Category: Christ
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valley of experiences.
We learn more in our valley experiences than on our mountaintops. Our school of experience is through adversity, anguish, trails, tribulations, and headaches. They operate as lessons that bring us to a place of new insight and understanding. They can alter our perceptions of the world, our views on God,…
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the plans that turn to ash.
Whatever we acquire outside of God’s will eventually turns to ashes. This is a harsh statement but a truth we need to understand. The deepest desire in every human heart is to know God. This is how he made every single human. We were made this way so that no…
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pathway of brokenness
Brokenness is the requirement for maximum usefulness by God. Who do you love more than God? Who do you trust more than God? What is God stripping away from your life? The answers to these questions many be the explanation for why God is working so hard to break your…
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listening and walking.
Listening is an essential key to walking with God. One of the most important parts of our discipleship journey is to learn to listen to God. We live complex and often hectic lives and there’s nothing more important, necessary, and rewarding than to hear what God has to say to…
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continued peace.
The key to continued peace with God is the fruit of oneness with Him. Our lives are going to be a continuation of storms. Some storms we can see coming. Some storms jump up out of nowhere. There will always be a little rain falling upon us. No one is…
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the thrill of trusting God
Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to seeing what God sees. In our discipleship journey we are going to encounter mammoth sized trials and difficulties. We have to learn from God’s Word how to respond to threats by laying hold of a victorious faith that looks beyond…
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fight from your knees.
The key to winning spiritual warfare is from the posture of your knees. First, I need to say that we do not fight men or circumstances. We fight against evil. “Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that…
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the darkness lasts just long enough.
The dark moments of our lives last only so long as it is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us. Are you on a dark road of adversity? Do you want God’s best for your life? Do you desire to be used by Him? At some point you’ll…
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the energy of His presence
Where does my strength come from? My strength comes from the Lord who’s presence energizes His work in me. In our Christian discipleship journey, Christ is our supervisor. He is the Forman. He is the CEO. He not only watches us from afar, He is right here with us in…
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masks.
What is union with Christ? Faith is how union with Christ becomes powerful and operative in your life. Faith is a God given gift. It is a gift that allows you to take hold of God’s having take hold of you. If you are in Christ, have received His gift…
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