Category: God
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Saying Grace
In my younger years, you could always count on the local television channels (before streaming) to show the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special. Charlie and Snoopy would sit down with their friends to a feast of popcorn, pretzels, toast, and jellybeans. Peppermint Patty suggests they say grace before eating. Linus offers…
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The Overflow of Your Heart
When we open the Old Testament we find that Israel worshipped God through various required religious sacrifices and offerings. The thanksgiving offering was different from the others because it was not an obligation. No one was required to do this sacrifice. People gave to God out of the overflow of…
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Love – the Soul’s Passion
23 Jesus answered, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. John 14:23 So far, we have learned that we need to build our lives on a deep and solid rock foundation and when…
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The Soul’s Passion
“Christ did not die to make good works merely possible or to produce a half-hearted pursuit. He died to produce in us a passion for good deeds. Christian purity is not the mere avoidance of evil, but the pursuit of good.” — John Piper I love this quote by John…
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Transformation
When you have come to that point to realize God is indeed in control, you have “arrived.” So do we do nothing but sit back and watch God do His stuff? Not quite. Think of it in terms of a baby having been born. Are they at the end of…
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Can I Trust God?
Some people would look at this title and thing, well yeah, but have you ever asked this very serious question? We know we can not trust satan or the world, but can we trust God? HOw can we know God really has our best intentions at heart? Let us look…
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Temptations
There is always this changing process going on inside of me. God is constantly changing my perspective, but the world wants to distract me and get me sidetracked from the best of what God has for me. 23 “‘This is what the Lord says:The wise person should not boast in his wisdom;the strong…
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What Hinders Transformation?
When you are in a contest, it helps to know who your opponent is. It helps to know what their strategy is. Our Christian journey is going to be full of spiritual warfare. God’s Word says we do not battle against other people, we battle evil. We have an enemy…
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Knowing God
In order for God to transform You and I, we need to know Him. We can not simply know ABOUT Him, but really know Him personally. Many of us only know about Him. It is like knowing a really famous person. You can google a bunch of information and know…
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Dos and Don’ts or Spiritual Transformation?
Have you ever been in a church service where the preacher goes on and on about “do this, don’t do that?” Can we honestly say that God only cares about our behavior? Does God only care about us behaving correctly? Can we honestly tell ourselves that we are “okay” with…
It Starts Small 