Worship Always
What is worship? Let me tell you what worship is not first. Worship is not singing hymns or praying. Singing and praying can lead you into worship. John Piper says, “True worship is valuing or treasuring of God above all things.” What do you value most in your life? If...
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Keeping busy
Keeping busy So many after a loss try to keep busy. As a matter of fact, many believe if you keep busy that will solve all your problems. Oswald Chambers said it best, “it is much easier to do something than trust in God.” The Lord says, “Be still, and...
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Time of Trouble
“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion;” Psalm 27:5 David is strengthening his heart. He knew that times of trouble would come. He is a “prepper”. A “prepper” is a person who believes a disaster or trouble is likely to occur in the future and...
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Prospering
“…as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.” 2 Chronicles 26:5 The key to prosperity is seeking the Lord. Prosperity is a state of well being or flourishing. “In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well...
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Come to Him
Come to God How are you spending your time? Are you seeking the Lord? Are you coming into His presence? What we spend our time doing reflects on what we value. God wants an intimate relationship with you, to fellowship. He wants you to worship Him. Worship leads you to...
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What does God want from you?
There is so much in the Bible and many struggle to understand it. So what does God want from you? “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.” Mathew 22:37-38 So how do we do this?...
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Extreme Living
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)/tendancies can drive you to extreme living; can cause you to strive and control yourself and others. The Obsessive part of the disorder drives recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses and causes anxiety. The obsession/addiction puts God on the back burner. “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things...
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Words can kill
We can build up or tear down people. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue,” Proverbs 18:21 Did you know that Gossip is as murder? “[Murder Begins in the Heart ] “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger...
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Divorce – Can I marry again?
If trends continue, almost 50% of marriages will end in divorce. The Bible makes it clear that marriage is sacred and binding. ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to...
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