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Is God Controlling All Things Good and Evil That Happen to Us?
I gave a definition of God’s grace last week. But it’s important to keep talking about God’s nature for awhile. Why? Because He...
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What is God’s Grace? Lessons Defining Discipleship for Believers
To answer the question, “What is God’s grace?” I could tell so many stories about people transformed by God’s grace. But...
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I Believe Jesus is Lord but what are the ABCs of How to Live Now
The picture above is of a wonderful group of Pangu villagers (in Uganda) answering a question many have. People may say, “I believe...
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Why Does God Allow Suffering? Why Does God Let Our Pain Go On?
Pastor Nicky Gumbel, developer of the Alpha program, wrote a book called, “Searching Issues.” In it he tackled seven of the most common...
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How Do I Learn to Persevere? Wisdom for Gaining Staying Power
“You’re more talented than most everyone here! The problem is you’re lazy.” The words stung my 15 year old pride. They...
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Is Constant Peace of Mind Possible? 7 Truths About Inner Peace
The ship’s captain called for Mr. Spafford to come. “This is the spot of the shipwreck,” he said to him. Horatio Spafford stared...
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Why Christians Celebrate Advent | Finding Hope in a Dark World
“What is hope? The famous Christian writer, C.S. Lewis, wrote that hope is a “continual looking forward to the eternal world.” ...
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What is True Repentance? How will I Know if God Accepts Mine?
I’ve often wondered what she looked like – the woman caught in adultery. (John 8:3) Did she grab a bedsheet to cover herself as she...
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How Do You Crush Strongholds in Your Life? What is a stronghold?
“One year ago tonight I had my last drink,” were the first words in my friend Tonya’s post. She described her daily habit of...
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Does the Bible Say ‘Jesus is God’ and Where are Those Bible Verses?
Years ago, a very indignant church member wrote to the Bishop of our area. “Jesus never said he was God,” she fumed, “and he...
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How is Praising God So Powerful and WHY is Praise a Weapon?
Watching from the balcony… “How is praising God so powerful?” she might have asked. (If she had known what to ask.) From the...
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My Sheep Hear My Voice | 10 Trustworthy Ways to Hear Jesus Consistently
Jesus Promised to Be with Us Jesus said, “I will be with you.” Many times. For example, at one point He said, “I am with you...
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Why does God say marriage first? 10 life-giving reasons to wait for sex
“Wait until marriage to have sex?” Many might say things like this, “I’d lose my mind if I had to wait until marriage to...
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Can God Help Me Not Give in? 5 Powerful Ways for Resisting Temptation
If only she had… Thank God He helps us with powerful ways for resisting temptation. Years ago there was a movie about a young wife who went...
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What Makes the Blood of Jesus Christ So Powerful and Precious?
Jesus as the once for all sacrifice In the days of the Old Testament, the people developed a sacrificial system to atone for their sins before God. ...
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The Pentecost Story: Acts 1:8 You Will Receive Power When Holy Spirit Comes
What is the Pentecost story? When people speak of the Pentecost story, they are referring to a Bible story in the Book of Acts, chapter 2. After...
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How the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Impacts Your Life Today
We recently celebrated the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. Should talk about it now cease until next year? No! You see, Easter is also a 50...
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Does the Number of People Praying Make God More Likely to Answer?
We currently have a dear friend in the hospital due to Covid. She has been there weeks and weeks. Every day, we receive a report from her husband. I...
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Can God Help Me Exit the Roller Coaster of My Overwhelming Emotions?
A number of years ago, we watched the Downton Abbey tv series. One scene comes to mind as I start to write this post today. If you’re...
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