualities; the foreseeing care and guidance of God, especially when conceived as omnisciently directing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise benevolence; a manifestation of divine care or direction.” Providence can be seen as God’s unseen hand working behind the scenes being manifest in what appears to be coincidence or random chance that brings about God’s purposes. A skeptic will never see the miraculous, only unexplained ..read more

Intercession — An Essential Part of Every Christian’s Life 1 Timothy 2:1 (NKJV) 1Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, In this verse we see four components to intercessory prayer: Supplications Prayers Intercessions Giving of thanks Supplication is crying out for God to involve Himself and do whatever is needed. Supplication is much more than just making a need known to God. It is identifying with the need, joining ourselves to the need, and being so moved by the need that we cry out to God for the need. Supplicati ..read more

Listen in as Harvey Katz discusses exercising our gifts and how to use them to reach the people around us. The post Life in the Spirit – Part 3: Exercising the Gifts appeared first on Open Door Christian Fellowship ..read more

The gifts of the Spirit can be used to build up the church AND to reach those in our community to preach the gospel! Listen in as Harvey Katz continues his series on Life in the Spirit. The post Life in the Spirit – Part 2: Unpacking the Gifts of the Holy Spirit appeared first on Open Door Christian Fellowship ..read more

The gift of prophecy is exciting! But it’s important to know when and how to use it. Listen in as Harvey Katz talks on prophecy in the church. The post Life in the Spirit – Part 1: Prophecy in the Church appeared first on Open Door Christian Fellowship ..read more

God’s love is such a fundamental aspect of who God is and what Christianity is all about. Listen in as Jason Harloff shares about how we can truly begin to comprehend God’s love for us. The post Understanding the Love of God appeared first on Open Door Christian Fellowship ..read more

As we venture through a new fall season, we can learn some important things from the meaning of the fall feasts of Israel! Listen in as Harvey Katz teaches on the importance and meaning of the fall feasts. The post The Fall Feasts appeared first on Open Door Christian Fellowship ..read more

Listen in on session 2 as Alan Thorner and Eleazar Mendoza continue to share on the Holy Spirit and the giftings that come with it. The post Gifts of the Holy Spirit Seminar: Session 2 appeared first on Open Door Christian Fellowship ..read more

Listen in on session 1 as Eleazar Mendoza and Alan Thorner share on the Holy Spirit and the giftings that come with it. The post Gifts of the Holy Spirit Seminar: Session 1 appeared first on Open Door Christian Fellowship ..read more