Shaila Touchton's Prayer Ministries Bible Study Blog

By Shaila Touchton Jesus didn't beg for money or demand that people to support Him financially. When Jesus commissioned his disciples to go into the world and make disciples he never sent them to go make wealth on the side by asking support from the disciples or people they preach. Jesus never said promote the gospel by tricks. All he said Go ye and Preach the Gospel without expecting material profit. True preaching of Gospel don’t need marketing strategies, advertisement of men, it is simply preaching with Gods power unto salvation and conviction. Pastors/Preachers often live a wealthier lifestyle than their congregation. These Pastors have rich life styles having big mansions and properties, Armani suits, and luxury cars, luxurious vacation trips etc. and some even have Jets to fly wherever they want . I am not against tithing if any wants to give. I'm simply saying that most of the money given to ministries today is not used wisely or honestly. Most of the church Ministr...

As the summer vacation starts many churches have come up with various vacation programs which they call it as vacation bible school filled with pragmatic, man-centered, entertainment-style programs designed to lure kids and teens into church, baiting the hook with promises of fun and excitement with spectacular worldly events like hip-hop and rock music, cool and fun entertainment, craft time, snack time, or game time and with bunch of unbiblical programs. These people act in entertainment-driven, just like the secular world. Most people today are woefully deceived, following their own self-made concept of God to reach others. Some Pharisaical, legalists who erroneously believe that entertainment is very much required to attract children’s and others in order to learn about God and salvation. They are the wolves in sheep's clothing justifying the wholly destructive nature of VBS.In Jesus days, Jesus nor did his disciples not organize worldly entertainment to draw people. Sin, sal...

Gods Love letter to Israel from the Scriptures! There is much controversy today surrounding the land of Palestine and the nation of Israel. I have compiled the bible verses that God loves Israel, God promised to regather Israel only when He returns and the Lord is going to judge the nations for scattering Israel and the Jewish people among the nations (Joel 3:2),for dividing up the land of Israel , for murdering Jews and shedding Jewish blood (Joel 3:19, 21 ).Based on scripture speaking of the nation of Israel Gods words stand true today. God’s Word affirms that the Jews are God’s chosen people (Deut 7:6) To My chosen people of Israel, There is much turmoil in Israel today. The nation of Israel has always been persecuted by its neighbors Egyptians, Amalekites, Midianites, Moabites, Ammonites, Amorites, Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians and Persians and surrounded by many enemies such as Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, who are in a mis...

1. Who made you? God made me. (Genesis 1:27: Job 33:4) 2. What else did God make? God made all things. (Genesis 1:1-31; Deuteronomy 10:14; Nehemiah 9:6; John 1:3) 3. Why did God make you and all things? God made me and all things for His own glory. (1 Chronicles 16:28; Romans 11:36; I Corinthians 6:20; 10:31) 4. Who made God? Nobody made God. (Psalm 90:2) 5. Has God ever had a beginning? No. God has always been. (Psalms 90:2; 93:2; Revelation 4:8) 6. Will God ever die? No, God lives forever. (Psalm 90:2) 7. How can you glorify God? I can glorify God by loving Him and doing what He commands. (Micah 6:8; John 15:8; I John 5:3) 8. Why ought you to glorify God? I ought to glorify God because He made me and takes care of me. (Psalms 117:1-2; 146:5-10) 9. Are there more gods than one? No, there is only one God. (Isaiah 45.6, 18, 21-22; 1 Timothy 2:5) 10. In how many persons does this one God exist? God exists in three persons. (Matthew 3:1617; 28:19; 11 Corinthians 13:14) ...

Infant Baptism: Baptism is a sign of new birth with Christ. Baptism symbolically enacts how a person’s life is transformed by Christ: they are cleansed of their sins, they die and rise again, there is a new creation (2 Cor 5:17). Children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. John 1:13 In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham's offspring. Romans 9:8 1. Baptism includes children: Salvation is not given for parents only, but for the parents and also for their whole household.Where does it say in the Bible not to baptize infants? The children in a family are part of the father and mother. When people are saved, it is God's desire to save their family. But Jesus has commanded infant baptism. In Matthew 28:19 He says, "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of...