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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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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
Posted in Great Sermons From The Past
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.
Posted in Prayer and Praise
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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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 Author, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christian, Christianity, Church, Communication, Encouragement, Evangelist, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Leonard Ravenhill, Life Story, Lord, Love, Ministry, Prayer Warrior, Quotes, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Something of Value
*Thanks to Sheryl Hicks, my Sister-in-law for sharing this on Facebook.
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Bible Teaching, Choices, Destroy, Empty Houses, Encouragement, Enemy, Enemy Attacks, God's Love, Relationship, Rob, Spirituality, Steal Valuables, Strength, Thief, Truth, Value, Word of God
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How The Apostles Died
1. Matthew: Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, Killed by a sword wound. 2. Mark: Died in Alexandria, Egypt , after being dragged by Horses through the streets until he was dead. 3. Luke: Was hanged in Greece as a result of … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged Apostles, Apostles Death, Apostles Died, Bible, Choices, Christian, Christianity, Church, Died For Their Faith, Faith, Faithfulness, Grace, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Martyrdom, Martyrs, Matthew, Ministry, Relationship, Religion, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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The Rock!
I remember after being “saved,” born-again, that my future mother-in-law always used to say to me, “It is better to fall on THE Rock and be broken, than have THE Rock fall on you and be crushed.” I thought it … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Broken Spirit, Choices, Christ Jesus is The Rock, Crushed, Crushed to Dust, Encouragement, Encouraging, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Inspiring, Jesus the Cornerstone, Lord, Love, Matthew, Mom, Mother-In-Law, Scriptures, Sister in Christ, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Thankfulness, Thankfulness to Others, The Rock, Truth, Word of God
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Empty Words – A.W. Tozer
Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 – May 12, 1963) was an American Christian pastor, author, magazine editor, and spiritual mentor. Self-taught theologian. Fearless preacher. Gifted writer. Man of the inner life. A.W. Tozer, called by many a “modern-day prophet.” … Continue reading
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Tagged A.W. Tozer, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, Lord, Preacher, Quotes, Reality, Religion, Religion vs Christianity, Sermon, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Transparency, Truth, Unreality, Writer
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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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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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But What About Justness?
Several weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled “Christians: WAKE UP!!”. It was a pretty direct and pretty firm expose on the present-day “brick and mortar” church condition, most notably in the United States. I followed it with “But What … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Choosing, Christ Jesus, Christian, Communion, Deuteronomy, Encouragement, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Heavenly Father, Hell, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Isaiah, James, Jesus, Justice, Justness, Lake of Fire, Lord, Love, Mark, Matthew, Relationship, Revelation, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Sin, Sinfulness, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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I John 2:18-19
1 John 2:18-19, “Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 John, Apostasy, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Expository Teaching, Faith, Faithfulness, False Prophets, God, God's Love, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Lust, Mockers, Scoffers, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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