Fred McKinnon

  • 3 Ways to Help You Hear God's Voice

    This passage shows 3 powerful ways that we can really prepare to hear God's voice. These Christians were worshiping, fasting, and praying. Worship is a way to honor God and demonstrate our love for…

    Created 25 days ago

    Acts 13:2 (ESV), Acts 13:3 (ESV)

  • Spoiled Yet Prepared for Beauty

    The phrase in Verse 4 that says "the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand" is critical. You can envision the potter working and perhaps because of too much pressure, too little…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Jeremiah 18:4 (ESV)

  • Sometimes being Spirit-led isn't so easy

    We all know that the Spirit led Christ into the wilderness. Sometimes when we follow the leading of the Spirit we find ourselves in a tough situation and can begin questioning if God really led us there.…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Mark 1:12 (ESV)

  • Cessation? I don't think so

    There are those who say that signs and wonders ceased with the death of the apostles. They reason that this outpouring of the Holy Spirit with signs and wonders was only needed to kick start the early…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Acts 6:8 (ESV)

  • Baptized with the Holy Spirit .... again?

    This is an excellent passage to remind us that God desires for us to be baptized with His Spirit, not just once, but again and again. This is not a salvation experience this is a power experience. They…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Acts 4:31 (ESV)

  • 2 Sins that Go Together

    Jeremiah 2:13 is a crushing judgment on Israel. They have forsaken (walked away from) God and have tried to fill that relationship with something else. These to hand-in-hand. God is the only thing in…

    Created 3 months ago

    Jeremiah 2:13 (GNTD)

  • Whose Side are You On?

    Love this passage - the angel's response to Joshua's question is filled with meaning for me. Joshua sees this angel, with sword drawn, and asks "are you on our side or are you on our enemy's side"? The…

    Created 4 months ago

    Joshua 5:13 (ESV), Joshua 5:14 (ESV)

  • Don't Get Ahead of God

    The message in these two verses was simple for me today. Don't get ahead of God. When you see God is moving, when you see that God has given direction, you still have to follow Him. The ark is symbolic…

    Created 4 months ago

    Joshua 3:3 (KJV), Joshua 3:4 (KJV)

  • Persistence in Prayer

    In this passage we see a challenge to the intercessors to not be quiet until the Lord answers. God is all-knowing and all-remembering so it's not like He has to me reminded; yet, the Word is full of examples…

    Created 4 months ago

    Isaiah 62:6 (NIV), Isaiah 62:7 (NIV)

  • Blessings

    God's love isn't based on our obedience. But what about his blessings? Checkout my post here: http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2012/01/06/blessings/ (http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2012/01/06/blessings/)

    Created 5 months ago

    Deuteronomy 28:2 (ESV)

  • Refuge ... Because

    I love quoting this verse, and claiming it in my life; however, there is a condition to this protection. It says "because you have made the Lord your dwelling place" ... but how often is this not the…

    Created 9 months ago

    Psalm 91:9 (ESV)

  • Lacking Nothing

    Even in the wilderness, they people of Israel really lacked nothing. How quickly we complain and become ungrateful during our trials - yet, in the big picture, God's provision is there for us.

    Created 10 months ago

    Deuteronomy 2:7 (ESV)

  • Is God Unfair to Women?

    Why was Miriam the only one stricken with leprosy? Chime in with your thoughts on this blog journal: http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2011/05/11/is-god-unfair-to-women/ (http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2011/05/11/is-god-unfair-to-women/)

    Created about 1 year ago

    Numbers 12:10 (ESV)

  • Share With Others what Jesus Did For You!

    Evangelism. We make it way harder than it should be. I love this part of John 4. We all know about the Samaritan woman at the well - but what struck me this morning was that MANY BELIEVED because she…

    Created over 1 year ago

    John 4:39 (ESV), John 4:40 (ESV), John 4:41 (ESV), John 4:42 (ESV)

  • Waiting on God

    I couldn't help but notice that Moses waited for 6 full days before God every spoke. Granted, it says that God's Glory was there, on the mountain, the entire time ... but how unsettling it must have been…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Exodus 24:16 (ESV)

  • Use Me

    Love this verse ... Paul says that they needed to be comforted, and that God comforted them ... how? By sending Titus. We pray and ask God for lots of things but we don't always expect how He will answer.…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    2 Corinthians 7:6 (ESV)

  • The Day of Evil - An Opportune Time

    This passage in Luke 4:13 ties in to the "spiritual warfare" passage in Ephesians 6:13 ... both passages show us that Satan looks for an "opportune time" to come back and tempt us. In Ephesians, it's…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Luke 4:13 (ASV), Ephesians 6:13 (ASV)

  • Fix My Eyes (Live Worship)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8aY2NAZ1Ec A worship song based on this passage, and others like it in the Gospels

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Mark 16:17 (ASV), Mark 16:18 (ASV)

  • How Did I Miss It?

    Nobody likes to be wrong. Nobody likes to miss it. Especially when it comes to the things of God ... So Jesus nails the religious crowd in this story - and he tells them the reason they are wrong is:…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Mark 12:24 (ASV)

  • DISCUSSION: Ask, Believe, Receive?

    http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2010/04/19/ask-believe-receive/ (http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2010/04/19/ask-believe-receive/) Discussion: This is a remarkable passage. Yet, how many of our…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Mark 11:22 (ESV), Mark 11:23 (ESV), Mark 11:24 (ESV)

  • He Had Possessions ... or They Had Him?

    I think the issue here is not that the man had many possessions ... but that "they had him" ... he was unwilling to part with them. This was his idol, his stronghold. We would do anything, but he couldn't…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Mark 10:22 (ESV)

  • Is It Right that Job gives God the Credit for His Loss?

    "the Lord gives and the Lord takes away". I hear this passage quoted by Believers all the time. They are not quoting God, nor are they quoting Jesus. They are quoting Job. This was Job's lament. This…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Job 1:21 (ESV)

  • Offense and Unbelief - Hindering the Power of God

    We often think of the power of God to heal and deliver and leave it up to "chance" .... or worse, "God's Sovereignty". How quickly we forget that we have a role in receiving from God. Where there is…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Mark 6:5 (ESV), Mark 6:6 (ESV)

  • Why Did God Have to "Investigate" to "Know"?

    http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2010/01/15/from-the-word-why-did-god-have-to-investigate-to-know/ (http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2010/01/15/from-the-word-why-did-god-have-to-investigate-to-know/)…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Genesis 18:21 (ESV)

  • My Prayer

    God, please bless my eyes and ears. Open my eyes that I might see Your will and Your plan. Open my eyes that I can hear Your voice clearly, and know that still, small whisper. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Created over 2 years ago

    Matthew 13:16 (ESV)