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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
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Prayer For Peace of Mind
Dearest Heavenly Father; Sovereign Lord, King of Kings we praise You and exalt your most holiest of Names! You are ever worthy of our praise and we magnify You in all things. Even though You are our Father and we … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Acknowledged Sins, Alpha and Omega, Anointed Revival, Beginning and End, Bible, Brothers and Sisters, Christianity, Dearest Father, Encouragement, Faith, God Delights in Us, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hidden Sins, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Intercede, Intercession, Jesus, Living Word, Lord, Love, Peace of Mind, Praise, Prayer, Prayer & Praise, Redeemer, Relationship, Revival, Savior, Sins, Son Jesus Christ, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Truth, Unknown Sins, Word of God
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Know My Heart – Psalm 139
“You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.” “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Bible, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Know My Heart, Knowledge, Knowledge Beyond Comprehension, Lord, Love, Precious Are Your Thoughts, Protection, Psalms, Relationship, Scriptures, Search Me, Spiritual Intimacy, Teaching, Test Me, Truth, Where to Hide, Word of God, You Hold Me, You Shall Lead, Your Hand on Me, Your Spirit
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A Love Story
John 13:34, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” John 15:12-13, “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Timothy, A Love Story, Anniversary, Backsliding, Bible, Born Again, Charismatic, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, John, Lord, Love, Pentecostal, Pentecostal Church of God, Petualant, Rebellion, Rebellious, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Spoiled Child, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Godly Expectancy
Originally posted on live4him.ca:
You just seem stuck, going nowhere, caught in a low point of your life with no end in sight. You worked out a plan accounting for all the different moving parts. You saw potential,…
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Ability to Serve, Asking God, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christianity, Dave Peever, Direction, Expectations, Expecting From God, Faith, Finances, God's Love, Grace, Health, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Intercession, Live4Him, Living Life, Living Life More Abundantly, Lord, Love, Ministry, Prayer, Preconceived Notions, Preconceptions, Relationship, Restoration, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, Truth
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False Prophecies and False Prophets
The more I read Jeremiah, the more I recognize the fact that it is not just historical but supremely prophetic and I don’t just mean in parts. It is almost a mirror of what we see in our country and … Continue reading
Posted in Prophetic Words
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Book of Jeremiah, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Evil Shepherds, Faithfulness, False Prophecies, False Prophets, False Shepherds, God, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Jesus, King David, Lord, Love, Ray Stevens, Relationship, Rule With Wisdom, Scriptures, Sheep, Shepherds, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, The Branch, The Lord is Our Righteousness, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God, Would Jesus Wear a Rolex, YouTube
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I John 4:14-16
1 John 4:14-16, “And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Abiding Holy Spirit, Abundance of Heart, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ's Example, Christianity, Circular Reasoning, Colossians, Commands, Conduits, Confession, Disciples of Christ, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, Faithfulness, Followers of Christ, God Almighty, God's Love, Hearing God, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Indwelling Holy Spirit, Inspiration, John, Knowing God, Living Water, Living Word of God, Lord, Love, Luke, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, The Living Word, The World, True Christ-Followers, True Christians, Truth, Word of God
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Transformative Power of Prayer II
Part Two In part one, we discussed the importance of prayer but also just touched on the fact that if you truly do pray, commune and communicate with our Heavenly Father, then it WILL create a change in you due … Continue reading
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Tagged Agape Love, Bible, Bible Teaching, Boldness, Changed Lives, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Comfort, Creator, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, Lessons Learned, Lord, Love, Prayer, Prayer Transforms, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Throne of God, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Why Pray, 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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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
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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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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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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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I John 4:1-3
1 John 4:1-3, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 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, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Indwelling Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus the Nazarene, John, Living Word of God, Lord, Love, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Matthew Henry, Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, Relationship, Scriptures, Spirit of Antichrist, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, Test The Spirits, The Father and I are One, The Living Word, True Christians, Truth, Warnings, 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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Birth of The Bride
Many of you who have followed me on WordPress and have read my articles know that recently I have been doing a lot more warnings involving the Nation of the United States as well as other nations in general. The … Continue reading →