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Faith Filled Friday – Choosing to Act When God Does Not!
“And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So, after … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged ability, Abraham, blessed, childbearing, desire, doubt, faith, frustration, Garden of Eden, God, heaven, husband, impatience, pain, plans, power, promise, purpose, rationalize, Sarah, strength, surrogate, throne, Trust, ways, wife
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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Trusts What Hasn’t Happened!
“Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Abram, assurance, conviction, direction, doubt, faith, God, guidance, help, honor, hope, Leadership, people, possession, promise, real estate, safety, struggle, understanding, wisdom, worship
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Made in God’s Image!
“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged choices, couple, Creation, doubt, fearlyy, God, Jesus, marriage, soul, spouse, Unity, wonderfully made
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Upgrading Our Prayer Life!
“Yeshua answered them, “Yes! I tell you, if you have trust and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to this fig tree; but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Go and throw yourself into the … Continue reading
Posted in Character of God, faith, Leadership Blog, Prayer
Tagged answered prayer, character of God, child, doubt, doubting Thomas, failures, faith, father, good, heaven, Jesus, Kingdom, Kingdom of Heaven, mountain, Parenting, prayer, self-centeredness, selfish, sin, theologian, Theology, Trust
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1 Vital Necessity to a Receiving Faith!
Faith Receives After Faith Obeys “So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, … Continue reading
Questions to Ask Before You Take an Associate Position
Recently a good friend asked whether he should take a position that’s been offered to him. As I took some time thinking about this, I considered this is his first foray into a church ministry staff position. Since he’s young, I wanted to give … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Ministry
Tagged budget, calling, career, church, doubt, expectations, family, Job, Leadership, ministry, pastor, positon, purpose, staff, supervisor, Vision, will of God, youth
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Transformed Episode #228: Persist – When My Faith is Rewarded
Why doesn’t God answer us quickly? Isn’t He the one who told us to, “Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full”? (John 16:24, ESV) Well, what’s wrong then? We’ve been asking and nothing’s been happening. Welcome … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance, concern, confidence, courage, cry out to Jesus, doubt, faith, faithlessness, favor, fear, give up, God, God's love, hope, humility, immaturity, joy, justice, love of God, persist, persistence, pray, quit, quitting, testing of faith, victory, widow, worry
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Transformed Episode #218: How Does God Bring Happiness to Our Lives?
Happiness is the result of obeying God’s commands. Alignment of our practice with God’s Word is the source of real peace and joy. Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. When our actions match His revealed will, we enjoy life. … Continue reading
Posted in Deeper Walk With God, Love of God, Transformed
Tagged alignment, antidepressant, Bible, commandment, compare, confidence, Debt, discipleship, double-minded, doubt, faith, faithfulness, friend, happiness, happy, heart, integrity, lifestyle, loyalty, obedience, pray, principle, Psalms, Robin Williams, shame, sin, temptation, worship
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Transformed Episode #195: Eradicating the Enemies of Our Faithful Love for God!
God wants you to trust Him, no matter what your enemies are doing to you! Welcome to the transformed podcast. While Satan will send a host of adversaries against you, God wants you to know how together, you and He … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged anger, angry, Bible, certainty, character, Christianity, compromise, deference, distrust, doubt, enemies, enemy, faith, faithful, faithfulness, fear, God, godliness, hppe, impatience, Jesus, Lord, love, maturity, morals, prayer, rebellion, relationship, soul, Word of God
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