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Tag Archives: Comfort
Prayer of Faith
Dear Heavenly Father, be glorified and exalted in us, Your children. You are worthy to be exalted for Your majesty is from everlasting to everlasting and we cannot praise You enough! Let us be a mirror, a reflection of Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Christ, Comfort, Exalt, Exaltation, Example of Prayer, Faith, Faithful, Glorification, Glory to God, God, Grace, He Is Our Rock, He Is Our Shield, Heavenly Father, Heavenly Kingdom, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joy, King of Kings, Kingdom of God, Let Your Light Shine, Lord, Lord of Lords, Majesty, Mercy, Mirror, Natural Blessing, O Lord, Peace, Praise, Praising God, Prayer, Prayer & Praise, Redeemer, Redemption, Reflection, Salvation, Spiritual Blessing, Strength, The Lost, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Saints, Be Encouraged!
Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” It is so easy to be discouraged and even perplexed when … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Peter, Assurance, Bible, Bible Teaching, Blessed, Blessing, Broad Path, Brothers and Sisters, Christ, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Comfort, Compassion, Destruction, Easy Way, Encouragement, God, God Abhors Sin, God Almighty, God's Children, God's Plan, God's Will, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, John, King of Kings, Longsuffering, Lord, Luke, Peace, Perish, Proverbs, Saints, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Sin, Sovereign, Sovereignty, Still in Control, Throne, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Don’t Envy The World
As I was praying the other night, I was seeking the Lord for a word in relation to what is and has been going on around us lately. I wanted something that would be an encouragement and inspiration to my … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, Aloneness, Arrogance, Asaph, Bible, Blatant Corruption, Book of Psalms, Bride of Christ, Choices, Church of Christ, Comfort, Corruption, Damnation, Darkness, Decisions, Dismay, Encouragement, Envy, Eternal Life, Eternity, Evil, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Bible New Living Translation (NLT), Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Joy, King David, Longsuffering, Mercy, NLT - New Living Translation, Patience, Peace, Pride, Psalms, Redemption, Rejecting God, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Spirit vs. Flesh, Truth, Wickedness, Word of God, Word of Truth, World, World System
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Hope Gives Us Spiritual Strength
In the times we are facing right now, in our nation AND in the world, hope is needed more than ever. It is a time when many are “feeling” hopeless and yet the Word of God with its abundant promises … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Corinthians, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Blinded World, Comfort, Doubts, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, Food For Thought, Galatians, God Almighty, God's Plans, God's Will, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jeremiah, King of Kings, Lamentations, Lord, Lord Jesus Christ, Lord of Lords, Peace, Proverbs, Psalms, Reigning King, Romans, Scriptures, Spiritual Strength, Strength in Truth, Take Comfort, The Enemy, The World, Titus, Uncertainty, Word of God, Word of Truth
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The Rapture and Tribulation
1 Corinthians 15:51-53, “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed–in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, Acts, Anti-Christ, Ark, Bible, Bridegroom, Carry Off, Character of God, Christ, Christians, Comfort, Comfort One Another, Corruption, Encouragement, Etymology, Evil, False Teaching, God Almighty, God's Word, God's Wrath, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus Christ, John, Judgment, Lord Jesus, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Mid-Tribulation, Nature of God, Noah, Pastor's Desk, Pre-Tribulation, Rapture, Scriptures, Snatch Away, Social Media, Spirit of Christ, Spirit of God, To Seize, Tribulation, Truth, Twinkling of an Eye, Wikipedia, Wrath
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Friendship
My dear Sister in Christ, Inspirational Poet and Photographer, Wendy L Macdonald, allowed me to “experiment” with one of her inspirational poems and some of her still photographs and I was able to put a video slideshow together highlighting her … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Accompaniment, Burdens, Christian Poetry, Comfort, Counsel, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Fragrance, Friendship, Good Friends, Grace, Helps With Burdens, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Passion, Poems, Prose, Relationship, Spirituality, Strength, Truth, Walking Together, Wendy L. Macdonald
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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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
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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Transformative Power of Prayer II
Part Two In part one, we discussed the importance of prayer but also just touched on the fact that if you truly do pray, commune and communicate with our Heavenly Father, then it WILL create a change in you due … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged Agape Love, Bible, Bible Teaching, Boldness, Changed Lives, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Comfort, Creator, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, Lessons Learned, Lord, Love, Prayer, Prayer Transforms, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Throne of God, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Why Pray, Word of God
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Transformative Power of Prayer
Part One We have been listening this last week on news channels and in clips a lot about prayer. This person states they pray for that person and that person doesn’t believe it because of the other person’s deeds toward … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion, Agape Love, Bible, Bible Teaching, Boldness, Changed Lives, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Comfort, Creator, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Father-In-law, God's Love, Governor Bobby Jindal, Grace, Hate, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Hillary Clinton, Holy Bible, Inspiration, James, Jesus, Lessons Learned, Lord, Love, Murder, Prayer, Prayer Transforms, Presidential Candidate, Relationship, Scriptures, Sin, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Throne of God, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Unrighteousness, Why Pray, Word of God
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O Death, Where Is Your Sting?
Dedicated to my Wife’s younger Brother, Kevin Torres who answered the call of eternity December 4th, 2019. “He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian Poems, Christian Poetry, CHRISTian Rhyming Poems, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Season, Comfort, Encouragement, Encouragement CHRISTian Poetry, Faith, Faithful and True, Faithful Following, Faithfulness, Fear, Forgiveness, Genesis, God, God's Guidance, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational CHRISTian Poems, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Kevin Torres, Lord, Love, Never Leave, O Death Where is Your Sting?, Psalms, Religious CHRISTian Poems, Romans, Savior, Scriptures, Short CHRISTian Poems, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Word of God, Trust, Truth, Uplifting CHRISTian Poems, Will Not Forsake, Word of God
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Clear Waters
Clear Waters The waters clear as I stand by the river I see the reflection of someone long ago As the storms come in I know I can’t let you go. Rain pours at times in this life you’ve given … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Choices, Christ's Love, Christian Poetry, Clarity, Comfort, Communion, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Free, Freedom, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, I Am Small, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Knowing Love, Liberty, Lord's Love, No Doubt, Peace, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Reflection, Removing Fear, Seeing, Seeing You in Me, Shadows Fade, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Time Goes By, Truth, Vision, Walls Knocked Down, Weakness, Who Am I, You Are Near
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Keep Me In a Spirit of Prayer
“Father God, I ask that You will send Your forces out to drive back the enemies of Christ that are working in this situation. Your Word says that the adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; from heaven … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Samuel, Bible, Comfort, Communication, Communion, Drive Back Enemies, Encouragement, Faith, God, God's Love, Grace, Healing, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Peace, Pray Without Ceasing, Prayer, Restoration, Salvation, Spirit of Prayer, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Truth
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Evening Prayer
*Thanks to my daughter-in-law’s mother, Linda Nation for posting this on Facebook.
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Tagged Answers, Calm, Choices, Comfort, Communication, Communion, Dear Lord, Encouragement, Evening Prayer, Faith, Grateful, Gratefulness, Healing, Inspiration, Jesus' Name, Lord, Peace, Praise, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Questions, Relationship, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Trust, Truth
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Lord Purify Me
Psalm 51:10-12, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Comfort, Encourage, Encouragement, Holy Scripture, Holy Word, Inspiration, Prayer and Praise, Psalms, Purify, Scripture, Scriptures, Strength, Word of God
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My Prayer for YOU Today!
This is my prayer today for all my family and friends, brothers and sisters and their families and friends! Our hope IS and ALWAYS has been in the Lord! This Psalm is for you from my heart today! God is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Comfort, Complete, Facebook, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Word, Jerusalem Prayer Team, Peace, Perfect, Prayer, Psalms, Revive, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Security, Truth, Word of God
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The Living Word – God is ALL Part 2
The next “Omni” characteristic of God’s personality that I want to cover is His Omnipresence. As can be seen fairly clearly this attribute means that God is ALL present or everywhere and there is nowhere He is not. To even … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Kings, Bible, Bible Teaching, Comfort, Encouragement, Ephesians, Eternal, Eternity, Faber Hymns, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Job, John, Lord, Love, Omnipresence, Omnipresent, Proverbs, Psalms, Revelation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Warning, Word of God
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Back Home
If I had the power to turn back the clock, Go back to that house at the end of the block- The house that was HOME when I was a kid, I know that I’d love it more now than … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Children, Choices, Comfort, Communication, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Grace, Hope, Inspiration, Love, Parents, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Truth
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I Wish For You. . .
Comfort on difficult days, Smiles when sadness intrudes, Rainbows to follow the clouds, Laughter to kiss your lips, Sunsets to warm your heart, Gentle hugs when spirits sag, Friendships to brighten your being, Beauty for your eyes to see, Confidence … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Poems, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Comfort, Communion, Confidence, Encouragement, God, God's Promises, Guidance, Heavenly Father, Patience, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Praise, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Truth
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Have a Blessed Season in the Lord!
To my wonderful brothers and sisters in the Lord, I would like to take this time to thank you for the past few months and also to wish you a most blessed season in the Lord! I will be taking … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Inspiration
Tagged Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Comfort, Communication, Encouragement, Faith, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Jesus, Joy, Lord, Love, Religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Truth
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