“And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.” Mathew 26:37 When you anticipate that an event may be overwhelming; reach out to someone. You do not need to walk alone. Ask for support and prayer, “Then He...
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What Does Religion Teach Us? Religion teaches us to limit God. In religion we put God in a box, and leave out the expectations of His limitless power. We have our own ideas how God should answer our prayers, and when He does not fit in our small expected outcome,...
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Paid forward. As you send your kids off to college, you may suffer more than an emotional loss. Your bank account may get hit pretty hard. The good news is that Jesus has paid it forward. He died poor so that we could live the abundant life. “For you...
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Have We Been Taught Unbelief? Our earthly nature is to believe in rational thoughts and to analyze what we think is logical. But, when our minds have been renewed in Christ, this should not be so. Just as Korah complained against Moses and Aaron, saying, ‘You take too much upon...
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A waste of energy As I listened to the story of why there was going to be another delay, I knew my family was going to be upset. As I heard the dissatisfaction come out of one family members mouth and then the other, God quickened my spirit to say...
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Teaching with Demonstration Do we see the demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit after we hear teaching? Jesus practiced “show and tell”. He would teach with authority and then demonstrate that authority. “Then He went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and was teaching them on the...
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“So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” Mathew 19:6 What happens when a man has separated you from your loved one by death, and you are no longer one flesh? “For a married woman is bound by law...
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Better than a Handout Peter and John were going in the temple, and a lame man, since birth, asked for money. “And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, ‘Look at us.’ So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. Then Peter said, ‘Silver...
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On one hand I had a teacher in high school that said to the class if you have five friends (true friends); you know the type, the ones that would drop everything and be there for you, then you are blessed. I always thought wow… can I count five true...
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Is God Poor? Sometimes we act like God is poor and always having to ask for a collection to get things done. The truth is, God has everything He needs, but He wants us to not only share what we have, but trust Him for any need we have. God...
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