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Tag Archives: Heavenly Father
Reason For The Season
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 1 John, Bible, Birth of Savior, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Season, Crown of Thorns, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Redemption, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Wreath
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Pray When It’s Hard To Pray
Most Gracious Heavenly Father, Encircle my mind. I have so many worries, doubts, fears and regrets to sift through. Please bring stillness and calm, remind me that you hold all these things for me and took them to the cross … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Broken Hearted, Burdened, Burdens, Calm, Doubts, Encircle My Heart, Encircle My Mind, Encouragement, Evangelist Steven Ray Ferguson, Faith, Faithfulness, Fears, God's Love, Grace, Healing, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Might, Peace, Power, Pray, Pray When It's Hard, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Promises, Relationship, Remind Me, Restoration, Spirituality, Stillness, Strength, Unconditional Love, Worries, Wounded
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How Big Is God?
A boy asked his Father one day, “Dad, what is the size of God, how big is He?” The Father looked up and around the sky and spotted a plane flying way overhead. He asked his son, “What is the … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged Bible, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Food For Thought, God's Love, Great is Our Lord, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, How Big is God, Inspiration, intimacy, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lord, Mighty in Power is God, Perspective, Psalms, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Teaching, Truth, Who Compares to God, Word of God
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The Sheep and Their Shepherd IV – 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, Devotion, Encouragement, Esteem, Faith, Faithfulness, Flock, God's Love, Grace, Hearing and Doing, 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, 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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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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
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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God’s Grace
God’s Grace He gives His love both day and night and watches over me; His bounty given unselfishly is multiplied to see. How tender are the mercies of the Son of God, above; His warmth enfolds me – heaven’s quilt … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Along Poetry Road, Bountiful Blessings, Christ Jesus, Christian Poems, Christianity, Communion, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Grace, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Jesus, Joan Adams Burchell, Lord, Love, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Pray, Prayer, Relationship, Son of God, Spiritual Intimacy, Truth
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The Sheep and Their Shepherd III – 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, Cold Hearts, Devotion, Encouragement, Esteem, Faith, Faithfulness, Flock, Folly, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, John, King of Kings, Lord, Love, My Sheep, Prince of Preachers, Redeemed by His Power, 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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Are You Called To Be An Intercessor?
Originally posted on Esther's Petition:
Several weeks ago I asked our Intercessory Prayer Sunday School class, How many of you feel called to be an Intercessor? Some raised their hands, some didn’t. One member said, I don’t have that…
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Assignment, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Calling, Choices, Encouragement, Esther's Petition, Faithfulness, Gifts, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Intercession, Prayer, Prayer by Bette Cox, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Beauty Beyond Imagine – Part II
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Adam and Eve, Agape Love, Apostle Paul, Beauty Beyond Imagine, Bible Teaching, Choices, Creation, Creator, Disobedience, Faithfulness, Father God, Garden of Eden, Genesis, God Almighty, God's Love, Good News, Gospel, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Imagination, Inspiration, Intimacy With God, Jesus is the Light, John, Lord, Meditation, One With Christ, One With God, Our Father, Philippians, Prosperity Teaching, Relationship, Religious Fad, Revelations, Romans, Sanctuary, Scripture, Scriptures, Shrouded View, Sin, Speculation, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Think On Things Pure, Thinking Outside of Box, Treasures, Truth, Veil, Word of God
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Wait Joyfully!
This was posted on Facebook from the I Love Psalms Webpage. Please visit their webpage at the link at the end of this article. My Dear Daddy, Lately, I have been so distracted and worried, about things that are out … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Assurance, Christ Jesus, Communion, Distraction, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Guidance, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inpatience, Inspiration, Joy, Lord, Love, Patience, Philippians, Relationship, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Word of God, Worry
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I John 3:23-24
1 John 3:23-24, “And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Abide, Abiding, Abiding in Christ, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ in You, Christ Jesus, Christ-Follower, Christianity, Confirmation of Scriptures, Disciples of Christ, Encouragement, Ephesians, Expository Teaching, Faith, Faithfulness, False Teaching, Fulfillment, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Inspired, Inspiration, Inspired Writing, Intimacy With God, Jesus, John, Law and the Prophets, Lord, Love, Matthew, Relationship, Relevance, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Two Greatest Commandments, Word of God
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Beauty Beyond Imagine – Part I
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Adam and Eve, Agape Love, Apostle Paul, Beauty Beyond Imagine, Bible Teaching, Choices, Creation, Creator, Disobedience, Faithfulness, Father God, Garden of Eden, Genesis, God Almighty, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Imagination, Inspiration, Intimacy With God, Lord, Meditation, Our Father, Philippians, Relationship, Romans, Sanctuary, Scripture, Scriptures, Shrouded View, Sin, Speculation, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Think On Things Pure, Thinking Outside of Box, Truth, Veil, Word of God
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The Sheep and Their Shepherd II – 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, Esteem, 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, Silver and Gold, Strength, Teaching, Tenderness, The Great Shepherd, Truth, Word of God
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The Lion and The Lamb
Thanks to Evangelist Steven Ray Ferguson for posting this on Facebook. Visit him at: https://www.facebook.com/revivalfiresministries
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, End Times, Faithfulness, God, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus is Coming Again, Justice, Last Days, Lord, Mercy, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Lamb, The Lion, Throne of God, Truth, Word of God
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Sometimes It Takes A Mountain 🏔 🌊
The words in this song soothe my spirit EVERY single time I hear it. There is a short testimony close to the end of this version that feels like the balm of Gilead being applied to that troubled heart. We…
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Communion, Desert, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Love is Stronger, Mountain, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Relationship, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Troubled Sea, Truth
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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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