faith
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As the days become shorter and it gets darker earlier, I find the Fall and Winter seasons more difficult to be productive, and it takes more energy to do routine tasks. Sound familiar? With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, coupled with a challenging time for those that may be grieving the loss…
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Without Christ, you have nothing. John 15:5. If you don’t have Christ and think you have wealth, don’t you know that the wealth can fly away in a fleeting moment and you will have nothing? Think about it. If you don’t have Christ and you say you have health, you have nothing. If you don’t…
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God is saying in Genesis 1:28, “Have perfect blessing. You will be faithful, multiply, overflow and have dominion.”There is no half measures with God. God never does anything by halves. There nothing called half blessing as God is concern. Psalm 24:5, overflowing blessing. There is nothing called half success with God. There is nothing like…
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I͟ t͟o͟o͟k͟ t͟h͟e͟ c͟l͟o͟t͟h͟ t͟o͟ m͟y͟ t͟a͟i͟l͟o͟r͟ a͟n͟d͟ a͟s͟k͟e͟d͟ h͟i͟m͟ t͟o͟ f͟i͟x͟ t͟h͟e͟ l͟i͟t͟t͟l͟e͟ o͟p͟e͟n͟i͟n͟g͟ n͟e͟a͟r͟ t͟h͟e͟ p͟o͟c͟k͟e͟t͟. T͟h͟e͟ m͟a͟n͟ t͟u͟r͟n͟e͟d͟ t͟h͟e͟ c͟l͟o͟t͟h͟ i͟n͟s͟i͟d͟e͟ o͟u͟t͟ a͟n͟d͟ t͟h͟e͟n͟ b͟e͟g͟a͟n͟ t͟o͟ T͟E͟A͟R͟ t͟h͟e͟ p͟o͟c͟k͟e͟t͟ w͟i͟t͟h͟ h͟i͟s͟ h͟a͟n͟d͟s͟… H͟a͟h͟! I͟ w͟a͟s͟ l͟i͟k͟e͟, “I͟ s͟a͟i͟d͟ y͟o͟u͟ s͟h͟o͟u͟l͟d͟ s͟e͟w͟, n͟o͟t͟ t͟e͟a͟r͟”. S͟o͟ I͟ s͟h͟o͟u͟t͟e͟d͟, ‘Y͟o͟u͟ a͟r͟e͟ t͟e͟a͟r͟i͟n͟g͟ m͟y͟ c͟l͟o͟t͟h͟? B͟u͟t͟…
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Megachurch pastor Rick Warren has announced his retirement after 42 years of leading Saddleback Church in Southern California. A search for his successor will be launched this week The well-known evangelical pastor and best-selling author told his congregation on Sunday that the search is not the end but the “beginning of the beginning,” The Orange…
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Angels are mentioned almost 400 times in the Scriptures, and their influence on the human family has been significant. Let’s look at two important Bible teachings about the angels: Angels are spirit persons Some angels rebelled Angels are spirit persons The Bible says that angels “are greater in strength and power” than humans (2 Peter 2:11).…
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In San Diego there’s a famous attraction called SeaWorld. If you go there you can see ducks on roller skates. But when you get close to them, you realize that their hearts aren’t in it! You may smile, but a lot of people are like that – just going through the motions. Don’t be one…
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If we do the same thing over and over, sooner or later we’re going to get bored. We don’t have to wait for something nice to happen to us; we can be aggressive and do something nice for ourselves. For many of you, I know this is a new thought that may seem foreign…
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Many people really don’t know there are God possibilities each and every day. Even believers can be blinded by the worlds’ view of life and fail to know what is theirs through God’s Son, Jesus. Briefly stated, there are God possibilities just waiting for people, but sadly so many don’t know how to receive them. We want to…
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Faith is a word the apostle Paul used often in his writing. When writing to the Thessalonians, he wanted to know about their faith. While the word faith means belief or absolute trust, it’s more than that—the word also implies loyalty and commitment. Faith means being convinced that something is true. In 1 Corinthians 15:17, the apostle told…
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Stress generally refers to two things: the psychological perception of pressure, on the one hand, and the body’s response to it, on the other. If you recall the line from a hit song by Elvis Presley, ‘Don’t you step on my blue suede shoes,’ you will certainly understand that people will always, or at…
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‘Faith comes by hearing…the word of God.’ Romans 10:17 NKJV Every day fear and faith will arise inside you, and you get to decide which one will prevail. Somebody wrote, ‘Two natures beat within my breast; the one is foul, the other blessed. The one I love, the other I hate; the one I feed…
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‘They made an opening in the roof.’ Mark 2:4 NIV Mary Engelbreit always wanted to illustrate children’s books, but a school guidance counselor told her, ‘You can’t do that. Be practical. Get a degree and teach.’ Mary started working at an art shop, learned all about the business, and got to know artists who made…
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We all have a character in the Bible who strikes a particular cord; be it Job, Abraham, Benjamin, Moses, Noah, Peter or even Satan. Interestingly, the Bible has stood the test of time. While it continues to enchant and transform lost sinners into children of God, we never get tired of the knowledge and inspiration…
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‘He makes everything work out according to his plan.’ Ephesians 1:11 NLT The Bible says, ‘The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right’ (Psalm 84:11 NLT). Sometimes we pray for a certain thing, believing it’s good for us. But God, who has a plan for your life, knows what…
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‘We all stumble in many ways.’ James 3:2 NIV When you sin, God’s Spirit will convict you of your need to repent and change your ways. But until you get your glorified body in Heaven, you’re always going to deal with sin. The apostle James wrote, ‘We all stumble in many ways’ (James 3:2 NIV).…
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