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Train Them Thursday – Is There Life?
“The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.” (Luke 2:40, NASB95) The Child continued to grow and become strong. Where faith lives, growth happens! The opposite is also true. In … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged criticize, criticizing, death, desire, diagnostic, die, disciple, discipleship, faith, fault, God, grace, grow, growing, growth, health, heart, humility, Jesus, King Jesus, meekness, plant, pride, shrink, spiritual, spiritual health, ungodliness, vibrant, wisdom, worldly
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Am I Growing?
“The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him.” (Luke 2:40, HCSB) The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him. Growth. It is the natural … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged 5 Ministry Killers, abuse, accomplish, Acts of the Apostles, apostle, bold, eternal, evangelist, faith, fullness, Gift, God, grace, grew, grow, growing, growth, humble, humility, knowledge, leader, Leadership, life, lifetime, mature, ministry, misuse, pastor, peace, privilege, servant, stature, strong, tewcher, Unity, wisdom, work
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Bad Choices, Worse Choices!
“Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged agreement, anger, bad, blood, breathe, breathing, brokenness, buffet, Canaan, choice, climate, condemn, consequences, curse, disaster, do-over, drinking, drunk, drunkenness, flesh, Generation, glutton, grandson, guilt, harsh, heartache, heartburn, humility, indulgence, life, morning after, natural, Noah, overreact, path, Pharisee, prevention, Reconciliation, relationship, shame, sin, solution, strategy
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Train Them Thursday – Perplexed When Favored By God!
“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged amazing, assurance, complicated, confusion, cooking, Creation, devoted, disciple, discipleship, dismay, drama, eternal, eternity, favor, Galilee, God, heart, honor, humanity, humility, Israel, Jesus, Joseph, joy, judge, life, Lord, love, Mary, motive, Nazareth, Palestine, ponder, promise, reality, redeem, redemption, reputation, salvation, serve, service, technique, Virgin
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Train Them Thursday – Who’s Most Important?
“John testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’ ”” (John 1:15, NASB95) He … has a … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged biblical, character, child, difference, disciple, discipleship, discipling, effectiveness, God, humility, importance, Jesus, John the Baptist, malevolent, mindset, mission, parent, perspective, rank, reputation, self-importance, testimony, thinking, trait, universe
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Blaming Others Won’t Help!
“The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.” So the LordGod asked the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged aggravated, audacity, blame, cajoled, choice, consequences, decision, forgive, forgiveness, human, humility, mercy, mistake, problems, pushed, shameless, shoved, toddler, trials, triumph, troubles
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Hope For Today – God Will Strengthen You and Help You!
Maybe you are in the midst of a valley right now – financially, relationally, emotionally, physically. It might even be the result of your own doing. Whatever the reason, here you are … struggling, suffering, and sinking. You’re wondering, … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged discouraged, emotions, fear, finances, God, health, help, hope, humility, Jesus, pray, problems, relationships, struggling, suffering, surrender, victory
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Hard Heartedness Is Contagious!
Some thoughts on Exodus 14:15-23 (ESV) The hard-heartedness of Pharaoh now spreads into the elite troops as they pursue the Israelis into the sea floor, despite the supernatural evidence that Yahweh, the Almighty God was fighting for Israel. Sometimes passion … Continue reading
Posted in Hard Heartedness
Tagged anger, bitterness, common sense, contagion, death, evidence, humility, intelligence, pride, rage, slaves, stubborn, supernatural, vengeance, viral
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Transformed Episode #250: The Path to Transformation – Part 1
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
Posted in christian life, Transformed
Tagged Bible, Christianity, decision, destiny, discernment, enslave, evangelism, fasting, God, habits, humility, practice, prayer, salvation, service, sin, solitude, spirit, spiritual disciplines, transformation, worship
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