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Tag Archives: Encouragement
On The Dissolution of The World IV – Hugh Blair
*Pastor’s Note: I was looking through my Bible software on the subject of our “Redemption Draws Near” and I became intrigued with the subject by this past great Scottish preacher and thought it would be a great addition and one … Continue reading
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christian Morality, Christianity, Church of Scotland, Cities Fall, Classic Preaching, Classic Sermons, Contemplation, Creator, Day of the Lord, Dissolution of the World, Encouragement, Eternal, Everlasting, Faith, Fellowship of the Royal Society at Edinburgh (FRSE), God, Government of God, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hugh Blair, Kingdom of God, Last Trumpet, Lord, Nature, New Beginnings, New Earth, New Heaven, Prophecies, Prophecy, Relationship, Scottish Enlightenment, Scottish Minister, Scriptures, Son of God, Strength, Teaching, Thief in the Night, Truth, Word of God
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Dark vs Light – Night vs Day
Genesis 1:1-5, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged Ascended, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Creation, Darkness, Darkness vs Light, Day, Day vs Night, Earth, Encouragement, Eternal, Face of the Deep, Face of the Waters, Faithfulness, Father's Throne, First Day, Fourth Day, Genesis, Glory of God, God, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Hope of the World Ministries, Infinite, Inspiration, It is Good, Jerusalem Center/Beth Israel, Jesus, Jewish Lifestyle, John, Jonathan Cahn, Light, Light of the World, Lord, Love, Majesty of God, Messianic Jew, Moon, Night, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Pastor, Philippians, Power of God, Rabbi, Reflection, Reflects, Relationship, Right-Hand of God, Romans, Scriptures, Spirituality, Stars, Sun, Teaching, The Law, The Word, Truth, Void, Without Form, Word Is God, Word Is With God, Word of God
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My Plans For You
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christianity, Daily Prayer, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God Hears, God Knows Us, God Listens, God's Love, Grace, Guidance, He Gives You a Future, He Has a Purpose, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Lord, Orders Your Path, Plans From God, Prayer & Praise, Prayer For Today, Relationship, Scriptures, Search With All Your Heart, Seek God, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, We Are Special, Word of God
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I John 4:11-13
1 John 4:11-13, “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Abiding Holy Spirit, Antichrist, Antichrists, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Catch-22, Channels, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ's Example, Christianity, Circular Reasoning, Colossians, Commands, Conduits, Disciples of Christ, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, Faithfulness, Followers of Christ, God Almighty, God's Love, Hearing God, Hearing the World, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Indwelling Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Isaiah, John, Knowing God, Living Water, Living Word of God, Lord, Love, Re-proof, Re-prove, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, The Living Word, The World, The World Hears Its Own, True Christ-Followers, True Christians, Truth, Warnings, Water of Life, 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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Revival Fires Needed!
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Anointing, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Prayerfulness, Psalms, Relationship, Renew a Right Spirit Within Me, Repentance, Revival, Revival Fires Needed, Revive Us Oh Lord, Salvation, Save Us, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Prayer For Revival – Psalms 80 & 85
[1] Our God is the King of the nations, “They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged 1 Timothy, Bible, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Ezekiel, Faithfulness, God, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Lord, Prayer, Prayer For Nation, Prayer For Revival, Prayers, Psalms, Relationship, Revelation, Revival, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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It’s Almost Time . . .
It’s Almost Time . . . This world is getting darker as sin just has its way; We see it by what people do, the views which they convey. They see many ways to heaven, although GOD says there’s ONE, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bear Our Cross, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Cross of Christ, Darker World, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Final Judgement, God, God's Love, God's Timing, Hate Sin, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, It's Almost Time, Jesus, Keep Candles Lit, Let Your Light Shine, Lord, Love, Love God, Love One Another, Mike Armijo, One Way to Heaven, Poetic Praise, Pray for Unlovable, Preach Good News, Relationship, Sinfulness, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Cross of Christ, The Unchanging WORD, Truth, Walk in Truth, Word of God
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Heaven or Hell
I know it seems the “theme” for today is Heaven and Hell, in fact, more Hell than Heaven. To be thoroughly honest, I don’t like to preach or speak about Hell. That’s not me – for the most part. BUT … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 John, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, 2 Peter, 2 Thessalonians, Bible, Choice, Choices, Creator, Darkness, Devil, Encouragement, Eternal Life, Faith, Faithfulness, Gnashing Teeth, God, God Almighty, God of This Age, God's Love, Heaven or Hell, Heavenly Father, Hidden Gospel, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Matthew, No Love, Pain, Reject Christ, Reject God, Satan, Scriptures, Teaching, Torment, Truth, Veiled Gospel, Wailing, Word of God
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Tickets Please!
I heard it again. Boy, do I hate hearing this. I am astounded and amazed all the time at how the world and those who love this world think they have all the answers and their answers are wiser than … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Peter, Bible, Choice, Choose, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Fallen Angels, Free Gift, Gift, God, God is Spirit, God's Love, Gospel of John, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Hell, Holy Bible, Jesus, John, Left, Lord, Matthew, Paid in Full, Relationship, Right, Rod Serling, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Ticket Agent, Train Station, Truth, Twilight Zone, Word of God, Worship In Spirit and Truth
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I John 4:7-10
1 John 4:7-10, “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 1 Peter, Abiding Holy Spirit, Antichrist, Antichrists, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ's Example, Christianity, Commands, Disciples of Christ, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, Faithfulness, Followers of Christ, God Almighty, God's Love, Habakkuk, Hearing God, Hearing the World, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Indwelling Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Isaiah, James, Jesus the Nazarene, John, Knowing God, Living Word of God, Lord, Love, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, The Living Word, The World, The World Hears Its Own, True Christians, Truth, Warnings, Word of God
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Go and Sin No More!
I have fought within myself as to whether to address this or not and I would rather just give the particulars without any names and yet, we as teachers AND preachers, ministers (servants) of the Word of God have to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Apostle Paul, Beloved, Beloved Apostle John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Celebrities, Choices, Christ Did Not Compromise, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Eternal Point of View, Faith, Faithfulness, Gays, God, God's Love, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Hollywood, Holy Spirit, Homosexuals, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Lady Gaga, LGBT, Lord, Love, Luke, Matthew, No Respecter of Persons, President Donald Trump, Romans, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Teaching Truth in Love, Truth, Vice-President Mike Pence, Word of God
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Deliverance Is of The Lord!
“There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against the LORD. The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But deliverance is of the LORD.” ~ Proverbs 21:30-31 ~
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christianity, Deliverance, Deliverance is From the Lord, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Keep Fighting, Keep Withstanding, Lord, Proverbs, Scriptures, Strength, Teaching, The Battle is the Lord's, Truth, Victory, Word of God
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My Blessings Run Over!
You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Psalm 23:5 (NLT)
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Anointing My Head, Bible, Blessings, Blessings Overflowing, Choices, Christianity, Encouragement, Honor Me, Inspiration, My Cup Overflows, Optimist, Pessimist, Prepare a Feast for Me, Presence of Enemies, Psalmist, Psalms, Relationship, Scriptures, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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The Unveiling of Reprobation
I am stepping away from my usual teaching to touch on something controversial yet also so very important in a true disciple of Christ’s life as we journey the paths the Lord sets before us, (Psalms 37:23). Because of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Attributes, Bible, Bible Teaching, Character, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Corrupt, Debased, Degenerate, Depravity, Dictionary.com, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Foolish, God, God's Love, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Hillary Clinton, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Immoral, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Jesus, Judgement, Lord, Matthew, Nature, New York Times Sunday Book Review, Proverbs, Psalms, Relationship, Reprobate, Reprobation, Scriptures, Simple-Minded, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Huffington Post, Titus, Truth, Vile, Wanton, Wicked, Wisdom, Word of God
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I John 4:4-6
1 John 4:4-6, “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Abiding Holy Spirit, Antichrist, Antichrists, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ's Example, Christianity, Commands, Discernment, Disciples of Christ, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, Faithfulness, Followers of Christ, Gifts Given, God Almighty, God's Love, Guarding Body of Christ, Hearing God, Hearing the World, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Indwelling Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus the Nazarene, John, Knowing God, Living Word of God, Lord, Love, Luke, Philippians, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Spirit of Antichrist, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, Test The Spirits, The Father and I are One, The Living Word, The World, The World Hears Its Own, True Christians, Truth, Warnings, Word of God
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The Unchanging WORD . . .
The Unchanging WORD . . . We praise YOUR holy name oh GOD our tears have led to YOU; You are the beginning and the end so faithful and so true. No matter where we were back then as we … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bear Our Cross, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Humbleness, Humility, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Jesus, Lord, Love, Mike Armijo, Poetic Praise, Relationship, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Cross of Christ, The Unchanging WORD, Truth, Word of God
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A Prayer of Gratitude
Dearest Heavenly Father, Teach me to offer you a heart of thanksgiving and praise in all my daily experiences of life. Teach me to be joyful always, to pray continually and to give thanks in all my circumstances. I accept … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Bible, Choices, Christ Jesus, Communion, Dependence on God, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Prayer, Prayer of Gratitude, Psalms, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Strength From The Holy Spirit, Truth, Word of God
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The Sheep and Their Shepherd VI – 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
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Charles Spurgeon, Christ Jesus, Confess Me Before Men, Devotion, Encouragement, Esteem, Faith, Faithfulness, Flock, God's Love, Grace, He Reads Your Heart, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, I Know My Sheep, Inspiration, John, King of Kings, Letter Kills, Lord, Love, Marking the Sheep, My Sheep, My Sheep Know Me, Prince of Preachers, Privilege of Christ's Sheep, Redeemed by His Power, Relationship, Scriptures, Self-Preservation, Sheep, Sheep Hear My Voice, Shepherd, Spirit Gives Life, Strength, Teaching, Tenderness, The Great Shepherd, Truth, Word of God
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