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From The Abundance of The Heart – 4
Part Four: Continuing on now from Part Three: Let’s look at the difference that Jesus made in the lives of tax collectors and prostitutes and especially in relation to the letter of the Law, versus the Spirit of the Law. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abundance of the Heart, Adversaries, Agape Love, Balance, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Condemnation, Condoning, Demonstrated, Discernment, Encouragement, Gentleness, God, God Almighty, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, History, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Anointing, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus is Example, Jesus Lived It, Jesus Will Judge, Judgment, Letter, Letter of the Law, Life, Life Abundantly, Love, Love God, Love Your Neighbor, Meditate, New Testament, No Anxiety, No Compromise, Peace of God, Penalty, Philippians, Praiseworthy, Prayer, Rejoice, Religion, Religious, Religious Leaders, Scripture, Scriptures, Sentencing, Speaking, Spirit of Man, Spirit of the Law, Spirit of the Word, Spirituality, Supplication, Teaching, Thanksgiving, The Spirit, Truth, Value, Virtue, Woe to the World, Word of God, Word of Truth
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From The Abundance of The Heart – 3
Part Three: Continuing on now from Part Two: Those of us who are supposed to be true spiritual leaders as compared to the many religious leaders, instead of teaching others to demonstrate and show love to only their brothers and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Samuel, Abundance of the Heart, Agape, Applicable Quotes, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Discernment, Encouragement, Ends Justify the Means, Examples, George Bernanos, God, God Almighty, God the Father, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Historical Jesus, History, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus is The Way, King Saul, Knowing Jesus, Lawlessness, Letter, Life, Living Examples, Love of God, New Testament, Obedience, Old Testament, Prophet Samuel, Quotes, Rebellion, Religion, Religion vs Spirituality, Romans, Sacrifice, Scripture, Scriptures, Selfless Love, Sin of Witchcraft, Speaking, Spirit of Man, Spirit of the Word, Spirituality, Teaching, The Spirit, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Sowing Seeds 7/12-18/2021
*Pastor’s Note: These are what I posted on social media from July, 12th through the 18th, 2021. The harvest is ripe and white, but we will keep sowing for the Glory of the Lord! For Monday 7-12-2021 Oh Brothers and … Continue reading
Posted in Sowing Seeds
Tagged 1 Samuel, All Peoples, Beautiful, Believe, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Enemies, Eternity, Exalted, Facebook, Father and Son Are One, Fear of the Lord, Future, Gift of God, God, God Almighty, Good News, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, History, Holy, Holy Bible, Holy Bible New Living Translation, Honor, Inspiration, Instruction, Isaiah, Jesus Christ, Jesus Prays, Knowledge, Lord, Love, Lovingkindness, NASB, Nations, New American Standard Bible, New King James Version, New Testament, NKJV, NLT, Nothing New, Old Testament, Our Rock, Past, Plans, Plans Fulfilled, Praise is Beautiful, Praise The Lord, Prayer, Psalms, Rejoice, Religion, Remember, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Social Media, Sowing Seeds, Spirituality, Strength, Thanksgiving, Truth, Wisdom, Wonders, Word of God, Word of Truth
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From The Abundance of The Heart – 1
Part One: Rampant political corruption, religious corruption and manipulation of politics to gain prestige, power or monetary gain, widespread poverty, major sociological class divisions, social unrest, the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, people abandoning their religious faith … Continue reading
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Tagged Abundance of the Heart, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Corruption, Death, Deception, Discernment, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Foundation, God, God Almighty, Good Man, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, History, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Immorality, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Letter, Life, Manipulation, Nothing New, Parables, Political Unrest, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Solomon, Speaking, Spirit of Man, Spirit of the Word, Spirituality, Teaching, The Spirit, Truth, Warning, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Paul Harvey Writes
It’s hard to believe that some may not know of Paul Harvey’s illustrious journalistic career, but here is a brief synopsis from Wikipedia: *Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009), better known as Paul Harvey, was a … Continue reading
Posted in Patriotism & Faith
Tagged America, Bible, Change, Children, Christianity, Christians, Deception, Devil, Encouragement, Faith, God Save America, God's Blessings, God's Word, Gospel, Greed, History, Internet, Jesus Christ, Lust, Misleading, Newspaper, Patriotism, Patriotism & Faith, Paul Harvey, Political Predictions, Politicians, Politics, Prophecy, Prophetic, Radio, Relevance, Right & Wrong, Right is Wrong, Sin, The Church, U.S.A., Wrong is Right
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An Open Letter to My Loved Ones
Dearest Loved ones, online and offline; I told you all on Facebook a while back I would share the results of my neck biopsy when it came in and I received the results a couple of days ago. I could … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings and/or Info
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Cancer, Carcinoma, Choices, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, Forgiven, Gifts, Giving, Giving Liberally, God, God in a Box, God's Love, God's Perfect Will, Heavenly Father, History, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hurts, Inspiration, James, Law, Lord, Lord’s Prayer, Love, Loved Ones, Matthew, Morals, Open Letter, Philosophy, Prayer of Faith, Regrets, Relationship, Romans, Science, Scriptures, Spirituality, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Strength, Teaching, Truth, WebMD, Will of God, Wisdom, Word of God
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In God We Trust
Samuel Thompson wrote: I don’t believe in Santa Claus, but I’m not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don’t agree with Darwin, but I didn’t go out and hire a lawyer when my high … Continue reading
Posted in Patriotism & Faith
Tagged America, Bill of Rights, Choices, Constitution, Currency, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Freedom, Freedom of Religion, God Bless, History, In God We Trust, Inspiration, Motto, Our Country, Our Nation, Patriotism, Patriotism & Faith, Prayer, Religion, Rights, Samuel Thompson, Soldiers, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth
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Fame
Originally posted on russ's space:
When Ptolemy decided to build the Pharos lighthouse in the second century, he chose Sostratus to design that mammoth structure, which later became one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Ptolemy insisted…
Posted in Body Ministry
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Carved In Stone, Choices, Faithfulness, Fame, Fame Disappears, God, Heavenly Father, Historical, History, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Learning, Legacy, Pharos Lighthouse, Planning, Psalms, Ptolemy, Ready For Him, Russ Hall, Sostratus, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Walking In Peace And Security – Part II
This is an excerpt continued from my Book, “Walking in Christ” and specifically the Chapter, “Walking In Peace and Security.” The Book is available in PDF form by clicking the link, Walking In Christ, or the picture of the Book … Continue reading
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Walking In Peace And Security – Part I
This is an excerpt continued from my Book, “Walking in Christ” and specifically the Chapter, “Walking In Peace and Security.” Over the next week or so, I will be posting the teaching as it deals with Psalm 23 and its … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Great Shepherd, Green Pastures, Heart, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, History, Holy Bible, I Do Not Want, Inspiration, Jesus, Joel, Lord, Love, Luke, Matthew, Nehemiah, Peace, Philippians, Psalm 23, Psalms, Quiet Waters, Restoration, Restores My Soul, Righteousness, Romans, Security, Shepherd, Spirituality, Still Waters, Strength, Supplies My Needs, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Walking In Peace And Security – Intro
This is an excerpt from my Book, “Walking in Christ” and specifically the Chapter, “Walking In Peace and Security.” Over the next week or so, I will be posting the teaching as it deals with Psalm 23 and its significance … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Great Shepherd, Heart, Heavenly Father, History, Holy Bible, Inspiration, J.R. Littleproud, Jesus, Lord, Love, Peace, Psalm 23, Security, Shepherd, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Division – Natural
Deuteronomy 15:10-11, “You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings. … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, DaShanne Stokes, Deuteronomy, Division, Encouragement, English Proverb, Faith, Faithfulness, Food For Thought, Heart, History, History of Division, History Repeats, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Mankind, One Body, Relationship, Religion, Romans, Santosh Kalwar, Speaker's Sourcebook of New Illustrations, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Unity, Virgil Hurley, Winston Churchill, Word of God
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So Help Us God
This is yet another example of the misuse of “separation of church and state” intended to keep the government out of worship, not worship out of the government. “Dear Lord, help us get our vision back on track.” Today I … Continue reading
Posted in Patriotism & Faith
Tagged Commemoration, Dec. 7th 1941, Defeat, Defeated, Faith, Flags of Our Fathers, History, History Edited, History Repeats, Inspiration, James Bradley, Never Forget, Patriotism, Pearl Harbor, Perish, President Roosevelt, Proverbs, Remember, Remember Sacrifices, Remembering, So Help Us God, Vision, Wars, Without Vision People Perish, World War II, World War II Memorial
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The Washington Monument
*Circulated around the internet and emails in the early 2000’s. I have tried to do due diligence and this and the 2007 update following is true as best can be researched. LAUS DEO! On the aluminum cap, atop the Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Capstone, Faith, Faith of Our Founding Fathers, George Washington, God Be Praised, History, Laus Deo, Lord, National Park Service, Patriotism, Pledge of Allegiance, Praise Be To God, Psalms, Replica Capstone, Truth, United States of America, Washington Monument, Washington's Prayer
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The Present Moment
The Present Moment I may never see tomorrow; There’s no written guarantee And things that happened yesterday Belong to history. I cannot predict the future, I cannot change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat them … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Compassion, History, Living Life, Love, Poetry, Prayer, Present Moment, Rejoice, Religion, Show Love, Spiritual, This Day, Today, Trust in God, Wisdom, Yesterday
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