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Victor or Victim?
1 Peter 1:6-9, “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, According to the Flesh, Battles, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Born Again, Carnal, Child of God, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Circumstances, Devil, Disciple of Christ, Empowered by the Spirit, Encouragement, Ephesians, Events, Faith, Faithfulness, Follower of Christ, Footsteps of Christ, God, God's Love, Heart-Breaking Circumstances, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Individuality, Inspiration, Iraq, Iraq War, Jesus, Lake of Fire, Lord, Love, Matthew, Persecutions, Philippians, Powers, Principalities, Redemption, Relationship, Romans, Salvation, Saved, Scripture, Scriptures, Shock and Awe, Skirmishes, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Wickedness, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Trials, Tribulations, Truth, Victim, Victor, Victory, Walk in the Flesh, Walk in the Spirit, War, Word of God
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Sleight of Hand – While you Were Looking Somewhere Else
Originally posted on live4him.ca:
It is the basis of all great close up magic; the magician gets you focused on what doesn’t matter so you miss what is really going on. Whether you fall for this ploy (almost…
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christianity, Communication, Communion, Dave Peever, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Relationship, Sleight of Hand, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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We Need Men!
Romans 1:16-21, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Timothy, Back to Basics, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Celebrity Pastors, Choices, Church Socials, Colossians, Communication, Dedicated Men, Encouragement, Entertainment, Ephesians, Faithfulness, Feel Good Now Sermons, God, God's Love, Godly Men, Good News, Gospel, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Itching Ears, Jesus, John, Laser Lights, Lord, Love, Ministry, Preaching, Repentance, Romans, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Sin, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Men, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, We Need Men, Word of God
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You Are Mine . . .
I have Redeemed you from sin and shame the day you repented, when you called out my NAME. When your eyes were opened; when you came to life, you believed I’ve proclaimed that your mine. My SON died for you, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Author and Finisher, Bible Teaching, Blood, Children of Light, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God is Love, God's Love, Good News, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Mercy, Mike Armijo, Redeemed, Redeemed by Blood, Repentance, Shame, Sin, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Truth and the Way, Word of God, You Are Mine
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Open Your Eyes
My wife’s sister who still lives in Yakima, Washington, the hometown Sue and I were born and raised in posted the following picture just the other day, taken by a mutual Facebook friend. It reminded me of the story of … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, Acts, Armies, Armies of the Lord, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, Flaming Chariots, Food For Thought, Genesis, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, King of Syria, Lord, Matthew, Natural Eyes, Opened Eyes, Prayer, Prophet, Prophet Elisha, Relationship, Religion, Revelation, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Servant, Spiritual, Spiritual Eyes, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 3:10-13
1 John 3:10, “In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.” 11-13, “For this is the … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Abel, Bible, Bible Teaching, Cain, Choices, Christianity, Deception, Devil, Encouragement, Evil, Faith, Faithfulness, Fall, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, James, Jesus, John, Lies, Lord, Love, Lucifer, Luke, Matthew, Ministry, Mistakes, Murder, Not Looking Back, Philippians, Practice, Practice Makes Perfect, Press On, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Centeredness, Selfishness, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Ministry, Spirituality, Strength, Strive, Struggles, Stumble, Teaching, Truth, Wickedness, Word of God, Working Towards
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Spirit Filled Living
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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God Restores The Soul – Wendy L. Macdonald
In keeping with the theme I am presenting from the excerpt of my book, “Walking In Peace and Security” I was praying about other articles that might go along with this theme and what to my wonderful surprise, one of … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, God, God's Love, Great Shepherd, Heavenly Father, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Jesus, Lord, Love, Needs Met, No Want, Poetry, Prose, Shepherd, Spiritual, Spiritual Insights, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, Trust in God, Trust in the Lord, Truth, Wendy L. Macdonald, Word of God
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Vessels or Vassals?
I posted this on another site three-and-a-half years ago and thought that I had also published it on this site. Evidently I didn’t and I wanted to repost it because of what is going on in many of our churches … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Agape, Agape Love, Bible, Bible Teaching, Blood of Christ, Cast Away Dark, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Darkness, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Genesis, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Heirs, Heirs To The Kingdom, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Light of Life, Light of the World, Lord, Love, Ministry, Obligation, Redeemer, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Servanthood, Servants, Shine Your Light, Slaves, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Unconditional Love, Vassals, Vessels, Word of God
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I John 3:7-9
1 John 3:7-9, “Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Admonishment, Bible, Bible Teaching, Bondage, Carnal, Chastise, Chastisement, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Corruptible, Corruption, Devil, Disciple, Discipleship, Discipline, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holiness, Holy Bible, Human Nature, Incorruptible, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Lies, Lord, Love, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Philippians, Proverbs, Purity, Relationship, Righteousness, Sin, Spirit, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Nature, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Unrighteousness, Word of God, Works
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Prayers For Strength
Just a few prayers prayed for strength: Psalm 86, Jeremiah 16:19-21, Ephesians 3:14-21, Colossians 1:9-14.
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Tagged Bible, Choices, Colossians, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Lord, Love, Power in Prayer, Prayer, Prayers, Prayers For Strength, Psalms, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Strength of a Lion, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Prayer For God’s Presence
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Tagged Bible, Blood Covering, Broken, Broken Hearted, Choices, Cover Them, Encouragement, God's Love, God's Presence, Grace, Heavenly Father, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Never Forsake, Never Leave, Peace, Peace That Passes Understanding, Prayer, Precious Blood, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Word of God
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I John 3:4-6
1 John 3:4-6, “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Apostle John, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Brick and Mortar Churches, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Denominations, Discernment, Disciples, Discipleship, Encouragement, Expository, Expository Teaching, Genesis, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, God's Love, God's Will, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Inspiration, intimacy, Jesus, John the Beloved, Kingdom of God, Kingship, Law, Lawlessness, Lord, Lordship, Love, Ministries, Ministry, Rejecting God's Will, Sin, Sins, Spiritual Intimacy, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 3:1-3
1 John 3:1-3, “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ as He Is, Christ is Pure, Christ Jesus, Christ Revealed, Christian, Christianity, Expository, Expository Teaching, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Lord, Love, Pure as Christ, Purity, Redeemer, Relationship, Romans, Savior, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual DNA, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Prayer For Online Ministries
This is a prayer that I wrote back in 2010 for several online ministries that were not just struggling, but having doubts as to their credibility as ministries. The Lord led me to online ministry back in 1996 after having … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Apostle Paul, Ask, Asking, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Intercession, Intercessory Prayer, Jesus, Lord, Love, Online Ministries, Prayer, Relationship, Romans, Spiritual Intimacy, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Prayers Can’t Be Answered Unless They’re Prayed
Life without purpose is barren indeed. There can’t be a harvest unless you plant seed. There can’t be attainment unless there’s a goal, And man’s but a robot unless there’s a soul. If we send no ships out, no ships … Continue reading
Posted in Poetic Praise
Tagged Answers To Prayer, Bible Teaching, Blessings, Blessings Overflowing, Choices, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Faith, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspirational Poetry, Lord, Love, Needs Met, Poems, Poetic Praise, Poetry, Prayer, Relationship, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:28-29
1 John 2:28-29, “And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Abide, Abide in Christ, Abiding, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Condemnation, Discerning, Discernment, Faith, Faithfulness, False Prophets, False Teachers, False Teaching, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Judgement, Judging, Judgment, Kingdom of Righteousness, Lord, Love, Matthew, Philippians, Righteousness, Scripture, Scriptures, Sentencing, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:24-27
1 John 2:24-27, “Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, 2 Timothy, Anointed One, Antichrists, Apostle Paul, Beloved Apostle, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Deception, Discipline, Encouragement, Ephesians, False Prophets, God, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Intimate Relationship, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Lies, Little Children, Lord, Love, Relationship, Reprove, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirit of God, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Thank You Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 23-24, “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Choices, Christ Jesus, Come Lord Jesus, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Faith, Give Thanks, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Praise, Prayer, Prayer and Praise, Rejoice, Relationship, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual Intimacy, Truth, Word of God
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