Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr., Dr. Kenneth Hammonds, and Dr. Oscar Owens presented a three-part series in honor of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. You can watch the replay and access additional materials from this powerful Easter series by clicking on the images of each presentation below. Each image will direct you to… Read More »
Daily Inspiration Devotional
Three-Part Black History Month Series (2021)
Dr. Kenneth Hammonds, Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr., and Dr. Oscar Owens presented a three-part series in honor of Black History Month. You can watch the replay and access additional materials of the series by clicking on the images or the titles of each presentation below. The topics for each of the three sessions are as… Read More »
Three Healing Tips
Read, watch, and listen to daily inspirational words from Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr. Healing Passage – James 5:13-16 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him,… Read More »
Join Me in Prayer Today
Read, watch, and listen to daily inspirational words from Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr. Communication with God is an important aspect of the Christian life. I invite you to join me in the following prayer and to share these words with your friends and loved ones. TODAY’S PRAYER Dear Heavenly Father, You are the source of… Read More »
Consecration (January 2021)
A consecration is a short season in which the people of God dedicate themselves to seeking him in special and focused ways. I would like to invite you to join Bishop Charles Edward Blake and the members of West Angeles Church in a month of consecration. Our January consecration will consist of corporate prayer and fasting… Read More »
Spending Time with God
The fourth and final ingredient for intimacy with God that we will examine is that of time. Like all other relationships, our relationship with the Lord requires that we spend time with him. When we spend time with the Lord, we learn to recognize his voice and to hear his plans for our lives. When… Read More »
Trusting in the Trustworthy God
For the last two days we have been talking about intimacy with God. Intimacy with God requires that we fear him and that we obey him. Fear and obedience are not negative terms, but rather are to be understood within the context of our relationship with a loving God. Trust is the third ingredient that… Read More »
Obedience to the Lord
Yesterday we discussed Godly fear as essential for developing intimacy with the Lord. Another thing that is required to develop deeper intimacy with the Lord is obedience. If we truly fear and reverence God we will do what he commands us to do. 1 Samuel 15:22 declares that to obey is better than sacrifice… Read More »
The Fear of the Lord
For today’s devotion and the next three posts, I would like to offer four practical ways in which intimacy with God can be fostered. The first thing that is required to develop a deeper intimacy with the Lord is Godly fear. Psalm 25:14 declares that friendship with God is reserved for those who fear him. … 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 »
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