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Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word....
View ArticleThe 7 Realities of Experiencing God
I LOVE this. Read it out loud with your name inserted. Believe and walk in it now. The 7 Realities of Experiencing God via Blackaby (Insert your name into the realities and journal this) 1. God is...
View ArticleSometimes We Forget To Remember….
And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Matthew 14:32 We forget when we’re in the middle of the chaos, the calamity, the danger, the darkness, that the same God that just brought us...
View ArticleRich, poor, comfortable, uncomfortable, first world or third world this...
There is a woman in Haiti that goes outside her tent everyday, raises her hands in the air and praises God for everything she has. Out loud….in front of everyone. This dear woman only has about 5...
View ArticleHave you mixed up your salt and sugar?
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone....
View ArticleFailures that lead to Godliness
All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader…. – 1 Samuel 22:2 God uses broken things to accomplish His greatest work. When David was...
View ArticleSeeing A Greater Purpose In Adversity
But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” -Acts 16:28 At this point, an earthquake erupted and the jail cell was opened. “Deliverance! Praise God!” would be the first response by most....
View ArticleEquip: Effective Bible Study
I’ve had several people ask me about effective Bible study so today I want to make it available to everyone. Remember, if He can give it through you, He will give it to you. I have a blended method,...
View ArticlePatterns Everywhere: Which to follow?
I’ve been teaching a lot on patterns in school and in ministry lately. Patterns in the world, and the patterns we trace. We’re told in Romans 12:2 to break the patterns of this world in our lives. The...
View ArticleJesus is a “come as you are” kind of guy….but you certainly aren’t leaving...
Jesus is a “come as you are” kind of guy….but you’re certainly not leaving as you came! Even the worse day of your life, God can redeem. He can go back, pick that thing up and bring about a complete...
View ArticleNo Longer At Sin’s Beck And Call
……”This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” Luke 22:20 The New Testament of the Bible literally means “The New Covenant.” The word covenant means an arrangement made by...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Sweet Spot: Friendship With God
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 David discovered a truth and shares it with us: if he finds his life’s delight in the Lord, all his desires are...
View ArticleFreedom: We hold the keys
I was visiting with someone this week that was severely fenced in with bitterness. As I watched and listened, I saw how her life, those around her, and those on the potential other side of her choice...
View ArticleExciting Days In The Wilderness
Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness. Mark 1:12 It seemed a strange proof of God’s favor. Immediately after what? Immediately after the heavens opened up and the Spirit descended to...
View ArticleWe Are Jairus’s Daughter
I woke thinking of Jairus’s daughter. We don’t know her name. We don’t know it because we are Jairus’s daughter. I first imagined what it would be like to be a 12 year old girl lying on a sick bed,...
View ArticleIf I had the power to stop time…..{a writing prompt}
If I had the power to stop time, I wouldn’t. If that question were asked of a younger me, I would have answered differently and given a list of moments that I would have stopped the clock. But not the...
View ArticleMiraculous Faith: Part 1
What happens when you run out of something, like milk, at your house? Most of us put it on our grocery list, so we can buy some more at the store. But what if you had no money to buy groceries? And...
View ArticleMiraculous Faith: Part 2
We often feel like we have nothing to offer, “Your servant has nothing there at all….except a little oil (2 Kings 4:2) “ The widow’s little bit of oil was already dismissed as being useless for the...
View ArticlePack Light
In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:33). The early disciples of Christ packed nothing as they went out two by two preaching the good news...
View ArticleToday, Nothing is Impossible
“………..Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matt. 17:20.) Today…..it is completely possible to lead a life that stands on the power of the Lord for keeping the victory and takes God at His promises....
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