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Tag Archives: Christ Jesus
The Sheep and Their Shepherd – Charles Spurgeon
*Pastor’s Note: I want to depart a bit from my normal practice of posting short sermons by these great men of God for one that is rather long. Because of the fact that it IS long, I am going to … Continue reading
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Charles Spurgeon, Christ Jesus, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Flock, Folly, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, John, King David, Lord, Love, Prince of Preachers, Psalmist David, Relationship, Scriptures, Self-Preservation, Sheep, Sheep Hear My Voice, Shepherd, Silly, Strength, Teaching, Tenderness, The Great Shepherd, Truth, Word of God
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Bragging About God – A.W. Tozer
Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 – May 12, 1963) was an American Christian pastor, author, magazine editor, and spiritual mentor. Self-taught theologian. Fearless preacher. Gifted writer. Man of the inner life. A.W. Tozer, called by many a “modern-day prophet.” … Continue reading
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged A.W. Tozer, Adoration, Adore, Bible, Bible Teaching, Brag, Bragging, Carnal, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Faith of Our Fathers, Faithfulness, God, God's Highest Desire, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Life-Changing, Lord, Love, Ministry, Needs, Plan of Salvation, Pride, Prideful, Religious Fads, Scriptures, Shallow-Minded, Sovereign God, Spirit-Filled Life, Spirit-Taught, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Worldly, Worship, Worship In Spirit and Truth, Worshippers
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They Missed Him
They missed Him. Oh how they missed Him! They were looking for a lion, He came as a Lamb, and they missed Him. They were looking for a warrior, He came as a Peacemaker, and they missed Him. They were … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Encouragement, Eternal, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, His Destiny, His Plan, His Presence, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Jesus, King, Lamb, Liberator, Lion, Lord, Love, Natural, Peacemaker, Redeemer, Relationship, Savior, Scripture, Scriptures, Servant, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Temporal, They Missed Jesus, Truth, Warrior
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I Am My Brother’s Keeper ~
“I am My Brother’s Keeper!” ~ I am my brother’s keeper, I help him to understand I encourage him to put his life into God’s hand. I am my sister’s keeper, I help her to see the light I encourage … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible Teaching, Brother's Keeper, Cain & Abel, Caring, Charity, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian Poems, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Compassion, Cowboys-4-Christ, Deborah Ann Belka, Empathy, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Genesis, God's Love, Grace, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational Poety, Lord, Love, Ministry, Poetic Praise, Prose, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Prayer Against Fear, Doubt & Anxiety
Prayer Against Fear, Doubt & Anxiety Heavenly Father, draw near to us now and hear our prayers. Jesus hear us and intercede for us. Lord, we long to be near you. Lord, we long for the day when you will … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Advocate, Anxiety, Choices, Christ Jesus, Communication, Communion, Desires, Doubt, Dread, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, God, God's Love, Hear Us Lord, Heavenly Father, Help, Hope, Inspiration, Intercession, Intercessor, Jesus, Lord, Love, Needs, New Creation, Prayer, Prayers, Redemption, Relationship, Salvation, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality
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Love and Fear – Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren (February 11, 1826 – May 5, 1910) was an English non-conformist minister of Scottish origin. This Scottish preacher was known as the ‘Prince of Expositors’ and “the supreme example of the Protestant expository preacher.” He was born in … Continue reading
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged 1 John, Alexander Maclaren, Anxiety, Bible, Bible Teaching, Character, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ's Love, Death, Dread, Emotions, Encouragement, Evil, Expositor, Expulsion of Fear, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Imperfection, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Ministry, Mission of Fear, Overcoming Fear, Power, Redemption, Relationship, Repentance, Righteousness, Salvation, Scottish Preacher, Scripture, Scriptures, Sinfulness, Sound Mind, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, The Great Expositor, Truth, Unforgiveness, Unrighteousness, Word of God, Worry
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I John 3:17-19
1 John 3:17-19, “But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Apostle, Apostle James, Beloved, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Brothers and Sisters In Need, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Clothes, Demonstrate Actions, Demonstrate Character Traits, Enable, Enabling, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Finances, Food, Gasoline, Giving, God, God's Love, Grace, Groceries, Hazardous Enabling, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, James, Money, Philippians, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Are you Praying Right?
Originally posted on live4him.ca:
If you made it past the title you are either looking for a solution to unanswered prayer or looking for a fight because the title suggests there is a way to make God answer…
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Be Anxious For Nothing, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Communication, Communion, Does God Hear, Does God Listen, Encouragement, Expectations, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Is There a Formula, Jesus, Lord, Love, No, No Doubt, Patience, Philippians, Prayer Formula, Size of Expectations, Size of Faith, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Waiting, Waiting on the Lord, Word of God, Yes
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Forgiveness In Return
FORGIVENESS IN RETURN To return good for evil, it is divine It costs you nothing and it takes no time. Forgive one another, just as Jesus forgave you Follow His example in everything you do. To forgive those who hurt … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Elizabeth Steward, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Forgive Enemies, Forgive One Another, Forgiveness, Forgiveness In Return, God, God's Love, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Jesus, Lord, Love, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Relationship, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Living In Victory
1 Timothy 4:14-15, “Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery. Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged 1 Timothy, Armor, Army of the Lord, Battleship, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Enlistment, Faithfulness, Giant Gun, Gifts, God, Hardships, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, Living in Victory, Living Victoriously, Lord, Ministry, Salvation, Soldiers, Soldiers for God, Spiritual Gifts God Gave Gifts, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Victory, Weapons, Word of God, World War II
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Concentrating On Things That Really Matter – A.W. Tozer
Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 – May 12, 1963) was an American Christian pastor, author, magazine editor, and spiritual mentor. Self-taught theologian. Fearless preacher. Gifted writer. Man of the inner life. A.W. Tozer, called by many a “modern-day prophet.” … Continue reading
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged A.W. Tozer, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Faith of Our Fathers, Faithfulness, False Doctrines, God, Grace, Heavenly Father, Heritage of Truth, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Important Things, Incidental Things, Inconsequential Things, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Luke, Ministry, Needful Things, Needs, Philippians, Religious Fads, Scriptures, Spirit-Filled Life, Spirit-Taught, Teaching, Truth, What is Important?, Word of God
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Victor or Victim?
1 Peter 1:6-9, “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, According to the Flesh, Battles, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Born Again, Carnal, Child of God, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Circumstances, Devil, Disciple of Christ, Empowered by the Spirit, Encouragement, Ephesians, Events, Faith, Faithfulness, Follower of Christ, Footsteps of Christ, God, God's Love, Heart-Breaking Circumstances, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Individuality, Inspiration, Iraq, Iraq War, Jesus, Lake of Fire, Lord, Love, Matthew, Persecutions, Philippians, Powers, Principalities, Redemption, Relationship, Romans, Salvation, Saved, Scripture, Scriptures, Shock and Awe, Skirmishes, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Wickedness, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Trials, Tribulations, Truth, Victim, Victor, Victory, Walk in the Flesh, Walk in the Spirit, War, Word of God
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You Are Mine . . .
I have Redeemed you from sin and shame the day you repented, when you called out my NAME. When your eyes were opened; when you came to life, you believed I’ve proclaimed that your mine. My SON died for you, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Author and Finisher, Bible Teaching, Blood, Children of Light, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God is Love, God's Love, Good News, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Mercy, Mike Armijo, Redeemed, Redeemed by Blood, Repentance, Shame, Sin, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Truth and the Way, Word of God, You Are Mine
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The Rapture
~ The Rapture . . . If Jesus came back tomorrow to take us from this Earth; Would I stand before Him, wondering where my friends are from work. And where’s that guy I spoke to every morning at the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Cowboys-4-Christ, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Friends, God, God's Love, Grace, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Mission, Poetic Praise, Ron L Willis, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Teaching, The Rapture, Truth
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Open Your Eyes
My wife’s sister who still lives in Yakima, Washington, the hometown Sue and I were born and raised in posted the following picture just the other day, taken by a mutual Facebook friend. It reminded me of the story of … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, Acts, Armies, Armies of the Lord, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, Flaming Chariots, Food For Thought, Genesis, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, King of Syria, Lord, Matthew, Natural Eyes, Opened Eyes, Prayer, Prophet, Prophet Elisha, Relationship, Religion, Revelation, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Servant, Spiritual, Spiritual Eyes, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Walk With Me, Father
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Bring Me Home, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Father in Heaven, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Kingdom Home, Lord, Love, Our Father, Praise, Prayer, Relationship, Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Walk, Spirituality, Truth, Walk
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Spirit Filled Living
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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