Ransom Hill Ministries International

L ike David we all need a FRIEND to help us fulfill our destiny. I pray that you will recognize YOUR FRIEND(s) when you meet them in the Name of Jesus Christ. " And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan LOVED HIM as his own soul.   Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because HE LOVED HIM as his own soul.   And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. " (1 Samuel  18:1, 3-4). This kind of love defines true friendship; which is the highest level of relationship.  PHILEO VERSUS AGAPE. The Greek language distinguishes between different kinds of love. Let's consider two of them here. AGAPE is sacrificial, unconditional love. It is divinely powered and released through faith.  PHILEO is the natural love that exists among family members or blood rel...

  THE VICTORY!  . . . it is yours.   __________ This is how the end of the fight between David and Goliath was recorded for us. "Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. AND WHEN THE PHILISTINES SAW THEIR CHAMPION WAS DEAD, THEY FLED.   And the men of Israel and of Judah AROSE, and SHOUTED, and PURSUED the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron." (1 Samuel 17:51-52, emphasis added). Goliath is a type of the devil, the tormentor. David is a type of Christ, the Saviour. Goliath was the champion of the Philistines, the enemies of Israel, God's people. David represented God's covenant people, Israel. If David defeated Goliath then the Philistines would become the servants of Israel. But if Goliath defeated David, Isr...

It is the most beautiful and liberating experience in the world to know the truth about Jesus Christ.  "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John  15:13). Jesus Christ declared that with His own lips. He revealed that He was going to the Cross to die for His friends. He called it the greatest manifestation of love. Now who are these people that Jesus is calling His friends and died for? Paul gave us the facts. "For when we were YET WITHOUT STRENGTH, in due time Christ died for THE UNGODLY. . . But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were YET SINNERS, Christ died for us. . . For if, when we WERE ENEMIES, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life." (Romans  5:6, 8, 10). 1. Christ died for a people without strength. 2. Christ died for the ungodly.  3. Christ died for sinners.  4. Christ died for the enemies of God. By implication, He died...

The greatest rivalry in the history of boxing is arguably that between the legendary Mohammed Alli and Joe Frazier in the heavyweight category. After two fights in 1971 and 1974, both men were tied 1-1. On October 1st, 1975 they fought each other again for the third time, in a rematch dubbed by Alli as the "Trilla in Manila". In what is perhaps the most bitter and brutal fight in boxing history, Alli defeated his opposition by a technical knockout.  They fought thrice because there was the opportunity for a rematch.  THE HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT OF ALL TIMES! Long before the Alli versus Frazier fight, over two thousand years ago, there was a heavyweight fight that many have come to understand its temporal and eternal implications. This time it was the spiritual fight between Jesus Christ and Satan, the archenemy of humanity. Satan was the reigning champion. He was god on the earth; a title which he won by deceiving Adam, the original champion crowned by God Himself.  Jesus was f...

Hunger in the natural represents a strong desire for food. It is a driving force. What you are hungry for represents your desire. It was the most powerful way the Master chose to teach us about faith and victory. When the Master Himself was hungry He cursed a fig tree which stood against His desire for food. He taught us to pray to God for our desire and believe that God has granted our desire. He taught us to receive our desire in the place of prayer. But once we leave the place of prayer we should continue to believe that our desire has been granted and treat everything that speaks to the contrary as an enemy to be cursed. Believe you receive your desire. Believe that every enemy that stands against your good and godly desire cannot stand when you say so. Jesus did not separate between the two activities of SAYING and PRAYING. He used them interchangeably. "For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall SAY unto this mountain, Be you removed, and be you cast into the sea; and s...

  SALVATION is a broad subject which can be divided into eternal (spiritual) salvation and temporal salvation. The word TEMPORAL relates to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual one.Temporal salvation concerns the things of this life. Our health, strength and physical well being; finances and provision, protection, preservation and long life; our work, movement from one place to the other. However, it takes eternal or spiritual salvation to enjoy temporal salvation. HOW TO PARTAKE OF SALVATION. " For with THE HEART man BELIEVES unto RIGHTEOUSNESS; and with THE MOUTH CONFESSION is made unto SALVATION." (Romans 10:10). WE PARTAKE OF  SALVATION SPIRITUALLY when we believe with our heart and confess with our mouth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died for our sin on the Cross, was buried and rose again on the third day as our Lord and Saviour. Spiritual salvation is mainly the work of the Holy Spirit in our heart (spirit) which transforms our sin nat...

 There is a divine way for us to experience good and peace. It can be found in the word of God.  The plan of God bring us peace and freedom. But the plans of the devil brings us evil, trouble and captivity. The plans of the devil are the default settings of life. The plans of God are designed to reprogram our lives for good, peace and freedom. That reprogramming is done by faith and prayer - heartfelt prayers.  All we have to do for the default plan of the enemy to stand in our lives is refuse to pray. Not to pray is to cooperate with the plans of the enemy for our lives. In other words, good and peace responds to prayer. They go to where they are called.  On the other hand, evil responds to prayerlessness. They go to and stay where there is no prayer. THE SCRIPTURES "The DESIRE of the righteous is ONLY GOOD: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath." (Proverbs 11:23). "The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the DESIRE of the righteous SHALL BE GRANTED...