Friday, August 21, 2009
GOD HAD A PLAN FOR YOU EVEN BEFORE YOU WERE BORN
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose…” Jeremiah 1:5 Anytime we bring up a subject, we look for the relevance it might have in our lives. Today I want to focus in on why God should be relevant to our lives. I will start with faith...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
There is no Room for Self Pity in a Christian’s life
"Take the plank out of your own eye so you can remove the speck from your brother's eye" (Matthew 7:3-5) Self-pity distorts reality. It makes you think only of yourself. If you stop and think about it, you could probably slip into self-pity as easy as I can. I have to constantly shake myself out of...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
FOR SOME IT'S CALLED FOOLISH
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18) To some, the symbol of the cross, whether on a necklace or hanging on a wall is a symbol dignifying that a person is religious. To others, the cross is just...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Evidence of God’s Love and Existence
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Has God Called You to Minister to Others?
"As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, 'Follow me.' And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples. The Pharisees saw this and said to his...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
DEALING WITH TEMPTATION
"Thy Word have I hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee" (Psalms 119:11) Temptation is usually a sign that something in the character needs strengthening. That strengthening can only come through prayer, study, and meditation. It also comes through discipline and submitting one's will...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
PREPARATION FOR ETERNITY...NOW IS THE TIME!
“ And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 Critics of religion and spirituality often like to poke fun at Christians because of their view that...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
What God Wants from You
“Thus therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be sanctified …” Matthew 6:9 Do you ever ask yourself, "What does God want from me?" This question is not one we ask in anger or frustration, but rather, in humility and a desire to please Him. God often refers to Himself as...
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Arming Yourself for the Last Days
"Not by might, nor by power, but by the spirit says the Lord." (Zecharia 4:6) God wants to arm the believer with His Spirit. Why is that so important? I contend that in the last days, there will be a massive movement of counterfeits. Satan, whom the Bible says can come to you as an angel of light,...
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Don’t Waver in Your Hope
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23 We may be tempted to waver, to doubt, and almost give up, but we are advised to "hold fast" to our confession of hope. This hope isn't built on what we can do for God, but what God has...
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