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When we are filled with the Spirit of God, we are able to do great things.Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."This power is power from on High, the power that Spirit brings and that comes from God.1 Cor. 2:1,4 "And when I came to you,

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Patience is something that our God would have us all to learn. Patience is also a fruit of knowing Him (see Galatians 5:22-23).Imagine the Israelites having to wait before the Red Sea for God to act. Meanwhile, one of the most powerful armies of all the world is nipping at their heals and closing fast open though. But they dare not move, not without their God that is. So as the Egyptian army is

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I love this verse, Mark 10:48, 'Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"'. (Note: Son of David is a Messianic title for the Christ, this man was also confessing Christ as the Messiah in this verse. What a blessing!)This man understood that he had nothing to bring to the Lord, nothing to offer. He understood that he needed

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Prayer is of such great importance in our lives and our walk with our Father. Prayer needs to be our connection to Him, our inviting of the Holy Spirit into our lives, our daily resource. Since God is the source of all of our strength, I believe it is of utmost importance that we stay connected to Him through prayer.The more and more I live, I see the vast importance of prayer in our lives.

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You know how Jesus said that we are to love God with all of our heart, and how this is of such importance? (Mark 12:30)Well, I believe that as we spend time with our Father, we are richly rewarded. I think that as we get to know Him and let Him into our lives more and more, that we grow to love Him more and more, for there is nothing about Him that we can not love. He is perfect and He bends over

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Have you ever wondered, "Is there truly a God?". And then you look up at the sun, or the stars, or a beautiful light, and you realize that out there somewhere, something or someone had to create all this. It seems like there is too much beauty for it all to be chance. And then there are those moments that make you think. Moments of true beauty. Moments that are so Divine that they take your

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It seems that as we get closer to what the Good Book refers to as the End Times (although we don't know when this will be), it seems that we are beginning to see more and more of a destruction of the home life and the structure of the family in general.This almost sounds like a demonic attack, but before I go finger pointing and name calling, I would like to say that ever since the beginning of

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In life I find that it's easy sometimes to look at all the rules and regulations and forget how imperfect sometimes we truly are. Life is about mistakes and learning from those mistakes. I think that it is in our mistakes that God teaches us the most. It's were we learn the greatest lessons in life. When we see the error of our ways we also see the beauty of forgiveness and second chances.I think

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We as the Children of God can find our rest in the Father and in His Son. We need no longer to be burdened nor troubled by the world. Jesus Christ said:Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden

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We as Children of God are able to rest assured knowing that the Lord is in control. Although the Devil may be the god of this world (2 Cor. 4:4) and may seem to have the upper hand at times, rest assured that God will never be defeated and is always in control.One thing I believe is that the Devil is more talk than he really is. It says that in the end we shall look upon him and narrowly consider

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Galations 3:24 "Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith."Christ is the end of the law for all who believe (Romans 10:4). We are all justified by faith apart from the law (Romans 3:28). The Bible says that the purpose of the Law or Commandments (there were the Ten Commandments plus more that were given later) were given to lead us to

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There has been a recent movement that has been going on the United States, and I like to refer to it as the Messianic Movement. The Messianic Movement is an attempt to bring Christianity back to what it originally was in the first century Church. This includes bringing as much of the Jewish roots of Christianity back as possible. A lot of this seems like an attempt (with good intentions) of

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The Bible says that God has not given to us a spirit of fear (2 Tim. 1:7). Fear never comes from God. There is a certain kind of fear of the Lord, but this is a different kind of fear. It's a respect. A respect for authority. This is the fear of the Lord the Bible speaks of. But there is another kind of fear we are going to discuss. This is the kind of fear that makes one afraid, and this kind of

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There is salvation (forgiveness and deliverance from sins) found in no other name except for Jesus Christ. He is our righteousness (See Christ Our Righteousness). He is the only way to the Father.John 14:6 "I am the Truth, the Way and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me."How can we come to the Father? Only through the Son.Acts 4:12 "For there is no other name under heaven

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Acts 16:31 "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household"What must we do to be saved (Acts 16:30)? We need only to believe! (Acts 16:31)Acts 16:29-31 "And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and

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Romans 10:4 "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes."What shall we say but that Jesus Christ is our righteousness. He who knew no sin was made to be sin, that we might be the righteousness of Him (2 Cor. 5:21), praise to His glory.That which we could never do, Christ has done for us. He has mended our hearts, He has set us free (Luke 4:18). For the Spirit of

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This is a question that many people ask. Do I need to go to Church in order to be saved? Salvation for a Christian is found in none other than Jesus Christ. (See What must I do to be Saved?)So what exactly is Church then, and how can it benefit me? Do I need to go? Well, the answer varies greatly from person to person. A Church is to be composed of the body of believers. Believers in Jesus

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Phillipians 3:14 "I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."Each of us has a calling from God. A high calling. A heavenly calling. We are to press on toward the calling and strive for that goal. 2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith"1 Cor. 9:24 "Do you not know that those who run in a race all

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When Joshua led the Children of Israel into the Promised Land some 3000 years ago, he did it by faith. Joshua believed what God spoke to him, and then he acted on this faith.Joshua 1:1-5 "Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying, Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and

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The Lord is our Helper. He is our ever present strength in our times of weakness. He is always here to help.Matthew 28:20 "And, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."The Lord has also sent us a helper. The Lord Jesus Christ said that He would sent the Holy Spirit upon us after His death, burial and resurrection. That time is now! We now have the helper, the Holy Spirit here to

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What is a prophet? A prophet is one who speaks forth for God. In the Old Testament, a Prophet was one who had the Holy Spirit upon him or her, and could speak forth the Word of the Lord. Moses was a prophet. David was also a prophet. Jesus is the greatest prophet and the fulfillment of all the prophets.John 4:19 "The woman said to Him [Jesus Christ], "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet."The

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Jesus Christ is the holy Son of God. Jesus Christ came to the earth to die for the sins of mankind.Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man [Jesus Christ] did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."We come to know Jesus Christ and the power of His death and resurrection when we accept Him into our hearts.Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and

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Allow the Holy Spirit to come upon your heart and to fill you with the peace that only Jesus can give. The peace of God is a blessed peace that even the world does not know. It is a peace beyond our very understanding.Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension (understanding), will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."This blessed peace is a fruit of the

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John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies."What was the original sin of the Devil? Jesus said that He was a liar from the beginning. To see this we

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The nine fruits of the Spirit are:LoveJoyPeacePatienceKindnessGoodnessFaithfulnessGentleness/meeknessTemperance/self controlThese fruits are produced in us by the Holy Spirit as we walk in Him. These fruits are not of ourselves but of the inner work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is why they are the fruit of the Spirit and not the flesh.John 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch

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