Tag: God
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Do you call God Daddy?
Daddy found his artistic abilities in his retirement. But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive…
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Unwrapping Lazarus, a review
Dr. Pete Carter’s job description is “to bring hope wherever I am.” Unwrapping Lazarus: Freeing the Supernatural in Your Life beckons the reader to unwrap the bindings of traditions and learned religion in order to open our lives to the great and precious promises and possibilities that God has for His children–to live in freedom…
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Are you eating and drinking eternity?
My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. This is the…
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What if we laid down our sorrows?
What if we laid down our sorrows for the joy of the Lord? Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him. Psalm 32:10 What if we laid down our shame for the joy of the Lord? Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of…
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Full Disclosure
Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:54. I’ve been chewing on that for the past two weeks. John 16 is another way of saying it. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit, possessing His promises, partaking in the…
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One way love … belovedness before loveliness
If you eat your spinach, you will be healthy. If you study, you will get good grades. If you smile, people will like you. Pastor Tullian Tchividjian points out that Christians often approach God in the same way. If … then. Sure, we recognize that we have broken the Law of God, and that disqualifies us…
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Even if the miracle doesn’t come
Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold about 90 feet tall and commanded all his rulers and people to come to the dedication of this idol. At the sound of the orchestra, all the people were commanded to fall down and worship the idol. Those who did not were to be tossed into…
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Have you bargained with God? Hannah did.
Praying in the Melk Abbey in Austria She, [Hannah] greatly distressed, prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly. She made a vow and said, “O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son,…
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Could entering heaven be like a graduation celebration?
“… there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Luke 15:10 The University of Redlands celebrated a weekend of achievements: traditional students and returning adults graduated with a variety of degrees. I attended the School of Business celebrations. There was an awards ceremony, a very special dinner,…
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Jesus died for you; will you live for Him?
And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord.…