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Classic Poetry 5/06/2023
*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Poetry
Tagged A.B. Simpson, Bible, Christian, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Encouragement, God, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Praise, Prose, Religion, Religious Poetry, Rhyme, Songs of the Spirit, Spiritual, Spiritual Poetry, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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The Church – Amazing! – 3
Scripture References: Acts 2:1-12 II. The Right Appeal from the Church – Continued A. Anointing – Continued From last lesson: God was with us when Jesus Christ was born and placed in the cradle at Bethlehem. Supernatural events surrounded Bethlehem. … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Book of Acts, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Matthew 11:28
Friday May 5, 2023 Matthew 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Many of God’s children have grown weary. Their Christianity has become a burden and a drudgery; they … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Devotional
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christian Quotes, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Daily Thoughts, Devotions, Encouragement, Exhortations, God, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Motivational, Ole Hallesby, Practical Living, Quotes, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Truth, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/05/2023
Revenge Isn’t Sweet It’s easy to revel in vigilante justice, be joyful in the irony of someone getting “what’s coming to them,” or feel satisfied when “bad Karma comes back around” to others. The colloquialisms around the subject alone demonstrate … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Nuggets
Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, Genesis, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Nuggets, Spiritual Principles, Spiritual Treasures, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Treasure, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Show Me Your Ways Lord ~
*Pastor’s Note: Here is an inspirational poem from our Sister-in-Christ, Deborah Ann Belka. Please remember that Sister Deborah has her own website and you can find her links below. As always, Glory to God for all of the creative gifts … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible, Christian, Christian Poetry, CHRISTian poetry by deborah ann, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Deborah Ann Belka, Encouragement, God, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Praise, Prose, Psalms, Religion, Religious Poetry, Rhyme, Spiritual, Spiritual Poetry, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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The Church – Amazing! – 2
Scripture References: Acts 2:1-12 From last lesson: God is just as powerful this moment as He has ever been. We can still have Pentecostal power today because God has not changed. How could God change? He is God! Second, not … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Book of Acts, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Ephesians, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Proverbs, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Vicarious Intercession
Thursday May 4, 2023 Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus. Beware of imagining that intercession means bringing our personal sympathies into the presence of God and demanding that He does what … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Devotional
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christian Quotes, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Daily Thoughts, Devotions, Encouragement, Exhortations, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Motivational, Oswald Chambers, Practical Living, Quotes, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Truth, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/04/2023
A Little Folly Like dead flies in perfumer’s oil, the writer of Ecclesiastes aptly proclaims that a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. Sometimes fools are elevated to positions of power, while those who are fit for the position are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Nuggets, Spiritual Principles, Spiritual Treasures, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Treasure, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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God Is My Superhero
*Pastor’s Note: Here’s one from our dear Sister-in-Christ, Kathy Boecher. Remember, the link to her site and to the individual poem used will be linked in the post. She has years of poetry and Paul, her husband, has many, many … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible, Christian, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Encouragement, God, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Praise, Prose, Religion, Religious Poetry, Rhyme, Spiritual, Spiritual Poetry, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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The Church – Amazing! – 1
Scripture References: Acts 2:1-12 What an amazing service they had on the Day of Pentecost! One hundred and twenty disciples had been praying and waiting ten days. Suddenly there was a sound like a cyclone. It was a mighty, rushing … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Book of Acts, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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John 14:27
Wednesday May 3, 2023 John 14:27 “My peace I give to you.” Here lies the secret of abiding peace—God’s peace. We give ourselves to God and the Holy Spirit takes possession of our breast. It is indeed “Peace, Peace.” But … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Devotional
Tagged A.B. Simpson, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christian Quotes, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Daily Thoughts, Devotions, Encouragement, Exhortations, God, Gospel of John, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Motivational, Practical Living, Quotes, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Truth, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/03/2023
Radiance When I was a boy, my dad took me to his construction site, and told me, “Don’t look directly at the welding light; it can blind you.” But a welding flame is cool and dangerous. As my father was … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Nuggets
Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Book of Acts, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Nuggets, Spiritual Principles, Spiritual Treasures, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Treasure, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Transition
*Pastor’s Note: Here’s another poem from our Sister-in-Christ, Susan Latter. She has a Facebook account and the link will be provided below the poem in the credit. Please stop by and say Hi to her and God Bless her for … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Bible, Christian, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Encouragement, God, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Instruction, Isaiah, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Praise, Prose, Religion, Religious Poetry, Rhyme, Song of Solomon, Spiritual, Spiritual Poetry, Susan Latter, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Never Let Go of Hope – 3
Scripture References: Colossians 1:21-29 From last lesson: When we can affirm, in the midst of our troubles and despair, as long as we have God (and God has us), we have somebody. That changes everything, doesn’t it? When we know … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Church, Colossians, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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