Scriptures Isaiah 43:19; Lamentations 3:22-24; Revelation 21:5 Prayer Focus Ask God to reveal himself to you in new, fresh, and powerful ways in 2024. Devotional Thought The start of each new year is a great time for prayer and self-reflection. Who do you want to become this year? What are your spiritual goals, and do… Read More »
God is Good!
When we say that God is good, this is a way of saying that everything positive that we experience or receive in life has its source in him. God is the source of all that makes life possible and meaningful. Also, God’s goodness is an active goodness. We know that God is good because he… Read More »
Happy New Year (2023)
Dear Child of God, My wife and I would like to say, “Happy New Year!” to all our readers. We pray that 2023 will be the best year ever for you and your loved ones. May the Lord reveal his love and power to you in surprising ways and may you draw closer to him… Read More »
Self-Examination: Being Honest with God and Ourselves
Today we will explore the spiritual discipline of self-examination. Self-examination is the study of one’s own behaviors and motivations. Regular and intentional self-examination is an important aspect of the healthy Christian life. The spiritual discipline was modeled by King David (e.g., see Psalm 139: 23-24). The Apostle Paul on several occasions also encouraged Christians to… Read More »
Stir Up the Gift of Ministry!
2 Timothy 1:6-8a; 13-14 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of… Read More »
The Benefits of the Cross
TEXT (Galatians 2:20; NKJV) I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 is an exciting verse… Read More »
Help Us to Spread the Message of God’s Love and Healing Grace
Wilfred Graves Ministries is looking for a small residence or abandoned building in southeast Los Angeles County (Norwalk, Artesia, Cerritos, Buena Park, La Mirada, La Habra, etc.) to serve as a “healing house” where people will be able come for private prayer sessions, pastoral counseling, community assistance, and other forms of personal ministry. We also… Read More »
Emblems of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-4 1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of… Read More »
An Introduction to the Person and Ministry of the Holy Spirit
In this video, Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr. explores the topic of the Holy Spirit and his role in the lives of believers. Download Lecture Notes Three Bible Teachers Conversation Dr. Kenneth Hammonds and Dr. Oscar Owens of West Angeles Church of God in Christ discuss the above video by Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr. Follow Blog… Read More »
A Very Present Help
Psalm 46 is about the reliability of God. God is reliable; he is always there with us and he is also there for us (see also Psalm 23:4). God is a very present (i.e., “an ever-present”) help in time of trouble. Psalm 46 reminds us that God is more than able to bring order out… Read More »