The prayers of Paul in the Epistles teach us how to pray as the New Testament Church. See more on New Testament patterns of prayer and prayers. What I am focusing on today is being filled with the fullness of God. At the end of this prayer in the Amplified Bible, I love the wording. […]
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How can I spend time with God? What are some specific things I can do? Last time we talked of the importance of getting to know God. Then we talked about getting to know God as He presents Himself in His Word. The first step is to study Jesus in the Word to find out
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 – For the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ. What is a stronghold? A stronghold is a thought that
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Times of trouble: Habakkuk 3:17 – Though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vine, though the produce of the olive fails and the fields yield no food, through the flock is cut off form the fold and there are no cattle in the stall… This is speaking of
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Luke 19:13 (KJV) – And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Luke 19:13 (NASB) – And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’ Occupy (pragmateuomai) – occupy,
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After years of drought in California, the rain is beginning to fall. The drought has broken. They are forecasting so much rain that it could do damage. We need spiritual rain strong and powerful enough to do damage the the strongholds of thought and belief the enemy has been beginning to build in our land. The enemy has
In the last post I began to speak on spiritual hunger. Here are some scritpures on that subject for you to feed on. Psalm 42:1-3 – As the deer pants for streams of water, so pants my soul after you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come
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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT FEAR? ABOUT WORRIES AND ANXIETIES? DON’T DO IT. DON’T HAVE THEM. Though we know we are to not worry and that we are to cast our cares on the Lord, how many actually do it? This isn’t because we aren’t willing to but because WE DON’T KNOW
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Recently, I went through some practical steps and getting closer to God. This week I’m going to expand this by talking about how to STAY close to Him and abide ALWAYS in His presence. Below are some facts that are unchangeable, and we can count on them every day. When we purposely put faith in
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Hebrews 12:1-2 (Amplified) – Therefore then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course
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