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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
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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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More Ravenhill Quotes – Leonard Ravenhill
Leonard Ravenhill (June 18, 1907 – November 27, 1994) was an English Christian evangelist and author who focused on the subjects of prayer and revival. He is best known for challenging western evangelicalism (through his books and sermons) to compare … Continue reading
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
Tagged Absolute vs Obsolete, Author, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christian, Christianity, Church, Communication, Encouragement, Evangelist, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Gossip, Gossiping, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Leonard Ravenhill, Life Story, Lord, Love, Maturity, Ministry, Obedience, Prayer Warrior, Quotes, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Rainbow Promise
Genesis 9: 12 Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. 13 I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign … Continue reading
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Tagged As in the Days of Noah, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Communication, Communion, Covenant, Destruction, Earth, Encouragement, Evil, Evil Generation, Faith, Faithfulness, Flood, Genesis, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Impurity, Last Days, Lord, Love, Mankind, Promise, Rainbow, Rejecting God's Word, Rejecting the Bible, Sexual Sins, Sin, Spirituality, Strength, Symbol, Symbolism, Teaching, Truth, 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
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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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Walk With Me, Father
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Tagged Bring Me Home, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Communication, Communion, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Father in Heaven, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Kingdom Home, Lord, Love, Our Father, Praise, Prayer, Relationship, Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Walk, Spirituality, Truth, Walk
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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
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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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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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Tagged 1 Corinthians, Anointing, Anoints My Head With Oil, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Covenant, Dwell In House of Lord, Earthly Temple, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, Galatians, God, God's Love, Goodness, Gospel, Great Shepherd, Heart, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, History, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Lord, Love, Loving Kindness, Luke, My Cup Overflows, NASB - New American Standard Bible, Nehemiah, New American Standard Bible, NKJV - New King James Version, Peace, Psalm 23, Psalms, Restoration, Righteousness, Romans, Security, Shepherd, Spirituality, Strength, Supplies My Needs, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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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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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
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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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Salvation Free To All – Dwight L. Moody
Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with the Holiness Movement, who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Choices, Christ All In All, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Colossians, Deliverer, Dwight L. Moody, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lamb of God, Limiting God, Lord, Love, Luke, Ministry, Mount Calvary, Redemption, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Shepherd, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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The Trouble With Secular Diversity – Part II
Continued from The Trouble With Secular Diversity – Part I: Where diversity becomes important in unity and the ONLY time it is used by the Lord to unify, is by what the Apostle Paul taught so abundantly: “There are diversities … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, Awareness, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Diversity, Diversity of Gifts, Diversity of Ministries, Divided, Divided Kingdom, Division, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Ministry, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Secular Diversity, Spiritual Diversity, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Unity, Vigilance, Word of God
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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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