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... understanding of how to silence internal insecurities. For the next 30 days read the questions and allow them to spark deeper personal ... of this self-sabotage can be failing to seize opportunities God has for us.
Much adult insecurity and inner self-criticism stem ...
Dear friend,
“Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep.” (Acts 13:36 NIV)
... about King David was not only true of him, but also of the heroes of faith mentioned in Hebrews 11 and found throughout the Bible. ...
... a widow courage as she stands beside a fresh grave? What is the ultimate hope of the disabled, the amputee, the abused, the burn victim? ... though it may be for us to understand the details of how God is going to pull it off, we hang our hopes on fragile, threadlike thoughts ...
Read Exodus 14:23-15:22
“I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider ... my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him! (Exodus ...
In Paul's letter to the church at Philippi joy is one of the main themes, along with perseverance ... with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” While these lovely words have certainly sustained the saints through ... be at peace within yourself. And that helps us to move ahead with the second principle.
True, dignified, just, pure, lovely, ...
WHO WROTE FIRST TIMOTHY?
The first of Paul's final series of letters—which along with 2 Timothy and Titus are called the Pastoral Epistles—1 Timothy offers practical and pastoral advice from the ... above reproach and exercising the spiritual gifts that God had given him (1 Timothy 4:12-16).
However, Paul knew that such a task ...
... 12:25–13:3
One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for ... As soon as those folks realized it was the Spirit of God who was sending them on, they released them. And the change occurred ...
... dad. Finally, after a quick search, he grabbed his daddy by the leg and yelled, “Man, that story of Moses and all those people crossing ... If insurance companies choose to leave room for “acts of God,” that’s their business...but those are fightin’ words in ...
... problem. It’s you I hope to encourage today. Often the situations with no human answers form the basis upon which God does some of His best work.
This is illustrated beautifully in the life ...
Hedonism is another logical outcome of secularism. The hedonist sees himself as alone in the universe. He’s discarded the Christian concept of the infinite, personal God, who made the world and rules it by His providence. And because there’s ...
... Corinthians 3:10-14
Scripture not only supports the idea of eternal rewards, it spells out the specifics. In 1 Corinthians ... let’s review the verses:
According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and ...
... all…many times. What potatoes are to Idaho, manna was to the wandering Hebrews for 40 long years (Exodus 16:35). They boiled it, baked ... to their front door—for 40 years! In fact, God called it “food from heaven…the bread of angels” (Psalm 78:24-25 ...
... I really feel sorry for Eutychus. It was bad enough for the fella to fall asleep in church while Paul was preaching...he even fell ... essential to the message. A failure to present the Word of God with genuine enthusiasm accompanied by fresh, specific illustrations and ...
The word grace means many things to many people. We refer to a ballet ... the ability of the individual. Grace is one-sided. Grace is God giving Himself in full acceptance to someone who does not deserve it and ... his crippled feet.
Moments like that remind us that God will look at His children and say with that “yes” face, “You’re in ...
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Spiderman, Batman, Black Panther, and Guardians of the Galaxy, just some of the recent popular superhero movies. If you follow ... overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, quenched the flames of ...
It's baaaack! The age-old yuletide season is about to slip in the door once again. Better not ... a practical reason to look back over it with gratitude for God's protection and grace to each of us. This reflection sets in motion the ... in frustration. I—like you—have seen and experienced God's hand of protection and mercy, even in the toughest moments.
During ...
Since the time Cain refused to give God the first fruits of his crops, humanity has ... issue facing Christians.
We cannot escape. We live, and move, and have our being in a consumer cosmos. The global economy and ...
... and Christian ministries are no exception. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Insight for Living Canada as a Bible-teaching ministry ... Canada too. What we have accomplished has been because of God’s grace.
Second, we have ministered for four decades because of the ...
What do you see when you look in the mirror? How do you perceive yourself? Someone has said, “Perceptions are ... are: in Adam, under law, in the kingdom of Satan, enemies of God, in darkness, separated from God, spiritually dead in our sins, and condemned.
But in grace and mercy ...
To judge, or not to judge. That is the question.
Why is this even a question? Doesn’t Jesus tell us in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7:1–2 “Do not judge others, and you ... to judge those inside the church who are sinning. God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must ...
