Going deeper with Jesus
Procrastination, or is it?Postponing or getting things done?Putting God offDisciplineTaking that stepFear of the unknownMaybe not fear, just unsuretyNot feeling so confident about somethingTaking the leapIs it just a thought, a good idea,or is God trying to prompt you to do something? Sometimes you know, other times you just have to start walking in that […]
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From the Old Hymn, Amazing Grace written in 1779 by John Newton Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come: ’tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home This verse of Amazing Grace went through my mind todayI have been considering a preacher who is off track,who
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Steven, You are a very rich preacher.Money is not exactly what I am planning to address here.Your preaching is full of methods, doxies, and graphs, littered with pieces of the flesh, which is the richness I am addressing… The Lord cuts in here: I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire,
Open Letter to Steven Furtick and, Most Importantly, a Word from the Lord included Read More »
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Colossians 3:23 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Ephesians 6:7 This is similar to: Do this unto the least of these, you have done it unto Me. Whatever you do, do it unto the LordNot
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The widow who gave two insignificant coins was honored by JesusShe gave all that she hadJesus noticed herGiving our all to Jesus is significant And Jesus sat over against the treasury,and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury:and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she
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And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? Matthew 18:33 Jesus expects us to forgiveIt’s pretty simple, but slightly difficult to fully understand What we do is we accept His forgiveness and then we
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Our idea of perfection and God’s idea of perfection is not the same thingGod’s idea of perfection leads us to true humility and abandonment of our selfOur idea of being in God’s perfect will might be a glorified holiness or other ideal of the flesh that can be seen by ourselves and others We also
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When the Lord reveals sin to you, He has the remedyHe is teaching us alwaysHe is cleansing us as much as we let HimHe is purifying us as He takes over more, as we allow Him to take over moreMore of our lives, our time, our attention, our conversation Some things in our lives have
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The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and the New in GreekStrong’s Concordance shows the same definition for both words of spirit Strong’s Concordance, Hebrew, Old Testamentruach: breath, wind, spirit 7307Original Word: רוּחַPart of Speech: Noun FeminineTransliteration: ruachPhonetic Spelling: (roo’-akh)Definition: breath, wind, spirit Strong’s Concordance Greek, New TestamentSpirit Wind, breath, spirit. 4151Original Word: Πνεύματος PneumatosNoun – Genitive Neuter Singular But if
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Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head, as He sat at meat. But when His disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? For
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