Tag Archives: Spirituality

Prayer For Peace & Calm

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” *This was inspired by my young niece Paden Rose from her Facebook Post. (I did a … Continue reading →

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Arm Your Children!

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.”

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Simply, Faith

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

Every so often, I still find myself having to explain faith to someone and especially when that someone has made faith so much more complicated than it needs to be. Let’s set a foundation for the simplicity of faith first. … Continue reading →

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Woe To Them!

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

Isaiah 5:20, Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks Continually!

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

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.” Ephesians 5:20, “. . . giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in … Continue reading →

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But What About Grace?

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

About 3 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 … Continue reading →

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Weapons of Our Warfare

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

2 Corinthians 10:4-6, For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity … Continue reading →

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But What About Hope?

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

Galatians 5:13, For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14-15, For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: … Continue reading →

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Christians: WAKE UP!!

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

*DISCLAIMER: I know this is exceedingly long, but it is what the Holy Spirit has been speaking to me for these last several months while He told me to wait, watch, listen and pray. I was going to break it … Continue reading →

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I John 2:16-17

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 2:16-17, “For all that is in the world–the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life–is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and … Continue reading →

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I John 2:15

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 2:15, “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” Now remember that John is still talking to the Christians that he … Continue reading →

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Life – God’s Presence Needed

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

Psalm 27:8, “When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, O LORD, I shall seek.” Philippians 3:10-11, “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being … Continue reading →

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I John 2:9-11

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 2:9, “He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.” As the Apostle is apt to do, he is reiterating what he has put down in the previous verses and … Continue reading →

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Some Spiritual Practicalities

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

I was looking through my notes on messages I have wanted to teach on and ran across this one that I actually meant to post some time ago. As with all things though, when you “try” to serve the Lord … Continue reading →

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I John 2:7-8

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 2:7, “Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.” The Apostle starts out with the … Continue reading →

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I John 2:5-6

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 2:5, “But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.” Whenever you see the word “but,” or many times in the Bible, “therefore,” you … Continue reading →

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I John 2:3-4

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 2:3, “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.” Have any doubts that you are a Christian, a true follower of Christ Jesus? Any doubts that you are a true believer, born-again, … Continue reading →

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I John 2:2

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 2:2, “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” In the first verse we discussed at length the Advocacy of Christ Jesus. He is our Interceder, … Continue reading →

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I John 2:1

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 2:1, “My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” Though in our Bibles, this is the … Continue reading →

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Which Bible Version Is Inspired?

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Roland Ledoux

Other than some training and teaching here and there, I am NOT a formal Bible scholar by any means, and, I have never put myself forward as one, at least purposely. Like the average “church-goer” I know how to use … Continue reading →

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