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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
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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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
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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Prayer For Peace & Calm
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
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged 1 Timothy, Bible, Calmness, Communion, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Word, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Peace, Prayer, Spirituality, Strength, Truth, Word of God
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Arm Your Children!
Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged 'Nuff Said!, Arming Children, Bible, Bible Teaching, Child, Choices, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Love, Grace, Holy Bible, Holy Word, Hope, Lord, Love, Proverbs, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Train Children, Training, Truth, Word of God
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Simply, Faith
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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Daniel, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Luke, Matthew, Relationship, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Woe To Them!
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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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Isaiah, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Giving Thanks Continually!
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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Tagged 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faithfulness, Giving Thanks, God, God's Love, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Word, Lord, Love, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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But What About Grace?
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
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged 1 John, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Jesus, Law, Lord, Matthew 7, Mercy, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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Weapons of Our Warfare
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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Tagged 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Enemies, Ephesians, Faithfulness, God, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Word, Inspiration, Lion of Judah, Lord, Principalities, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Warriors, Word of God
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But What About Hope?
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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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, 2 Peter, Acts, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Christians: WAKE UP!, Church, Faith, Faithfulness, Future Hope, Galatians, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Heirs To The Kingdom, Holiness, Holy, Holy Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Spirit, Holy Word, Hope, Jesus, Job, John, Kingdom, Leviticus, Lord, Love, Nothing Is Impossible With God, Proverbs, Psalms, Religion, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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