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How To Get Wisdom

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Does anyone else feel like there is a lack of wisdom these days?  This can be seen in those around us as well as ourselves. On the other hand, there is an increase in arrogance and self reliance.   The war against pride that takes place in our minds is one of the greatest battles […]

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Weak, Alone, And Worthless?

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The Christian life is a life that demands your full attention.  If we are living as we ought to, the enemy will be prowling near us often.  We must be ready for his attacks.   He will attempt to divide you off from the family of God and make you feel alone, weak, and worthless. […]

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God Has The Victory

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As a kid, I learned to adapt to my situation and took on the mindset that success is the best revenge.  I out-performed person after person that came into my life, hoping and trusting in my own ability.  This “Be the best” attitude worked great until I was made aware of my sin. My attempt […]

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How To Quit Any Sin

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Too many times we come up with elaborate plans and twelve step programs to do away with the sin in our lives.  God shows a principle over and over in His word that has been effective for thousands of years.  The solution to overcoming sin isn’t to work harder at stopping it. In fact, we […]

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Speaking Thanksgiving

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When our identity changes from enemy of God to child of God, it produces outward changes as well.  Said another way our actions flow from our identity. As children of light, we are now ministers of reconciliation; reconciling people through Christ to their Father in heaven.   We must put away the old and fully […]

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Greater Is He

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Though our eyes may be blinded to the spiritual realm, a war is raging all around us.  We need only to look in our thoughts as evidence. For the spirits of the antichrist are forever seeking to gain ground in the minds and hearts of man. So how are we to know which is the […]

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Love Your Enemy

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As you read Luke 6:35-36, your first thought may be, “That’s impossible”. I agree!  It is impossible without God. Fake it till you make it works up to a certain point, but what God had asked of us, no man can fake.  However, what is impossible with man is possible with God.  When we surrender […]

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A Father’s Love

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Being an adoptive father isn’t always easy.  One of the greatest joys is getting the privilege of seeing a glimpse of God’s redeeming love.  When we stumble He loves us, and when we stand firm, He loves us.  While being a Father to fatherless can be extremely enjoyable, it can also be heavily taxing emotionally […]

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Deny And Follow

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Jesus has a way of straight shooting right to the heart of the matter.  Whether parable or command, His words rest heavy in our minds.   Here Jesus is explaining that to be His disciple it requires complete surrender.  He’s asking for us to divorce our flesh and all it’s desires.  In our customer-centric consumer […]

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Hide And Seek

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One of my favorite games to play is hide and seek.  The thrill of being the last one found or quickly finding others is an adrenaline rush for me. I remember playing in the dark one night with our oldest 7 kids.  I had gone to the trouble of climbing a set of shelves and […]