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Faith ROARS When Fear RAGES!
Doc was listening to this encouraging song and being reminded that when the devil is pushing fear we need to be pushing FAITH. If you’re with us, and you’ll start pushing FAITH on your social media posts and stop pushing … Continue reading
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Loyalty Grows Through Sacrifice!
“For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to … Continue reading
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Tagged church, discipleship, evangelism, friendship, Great Commission, heart, Invasion, love, loyalty, mission, missional, neighborhood, relationship, reward, sacrifice, self-centered, selfishness
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Mark Out a Straight Path!
“Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet … Continue reading
Transformed Episode #251: The Process of Transformation
The most practical and powerful way to get believers headed in the direction of spiritual maturity is to help them establish habits that promote spiritual growth. As we open this episode of the Transformed Podcast, we are here today … Continue reading
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Tagged decisions, destiny, discipline, faith, Hebrews 11, mature, maturity, ministry, spiritual
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Transformed Episode #241: An Attitude of Righteousness!
Attitudes. Good, bad or ugly, we all have them. Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. In today’s episode, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, director of Eagles In Leadership, discusses one of the key attitudes that mark Jesus’ disciples. Each attitude builds on … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Bible, chaos, child of God, children of God, heaven, help, hope, insult, Jesus, Matthew 5, persecute, prophets, revile, reward, righteousness, sermon on the mount
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Eternal Life, Eating Flesh, Drinking Blood!
But what is eternal life? Is it eternal self-esteem? Is it a heaven full of mirrors? Or snowboards, or gold links, or black-eyed virgins? No. Jesus tells us exactly what he meant: “And this is eternal life, that they know … Continue reading
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Tagged call, Capernaum, commitment, communion, conservative, eternal life, evangelical, faith, heaven, Jesus, Jew, Knowing God, Lamb, lamb of God, passover, prayer, purpose, redemption, relationship, salvation
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So That You May Not Die!
Photo Credit: slicedbreadmag.com Saving faith is the cry of a new creature in Christ. And the newness of the new creature is that it has a new taste. What was once distasteful or bland is now craved. Christ himself has … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christian, distress, eternal, eternal life, everlasting life, faith, God, godliness, guidance, heaven, help, hope, Jesus, life, prayer, reconnection, relationship, rescue, struggle, wisdom
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Having Everlasting Life!
To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder. ~ Louis L’amour Faith in the unseen. For some it is impossible. For others, it is a desire. For those who know God, it is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex & Grett Harris, disbelieve, faith, global spiritual battle, Holy Spirit, Leadership, love, reality, relationship, scoff, spiritual, spirituality, submission, surrender, Theology, tradition, Trust
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The Will of God and Jesus!
“Do you think, asks the Sovereign Lord, that I like to see wicked people die? Of course not! I only want them to turn from their wicked ways and live.” ~ Lord in Ezekiel 18:23 (NLT) For most people, the … Continue reading
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Tagged ask, believe, Christian, credentials, eternal life, everlasting life, follow, Jesus, journey, Leadership, leadershpi, mystery, obey, reveal, seek, speak with, Trust, walk with, walk with God, will of God
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Sign Seekers and Jesus!
The true motives of our actions, like the real pipes of an organ, are usually concealed. But the gilded and hollow pretext is pompously placed in the front for show. ~ Charles Caleb Colton At the center of our … Continue reading
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Tagged actions, affirmation, center, center of your life, Christian, Jesus, leader, life, Lord, love, love of God, motives, obedience, pretense, promise, riches, sermon, show, signs
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