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When Problems Plague a Nation!
In one of the most familiar passages for most Bible students, King Solomon of United Israel dedicated the Temple he had built to the Lord. Then he prayed a passionate, well thought out prayer for mercy from God. For 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged calamities, cause, condition, country, drought, forgive, God, heal, heaven, humble, Israel, locusts, Lord, lost, mercy, nation, offering, pandemic, passionate, people of God, plague, pray, prayer, prayerlessness, pride, problems, proud, rain, seek, Solomon, spiritual, temple, wicked, wickedness
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Hope For Today – Appreciating God’s Vindication!
Reality. It’s hard to find it when we come to a Church or a Bible message these days. There’s a lot of, “God loves you” – which is so, so true! But, what about the evil all around us? What … Continue reading
Train Them Thursday – Faith’s Beginning – Repentance!
“John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged abundant life, baptism, body, change, control, discipleship, evidence, faith, God, idols, life, mind, mistake, monster, path of life, preach, pride, process, repent, repentance, resistance, serve, spirit, struggle, subconscious, supernaturalpower, transform, transformative, truth, tsoul, turn around, way of life, wrong
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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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Turn-Around Tuesday – Denial Leads to Our Destruction!
“Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Abel, action, arrogance, brother's keeper, Cain, child, choice, consequences, distraction, failure, forgiveness, frustrated, frustration, guilt, honest, humble, lie, life, mean, mercy, mistakes, obstinate, parent, pride, responsibility, teachable, transparent, trapped, trials, troubles, wrong-doing
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Hope For Today – God Gives More Grace!
Pride. It gets all of us into problems every week. We know we are right, why can’t others see what we see? And when they don’t, we often push too hard and, in the process, show we are more interested … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged forgiveness, God, grace, heart, hope, humble, Jesus, pride, problems, process, relationship, repent, repentant
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Transformed #292: God Guides When We Pray Together!
God longs for every one of us to gather together, and bring our broken hearts to Him in prayer. These encouraging words are part of today’s reminder that, “God Guides When We Pray Together!” Practical, Biblical insight marks this call … Continue reading
Posted in Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, God's will, Transformed
Tagged abundant, assurrance, conversion, devotion, direction, faith, faithful, filled, God's plan, God's will, heart, life, marriage, obstacle, path, pride, purpose, rebellion, satisfied, Submissive, Trust, understanding, work
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The Hard Hearted Realize Their Imminent Destruction Too Late!
Some thoughts on Exodus 14:24-31 (ESV) The hard-heartedness of Pharaoh and the Egyptians realized too late that the Lord fought against them to their total destruction. As the God who is able (Romans 4:21) acts, horror finally sinks into reason. … Continue reading
Posted in Hard Heartedness
Tagged destroyed, discipleship, experience, God, godliness, heart, horror, Jesus, Lord, pride, Promised Land
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