That moment for me, for you, and for everyone – when eternity touches time. The phrase “when eternity touches time” came to me while considering a message for a funeral. A young man had died in an auto accident and I had asked the Lord for words to put the moment in perspective. When eternity touches time. […]
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I want the fruit of God’s Spirit in my life. Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5 as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-c0ntr0l. Paul says “fruit” not “fruits”. The fruit of the Spirit is not like apples, oranges, bananas, or grapes. We love an apple but hate bananas.
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Jesus is Lord. Jesus is the head of His body the church. Jesus doesn’t abuse his body; He might put it on a diet, but only for better health. The church of 2021 will not be like the church of 2019 because in 2020 the body of Christ is on a diet. The church might
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Answered prayer is key to a great relationship with God. Prayer is asking, and the more specifically that you ask, the better. Assume God wants to answer prayer, and if He doesn’t, then it isn’t the right timing, or you have asked for something that isn’t God’s will. I always remind myself when asking God
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Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. – Galatians 6:9 There is a hill that I ride up on my bike. That’s what I do; I ride my bicycle for health and sanity. I don’t ride with others. I’m with
A song, some of us learned while children – the B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me, I stand upon the word of God, the B-I-B-L-E. There is an inherent sense of divine perspective that I get while reading the Bible. The book breathes life to me. Yes, it is hard to understand historical recollections
Every person has a need for God’s presence. I do too. Without God’s manifest presence I worry too much. The Passion Translation reflects my thoughts about God’s presence: My heart will not be afraid even if an army rises to attack. I know that you are there for me, so I will not be shaken. Here’s
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I believe that God can change your life instantly. I experienced this myself. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior on New Year’s Eve 1971/1972 and gave up drugs permanently. I’ve never been tempted to do drugs again. This past weekend I interviewed George Smith in the “Talk Back” section of our online
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Fear is nothing, but it has great influence. Paul writes to Timothy: “God will never give you the spirit of fear, but the Holy Spirit who gives you mighty power, love, and self-control.” – 2 Timothy 1:7 (TPT) All of us deal with fear. I used to think that if I was the spiritual giant that
Saints… The Bible is huge on prophecy. An estimated 300 prophecies for the first coming of Jesus show up throughout the Old Testament and another estimated 600 throughout the entire Bible for the second coming of Jesus. Pastor Grant’s math means that there could be upwards of 2,700 prophecies in the Bible. What???? I must
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