I have been reading lately from Hannah Whitall Smith, a woman who was born into a Quaker home and after marriage got involved in the holiness movement. She wrote many books about how to get the reality of our salvation into our daily lives. The following quote is from her autobiography, The Unselfishness of God: […]
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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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Last week we talked about some of the wonderful things God has done for us. (SEE ARTICLE). This week we will talk a little about how to apply them to our lives. There are no limitations! Whatever you can see, whatever you can believe – YOU can have! Genesis 13:14-17 – …lift up now your
2 Timothy 1:7 – For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. Weymouth – For the Spirit which God has given us
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People make many decisions at the first of the year to be better people, resolutions to do this or that. In most cases they don’t last. Why? I believe this is because people don’t have the ability to change themselves within themselves, in their own strength. Will power is not enough to gain control over
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3 John 2 –I pray that you may prosper and enjoy good health and that all may go well with you – just as your soul prospers. God wants you to prosper. God wants things to go well with you. God wants you to enjoy the abundant life Jesus came to give you – every
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What is will power? It wasn’t made to battle against principalities and powers. It wasn’t given to overcome the flesh. It was made so that we can say yes to God, so that we can have free choice. Of course, I can obey the Bible and do what God says, because God is my ability
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Matthew 22:14 – For many are called, but few are chosen. 2 Peter 1:3-4 – For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). By means
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Unity doesn’t come from others conforming to your opinions or the group you hang out with – as many seem to think in these days. Unity comes from all of us conforming to the Lord, the Creator of the world, and His opinions. He created the world and knows how He intended life on earth
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People make many decisions at the first of the year to be better people, resolutions to do lose weight, exercise more, or other such things. It is like we have a fresh start. But in observing myself and others, I have found that in most cases these resolutions don’t last. Why is that? I believe
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