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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
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Train Them Thursday – First Steps!
“Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”” (Matthew 3:1–2, NASB95) Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. The beginning of every … Continue reading
Turn-Around Tuesday – Venting Our Vehemence
“And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Go … and Speak!
“John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged Bethsaida, Capernaum, Chorazim, Christian, Creation, cross, family, forgiveness, friend, Galilee, God, Gospel, Jerusalem, Jesus, John, Jordan River, Leadership, Lord, neighbor, preach, repent, repentance, salvation, serve, sin, world
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Hope When You Think You Can’t Wait!
In our final episode of this three-part interview, Dr. Smith talks with Keisa Jones, author of Preparation While You Wait, Real Talk For Women of God Waiting On Their Promise. In our final episode, author Keisa Jones talks about how long it took her to learn the seven tips she shares in her … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, crave, first love, God, hope, husband, Intimacy, Lord, patiently, promiscuity, promise, purity, relationship, repent, sex, sexual, Trust, women
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Willing Worker Wednesday – When God’s Ability and Spirit-Filling Meet!
“Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people.” (Luke 1:67–68, HCSB) Then his father Zechariah was filled with … Continue reading
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Tagged beleiev, celebration, ceremony, Confession, consideration, doubt, expectancy, fail, failure, faith, God, heart, Holy Spirit, hope, Impossible, incorporate, introspection, investigation, Israel, leader, Leadership, Lord, mouth, praise, pregnant, recant, redemption, repent, return, review, Scripture, soul, Trust, Vision
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Enjoying the Incredible Benefits of Obedience!
“And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him … Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, … Continue reading
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Trials and Troubles Often Start By Choice!
““No! You will not die,” the serpent said to the woman. “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The woman saw that … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged action, Adam, choice, compassion, consequences, disobedience, disobey, eve, evil, forgiveness, God, good, grace, gracious, influence, mercy, path of life, problems, repent, rethink, sin, sinfulness, suffer, suffering, transparent, trials, trouble
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