Tag Archives: Holy Spirit

Expectations – Unfulfilled

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Roland Ledoux

Judges 2:7, “The people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the LORD which He had done for Israel.” Judges 2:10, … Continue reading →

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The Rapture and Tribulation

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Roland Ledoux

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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Zeal: Striving For Spirit-Led Passion

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Roland Ledoux

*Pastor’s Note: This is another short article I wrote in the late 90s along with some others for the Church section of the local newspaper where we lived in Globe, Arizona. I thought it might interest my readers and I … Continue reading →

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Patience – Example Of

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Roland Ledoux

Joshua 14:7, “I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought word back to him as it was in my heart.” 1 Corinthians 15:49, “Just … Continue reading →

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Be Patient, God Is Not Slack

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Roland Ledoux

2 Peter 3:9-10, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will … Continue reading →

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Faith Beyond Believing

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

“For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it … Continue reading →

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Are We There Yet?

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; … Continue reading →

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A Holding Pattern – Revisited

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

This first part is not mine, but I have found comfort in it over the years and so I kept it archived in my files. I have used the idea of holding patterns in the past and right now is … Continue reading →

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Creation Groans

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, saying:” ‘Blessed … Continue reading →

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Of Such Is The Kingdom . . .

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

“Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid … Continue reading →

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3 John, Verse 12-14

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

3 John 1:12-14, “Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. I had many things to write, but I do not wish to … Continue reading →

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If My People . . .

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

I was going to sit down here at the keyboard and finish up my expository teaching on the Letters of John, but I have a “pet-peeve!” Oh, oh, here we go again. Brother Roland has something he’s gonna take out … Continue reading →

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One World Order

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Believe it or not, I have a lot of Christian Brothers and Sisters, whom I love dearly who for some reason are in panic mode, with all that is going on! Oh for the most part, they might say the … Continue reading →

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3 John, Verse 9-11

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

3 John 1:9-11, “I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with … Continue reading →

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Straining Out Gnats

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

“Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!” – Matthew 23:25. My wife and I usually have our coffee early on and we talk about the latest things going on and how they relate to the Bible … Continue reading →

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3 John, Verse 5-8

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

3 John 1:5-8, “Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, … Continue reading →

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Hope Strengthens The Weak

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” – Romans 5:5. “For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is … Continue reading →

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Hope – Absolute Need

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Proverbs 13:12, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Romans 5:2, “Through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope … Continue reading →

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Fill Us With YOU

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Most Gracious Heavenly Father, We thank you for everyone gathered here now. Thank you that you know each of us by name and have caused us to walk with You. We say that we are dependent on You and our … Continue reading →

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Discipleship – Investigated Firsthand

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Joshua 22:10, “When they came to the region of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan, a … Continue reading →

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