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Are We There Yet?
“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Child of God, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Excitement, Expectation, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's in Control, God's Patience, Going Home, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Natural, Patience, Philippians, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Principalities, Powers and Rulers of Darkness
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and Eve, Bible Teaching, Children, Choices, Christianity, Creator, Destruction, Devil, Encouragement, Enemy of Your Soul, Ephesians, Flip Wilson, God, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Jude, Last Days, Lord, Love, Murder, Obedience, Parents, Powers, Principalities, Rulers of Darkness, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Word of Truth
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Creation Groans
Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, saying:” ‘Blessed … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Creation, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Global Situations, God, God Spoke Into Existence, Gospel of Luke, Grace, Hard Science, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Lord, Mankind, Mankind's Sin, Mariana Trench, Milk Way, NASA, Natural Laws, Omniscience, Omniscient, Pacific Ocean, Politics, Prayer, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Laws, Spiritual Realm, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Theoretical Science, Traditional Theories, Truth, Universe, Voyager Missions, Word of God, World System
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Of Such Is The Kingdom . . .
“Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid … Continue reading
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Tagged Abiding in God's Presence, Abortion, Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Ephesians, Eternity, Faithfulness, God, God Knowns Us, God's Love, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Matthew, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Infants, Innocence, Innocent Souls, Inspiration, Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Kingdom of God, Little Children, Lord, Lost Souls, Love, Relationship, Scriptures, Second Death, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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If My People . . .
I was going to sit down here at the keyboard and finish up my expository teaching on the Letters of John, but I have a “pet-peeve!” Oh, oh, here we go again. Brother Roland has something he’s gonna take out … Continue reading
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One World Order
Believe it or not, I have a lot of Christian Brothers and Sisters, whom I love dearly who for some reason are in panic mode, with all that is going on! Oh for the most part, they might say the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Arrogance, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Comfort One Another, Doubt, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Genesis, God is Spirit, God Will Supply Your Needs, God's Love, God's Perfect Plans, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, John, Knowledge is Power, Lord, Luke, Made in His Likeness, Matthew, Noah, One Language, One-World Order, Ordained of God, Pray, Predictions, Pride, Prophecy, Read the Bible, Relationship, Scriptures, Self-Importance, Spirituality, Strength, Study the Bible, Teaching, Tower of Babel, Tower to Heaven, Trusting God, Truth, Word of God, Y2K
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Our REAL Independence Day!
While most of the “United” States is getting ready to celebrate its Independence day with bright patriotic fireworks displays, barbeques and sports (maybe sports?), I am joining in the festivities but for a WHOLE other reason. My REAL or true … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians, Apostle Paul, Awareness, Bible, Bible Story, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faithfulness, Forewarned, Freedom, God, God's Love, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Independence, Independence Day, Inspiration, Isaiah, John, Judgment, Liberty, Lord, New King James Version, New Living Translation, NKJV - New King James Version, NLT - New Living Translation, Prophecy, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, United States, United States of America, Warning, Word of God
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Do Not Fret, Do Not Despair!
I want to encourage ALL my brothers and Sisters in Christ in these times. I just commented to another dear sister who is concerned about how to pray for what is going on around us and this is in part … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Chronicles, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Deuteronomy, Do Not Despair, Do Not Fret, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, Garden of Eden, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Matthew, Ministry, Ministry Gifts, Nations, Prayer, Psalms, Relationship, Religion, Scriptures, Solomon, Spiritual, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Training, True Church, Truth, United States, Word of God
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House of Prayer and Worship
The people were asking, “Just WHO is this man who is stirring everything up in Jerusalem?” Many had heard of Jesus and the miracles He had done, but to many He was still somewhat of a curiosity. Can you imagine … Continue reading
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To Tell The Truth – What’s My Line?
If any of you can remember the ORIGINAL television game shows by these names then I’m not the only one revealing my age! To Tell the Truth ran from the mid-sixties to seventies and What’s My Line? was kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 2 Peter, Bible, Bible Teaching, Bing, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Condemn Scripturally, Corruption, Devil, Encouragement, End Times, Enemy of Your Soul, Evil, Faithfulness, False Christianity, False Teachers, False Teaching, Game Shows, God's Love, Gomorrah, Google, Grace, Hate, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Justify Untruth, Lord, Lot, Love, Luke, Mankind's Enemy, Matthew, Noah, Oprah Winfrey, Perverting Love, Perverting Scripture, Philippians, Redemption, Relationship, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Sin, Sodom, Spirituality, Spiritually Renewed, Strength, Teaching, Television, Titles, To Tell The Truth, Truth, Twisting Love, Twisting Scripture, Unrighteousness, What's My Line?, Wickedness, Word of God
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God Is Testing Your Ride
WOW, what a weird title!! Yeah, I know! When I was thinking of this message, this title came to me and I questioned the Lord, more than once. For one, what does it mean? I had to think about it, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Daniel, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, God's Plans, God's Will, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, Judgement, Lazy Christians, Liberan and Progressive Christians, Lord, More Wisdom, Nations, Peter, Prayer, Psalm, Redeemer, Redemption, Refined As Silver, Refiner's Fire, Relationship, Revelation, Salvation, Scriptures, Seeking God, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Tested By Fire, The Bride of Christ, The Church, True Christianity, Truth, Understanding, Word of God, Zechariah
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Rebuild The Temple
Before this COVID-19 flu season started, the Lord had been speaking to me about my ministry changing as far as the direction of my teaching, at least to a degree. At the time, I wasn’t sure what He meant, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Corinthians, Abiding, Abiding Holy Spirit, Abiding In Our Hearts, Acts, Ancient Israel, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Comfort, COVID-19, Earthly Temple, Earthly Throne, Edification, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faithfulness, God's Abiding Presence, God's Love, God's Nature, God's Word, God's Word is True, Haggai, Heavenly Father, Holding Up One Another, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Temple, Hope, Inspiration, Judgement, Lord, Love, Meditating, Ministry, Modern-Day Prophet, NKJV - New King James Version, NLT - New Living Translation, Old Testament, Promises Kept, Promises Made, Prophets, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual Eyes, Spiritual Renewal, Spirituality, Teaching, Temple, Truth, Warnings, Word of God
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Our Miracle Worker
Psalm 37:23-24, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.” Jeremiah 29:11-14a, “For … Continue reading
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Tagged "It Is Finished", Believing, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Dealing With Circumstances, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Glory, Glory to God, God Works in the Natural And the Spiritual, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Knowing, Love, Miracles, Miracles Happen Daily, Miracles Still Happen, Open Spiritual Eyes, Praise to God, Relationship, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Walking in Faith, Well Done Good and Faithful Servant, Word of God
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The Prophets Spoke God’s Words
Let me clarify that title a little bit more, “The TRUE prophets spoke/speak God’s Words, not their own!” “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark … Continue reading
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Obadiah
Obadiah, writer of the shortest “book” of the Old Testament. Not much is known of this contemporary of Elijah, Micaiah or Jehu, but what he had to warn the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother can apply today. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Book of Obadiah, Choices, Churches, Edom, Encouragement, Esau, Faithfulness, God, Government, Hear The Word of God, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Israel, Jacob, Judgement, Lord, Love, Modern Prophecy, Obadiah, Old Testament, Prophecy, Relationship, Repent, Repentance, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Warning, Word of God
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Liberty or Freedom?
2 Corinthians 3:17, “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man … Continue reading
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Wisdom Shouts In The Streets!
A preacher or teacher should never start out a lesson by saying they’re sorry. But I’m breaking that rule. I KNOW that some are tired of seeing how the Scriptures from the past have such an influence on what is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christianity, Conviction, Coronavirus, Destroy America, Doubt, Encouragement, Exaggerations, Ezekiel, Faith, Faithfulness, Falsehood, Fear, Flu Virus, God's Judgement, God's Love, God's Unchanging Character, Guilt, Heavenly Father, Hidden Agendas, Holy Bible, Holy Bible New Living Translation (NLT), Holy Spirit, Hope, Ineffectual Church, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Judgement, Liberals, Living Word, Lord, Love, Man's Own Shame, NASB - New American Standard Bible, Nation, Nations, New American Standard Bible, New King James Version, NKJV - New King James Version, NLT - New Living Translation, Not the Letter Only, Old Testament, Panic, Prayer For Revival, Preacher, Progressives, Prophets, Proverbs, Psalms, Reality, Relationship, Revival, Scriptures, Servant, Servant of God's Word, Shame, Spirit of the Word, Spirituality, Strength, Teacher, Teaching, Truth, United States of America, Weakened Church, Wisdom, Wisdom Shouts, Word of God, Written Word
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