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On only a few rare occasions does the New Testament lift the veil and allow us entrance into the inner and intimate workings of a particular local church. This letter is ...
In order to handle life we need the Lord God to give us the ability to put Jesus Christ on the throne of our lives to keep us going in ...
... make this up.”
These statements accurately capture the story in Daniel chapter 4, one of the most unusual chapters in the Bible. ... and lived like a beast until he humbled himself and praised God with some of the most eloquent words ever to fall from human lips.
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Ever let the tall walls of obstacles paralyze you from pursing your goals? If so, this might be just the message for you.
From God’s unique victory at Jericho through Joshua, we learn that nothing is ... Chuck Swindoll teaches us how to fight our spiritual battles God’s way so that He can give us the victories we need—for His glory.
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Love is the defining characteristic of a true follower of Christ and the one irresistible appeal the church can offer the world. In this message, Chuck Swindoll paints a living ...
... finished well. We remember them for their faithfulness to God, but how did they remain faithful? What makes a person walk with God for three hundred years or do his best work in the last decades of life? We attain some insight into these questions in the ...
No matter what you’ve done God loves you. The Apostle Paul, who wrote much of the New Testament, calls himself the worst ... he met Christ he killed Christians and yet he was rescued by God’s grace. And you can be too.
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... Choosing right priorities forces us to reconsider the importance of Christ in our lives.
There are many voices these days. ... having different priorities than your associates and go God's way. His is the most reliable route to follow when life gets complicated. ...
... and insecurities.
This cannot help but impact three of the most prevalent joy stealers in all of life.
He broadens the dimensions of our circumstances . This gives us new confidence....
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Read Proverbs 13:18
Discipline is one of the most hated terms of our times...right alongside patience and self-control. But have you noticed how often it comes up in the testimonies of those who win?
Here are some key uses of discipline:
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Read Ephesians 5:25
God's goal for us as husbands is to be sensitive rather than to prove how ... say yes to more and more in our homes...so we can say yes to the needs of our children and our families. (How else will your children learn ... Mind you, this is not to be a smothering kind of attention—the kind that says a husband is so insecure he cannot let his wife out of his ...
... compete...or grandstand...or polish their image...or grab the limelight. They know their job, they admit their limitations, they do what ...
Servants cannot concern themselves with who gets the credit.
Let's serve...in the name of Jesus.
Excerpted from Charles ...
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... whole chain. Each one is a link. But take away one link and the chain is broken.
Nobody is a whole team. Each one is a player. But take away one player and the game is forfeited.
Nobody is a whole orchestra. Each one is a musician. ...
“You will break the bow, if you keep it always bent.” So goes an ancient Greek saying. ... downcast, and discouraged. But why? And how did God deal with His broken servant? Elijah’s story helps us understand how we ... handle those days when we, too, get discouraged and come to God searching for a restorative touch from our Saviour’s hand.
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... name things, specific things that we've gone through in the last several years that make no logical sense whatsoever...but that's OK. We can't figure them out.
But let me assure you, God is at work doing His mysterious plan (mysterious to us), which defies human ...
... and we are remiss if we ignore it.
We praise God by expressing words of honour to Him for His character, His name, His will, ... that was a genuine, stimulating part of romance.
By the way, I hope you haven't stopped praising her! Praise is greatly ...
... solutions and find no delight in arguments. Peacemakers calm the waters, they don't trouble them. Peacemakers work hard to keep an offense ... simplify life; it complicates it.
When Christ blessed the peacemakers, He was extolling the value of doing all we can to maintain ...
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While thinking back on his days with Jesus, John (one of The Twelve) remembers there was something about Him that was like no one else, ... "glory," a glory that represented the very presence of God. In addition, this glorious One was "full of grace and truth."
Pause ...
... able to be interrupted.
Honesty —committed to the truth regardless how much it hurts, a willingness to admit the truth no matter how difficult or humiliating the admission may be. Hating ...
