Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Have relations with your father’s concubines, whom he has left behind to take care of the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. The hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.” (2 Samuel 16:21 NASB) Young Absalom did just […]
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Nov
Nov
Many feel that Christianity denigrates or make women second-class citizens. Just the opposite is true, Christianity has always raised the status of women. View the video to see why this is true. Dancing With The King Ken Barnes, the author of “The Chicken Farm and Other Sacred Places” YWAM Publishing and Broken Vessels through […]
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Nov
Nov
The LORD also said to Moses, “Look, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, intelligence, and skill in all kinds of crafts. (Exodus 31:1-3 NLT) God has all types of callings for his people. […]
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Nov
Nov
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. (James 4:17 NLT) Statistics reveal that forty-one percent of evangelical Christians do not vote. If this is not a sin, it may be close to it. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Pastor and theologian, tried to get the pastors in […]
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Sep
Sep
We went ashore, found the local believers, and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied through the Holy Spirit that Paul should not go on to Jerusalem. (Acts 21:4 NLT It is possible to hear from God but not hear clearly. Our love and concern for the one we speak to often cloud our […]
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Aug
Aug
My Boys Are Good Boys The mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, respectfully approached Jesus. She had what she thought was a small request. “In your kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on the right and the other on the left” (Matt. 20:21 […]
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Aug
Aug
None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke. So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying, “We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God.” (Acts 6:10-11 NLT) Cancel culture, a concept often heard in modern society, was present even in the 1st-century Church. It’s a struggle that […]
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Jul
Jul
Then the Lord said to Moses, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have now allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not enter the land.” (Deuteronomy 34:4 NLT) Incomplete obedience is always […]
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Feb
Feb
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ (Matthew 4:4 NIV) Life has a way of detouring us on our spiritual journey. Fasting is a reset of our spiritual priorities. My church often has some form of fasting at the start […]
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Jan
Jan
May God be merciful and bless us. May his face shine with favor upon us. Interlude Psalms 67:1 (NLT) We often pray, God bless me, Lord give me your favor. This is so close in how we should pray, yet, it misses the mark by miles. Often, there is too much of me and not […]