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Prayer From Psalm 51
This is adapted from Psalm 51, a Psalm of David: Dear Father in Heaven, purge me with cleansing hyssop and I shall be clean; wash me and I shall be whiter than snow in Your eyes. Cause me dear Lord … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptation, Bible, Broken Spirit, Clean Heart, Cleanse, Contrite Heart, God, God Almighty, Grace, Guilt, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Iniquity, Joy, King David, Lord, Lovingkindness, Mercy, Praise, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Proclaim, Psalm of David, Psalms, Rejoice, Repentance, Restoration, Restore, Right Spirit, Scripture, Scriptures, Sin, Steadfast Spirit, Teach, Teaching, Transgressions, Unfailing Love, White As Snow, Word of God
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Don’t Envy The World
As I was praying the other night, I was seeking the Lord for a word in relation to what is and has been going on around us lately. I wanted something that would be an encouragement and inspiration to my … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, Aloneness, Arrogance, Asaph, Bible, Blatant Corruption, Book of Psalms, Bride of Christ, Choices, Church of Christ, Comfort, Corruption, Damnation, Darkness, Decisions, Dismay, Encouragement, Envy, Eternal Life, Eternity, Evil, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Bible New Living Translation (NLT), Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Joy, King David, Longsuffering, Mercy, NLT - New Living Translation, Patience, Peace, Pride, Psalms, Redemption, Rejecting God, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Spirit vs. Flesh, Truth, Wickedness, Word of God, Word of Truth, World, World System
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Hell, a Choice
I’ll say it up front, I take no pleasure in this subject. I very rarely teach on Hell and yet as a preacher called and equipped by the Holy Spirit, I can’t teach on the Love of God and the … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Peter, Aloneness, Angels, Bible, Book of Life, Choices, Christ Jesus, Communion, Communion with God, Darkness, Encouragement, Eternal, Eternity, Evil, Fire and Brimstone, Fruit of the Spirit, Gehenna, Genesis, Gnashing Teeth, God, God Amighty, God Breathed, God Our Heavenly Father, God's Desire, Hell, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Individuals, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Joshua, Joy, Judgement, Judgment, Lake of Fire, Light, Lord Jesus Christ, Love, Matthew, Peace, Prayer, Rejection, Rejection of God, Repentance, Revelation, Revival, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Son of Man, Torment, Truth, Wailing, Wickedness, Word of God
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I Heard Your Voice In The Wind
Although the Author of this is unknown, it was shared on Facebook by my lovely wife, Sue Ledoux. Credit of course to the author but also to my wife for sharing such a beautiful poem. I also wanted to add, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Encouragement, Eternity, Feeling Complete, Feeling You in Nature, Happiness, Hearing Your Name, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Joy, Living On, Longing, Lord Jesus Christ, Lost Loved Ones, Pleasure, Poems, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Rain Falls, Sun Shines, Wind Blows
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The REAL Gift of Christmas
John 1:1-4, ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged All-God, All-Man, Amazement, Avenues, Awesomeness, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Creation, Creator, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Gift, God Almighty, God's Love, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Word, Hoopla, Hope, Image, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Joy, Likeness, Lord, Love, Matthew, Mend Relationships, Merry Christmas, Real Gift, Redemption, Relationship, Religious, Salvation, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Tools, Truth, Unselfish Love, Wonder, Word of God
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3 John, Verse 1-4
Introduction The Beloved Apostle John seems to love to write and instruct in Godly, unconditional and unselfish love and here in this short third Epistle or letter, we see one written on a personal basis, to commend someone who is … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2 John, 2 Timothy, 3 John, 325 A.D., Bible, Bible Teaching, Book of Acts, Brothers and Sisters, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Demetrius, Diotrephes, Emperor Constantine, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, False Teachers, Gaius, Generosity, God's Creation, God's Love, Gospels, Grace, Health, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hospitality, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joy, Lies, Lord, Love, Love of the Truth, Love One Another, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Meet Needs, Missionaries, Power, Prestige, Prosperity, Prosperity Teaching, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Self-Centered, Soul, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching From Hell, Theme, Themes, Traveling Preachers, Truth, Wealth, Word of God
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Faith . . . John 20:29
I believe without seeing, I know that I know, I know that GOD love’s me and won’t let me go. I can feel sunshine even in rain; I see heaven without fear or pain. I know that this sadness which … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged A Collection of Poetry, Anxiety, Apostle John, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Choices, Christ Arose, Christ Jesus, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Debt Paid, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Faith is Believing, Faith is Unseen, Fear, Forgiven, Forgiveness of Sins, God, God's Love, God's Way, God's Word, Gospel of John, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Jesus, Joy, Lord, Love, Mike Armijo, No Faith in Man, No Shame, Poems, Prose, Redeemed, Relationship, Sadness, Salvation, Set Free, Social Distancing, Spirituality, Suffering, Teaching, The Journey Home, Truth, Virgin Birth, Word of God, World, World in Shambles
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Persevere In The Lord
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Approved, Be Fruitful, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christianity, Colossians, Crown of Life, D. Todd Christofferson, Do Good, Don't Lose Heart, Encouragement, Endure Temptations, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, Giving Thanks, God Will Keep You, God's Glorious Power, Gospel, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Hold Fast, Holy Bible, Hope, Household of Faith, Increase in God's Knowledge, Inspiration, James, Joy, Longsuffering, Lord, Love, Partakers of the Inheritance, Patience, Perseverance, Please the Lord, Pursue Faith, Revelation, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Strengthened in God, Teaching, Trials, Tribulations, Truth, Weary, Word of God
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Fruit For Thought
Yeah, I know, that title! I have a category on my website that most of you who follow me is called “Food For Thought” where I post usually shorter articles, not always mine, that cause a person reading them to … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged Apostle Luke, Apostle Matthew, Apostle Paul, Bad Fruit, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christianity, Desires, Discerning, Discernment, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, False Prophets, Feed the Flock, Feed the Sheep, Flesh, Follower of Christ Jesus, Food For Thought, Fruit For Thought, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, Gentleness, God's Love, Good Fruit, Goodness, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Joy, Judging, Kindness, Longsuffering, Lord, Love, Online Encyclopedia, Passions, Peace, Relationship, Scriptures, Self-Control, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, The Body of Christ, The Church, Truth, Walk in the Spirit, Wikipedia, Word of God
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Church, Rise Up and Walk!
“And the LORD, He is the one who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” – Deuteronomy 31:8. “Be strong and courageous; do not be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Chronicles, Acts, Are We Asleep, Arm of the Lord, Be His Vessel, Be Not Dismayed, Bible, Body of Christ, Children of God, Choices, Christ is the Head, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Church Awaken!, Co-Heirs With Christ, Deuteronomy, Do Not Fear, Encouragement, Faith, God Almighty, God Will Uphold You, God's Love, Harvest Time, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus Christ, Joy, Judah, King Hezekiah, Nazareth, No Sighing, No Sorrow, Power and Authority, Redeemed, Redeemed by His Power, Rise Up and Walk!, Scriptures, Silver and Gold, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Zion
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Passover – Coronavirus
I want to share with you something that I HAD been conflicted over for a couple of days. Yes, I still learn, I still seek the Lord’s wisdom and I still grow in Him! Okay, that was my confession. But … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Aaron, Abandoned God, Abandoned Reason, Abiding in Christ, Anxiety, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Confounded Minds, Confusion, Coronavirus, Darkness, Doubt, Ecclesiastes, Egypt, Encouragement, Evil, Exodus, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Flu, God Doesn't Change, God's Character, God's in Control, God's Love, God's Nature, God's Word Doesn't Change, Good, Government, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, In God We Trust, Inspiration, Isaiah, Joy, Judgement, Light, Lord, Love, Mercy, Morality, Moses, Nations, News Media, Nothing New Under the Sun, Panic, Passover, Peace, Prayer, Prophecy, Prophetic, Reprobate, Reprobate Mind, Scriptures, Security, Social Media, Society, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Wisdom, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Western Civilizations, Word of God
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I John 5:1-5
1 John 5:1-5, “Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged "If It Feels Good Do It", 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Acts, Athlete, Because They Love, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Born of God, Born of the Spirit, Brothers and Sisters, Choices, Christ and Him Crucified, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Christians, Commandments, Encouragement, Faith, Faith Muscles, Faithfulness, Family, Family of God, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, God of This World, God's Commandments, God's Love, Godly Wisdom, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, His Burden is Light, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Human Wisdom, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Joy, Lord, Love, Loving God, Matthew, Nehemiah, Overcomers, Overcomes, Pleasing God, Power, Scriptures, Slogan, Spiritual Power, Spiritual Wisdom, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Spiritually Renewed, Strength, Surrender, Take His Yoke, Teaching, Training, True Christ-Followers, True Christians, Truth, Victory, Wisdom of Men, Word of God
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A New Year’s Prayer
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Blessings, Choices, Encouragement, Faith, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Joy, Lord, Love, New Day, New Year's, Peace, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Prosperity, Spirituality, Strength
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New Year Prayer
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Blessings, Choices, Encouragement, Faith, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Joy, Lord, Love, New Day, New Year's, Peace, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Prosperity, Spirituality, Strength
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The Greatest Gift
This was another Christmas article I wrote for the Globe, Arizona newspaper, the “Silver Belt” in the late 1990’s for their Church Directory. As with the previous one, I submit it here as it was written then with just a … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Inspiration
Tagged Angel's Proclamation, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Season, Circumstances, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, God's Delight, God's Joy, God's Love, Greatest Gift, Happiness, Heavenly Father, Holiday Inspiration, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Joy, Lord, Love, Luke, Nehemiah, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Unhappiness, Word of God
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The Season For Receiving
This was a Christmas article I wrote for the Globe, Arizona newspaper, the “Silver Belt” in the late 1990’s for their Church Directory. I submit it here as it was written then with just a few grammatical changes (and some … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Inspiration
Tagged Anointed One, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Season, Commercialism, Darkness, Encouragement, Eternity, Faithfulness, Fruit of the Spirit, Giving, God's Love, Gospel of John, Greed, Heavenly Father, Hell, Hope, Inspiration, Intimate Relationship, Isaiah, Jesus Saves, John, Joy, Life, Lord, Love, Peace, Receiving, Redemption, Relationship, Salvation, Scriptures, Sin, Spiritual Intimacy, Teaching, Truth, Ultimate Gift, 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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Confess To God
I have been following this Sister in Christ’s poetry on Facebook for quite a while now and as so many of you know, I love inspirational poetry though I have no talent to write it myself. I was able to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible Teaching, Blessings, Choices, Christianity, Confession, God, Grace, Holy Name, Hope, Inspiration, Joy, Love of God, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Praise, Repentance, Teaching, Truth, Wendy L. Macdonald, Word of God
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I John 1:1-4
Some Brief Historical Background Historically and for our purposes this letter was written by the Apostle John. An interesting note is that this letter is not evangelistic in nature, meaning it was not written to the unsaved, rather it was … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 2 John, 2 Timothy, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Communion, Epistles, Fellowhip, Galatians, God, God's Love, Gospel, Heavenly Father, Historical Background, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Joy, Koinonia, Lord, Redemption, Savior, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Word of Life
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