I’ll often say to people about the teaching, “If you know me, then you know this is an area where I struggle, so we’re going to learn together. I’m placing myself under the same authority as you, the Word of God.”When it comes to the devil’s trinity of fear, shame, and guilt, I really struggle.
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In Acts 20, we find the apostle Paul’s words to the leaders of the church in Ephesus, “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus…” (verse 24 NKJV). These were things that really mattered to the great apostle.
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the Bible has a lot to say about dreams! It encourages us to dream big. When we talk about dreams here, we aren't talking about self-made visions of our life apart from God's will. Instead, we are talking about envisioning the next step or stage of your life. A dream is simply a picture of what you feel Gods wants you to do not.
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Since Christ's ascension almost 2,000 years ago, God has chosen to touch hearts through us, His obedient children. Today, it is our great privilege and responsibility to tell others of the greatness of Christ's love.
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Are you someone who makes New Year’s Resolutions? They’ve always felt daunting to me. I do better with small, bite sized goals. But this just may be the perfect resolution for 2024 for those of us who are followers of Christ: How about resolving, day by day, to love more like Jesus? It’s not easy. Sometimes we rather enjoy judging other people. Especially people who don’t sin like us. We secretly ...
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Heaven’s influence on our lives is never greater than when our sights are fixed upon it. The man or woman whose eyes are turned upward will be marked by a life lived differently. We know this because of the accounts of those who determined to fix their gaze far above the earth.
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What does “I can do all things through Christ” really mean? Many interpret Paul’s words in Philippians 4:13 to mean Christians have the power to be successful at anything in life. However, the passage is actually talking about contentment in any circumstance, whether difficult or easy.
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Many people acknowledge Jesus at Christmas in a way they wouldn’t the rest of the year. They might tip their hats to His existence or even nod their heads to His exemplary life. But for the masses, He remains the still depiction of the baby in a manger, as they hurry by nativity scenes to attend the...
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When I was a child, my parents read to me every night before bed. This expanded my imagination and developing in me a love for reading. Even before I was old enough to go to school. By first grade, I was reading at a fourth-grade level, and the joke in our family was that in college, I was still reading at a fourth-grade level.
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Now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. –1 Corinthians 13:13 Jonathan Swift, the author of “Gulliver’s Travels,” once said, “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.”
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