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Which IS more important to you? Your MORTAL body OR your IMMORTAL soul? Let us see what the Word says OK? Rom 8:10 "But if Christ is in you, the body indeed is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness." Rom 8:13 "for if you live according...
Throughout this study on Hebrews 11, we have defined faith, we have outlined its importance and its advantages, and we have highlighted several Biblical examples of how faith has worked in the lives of ordinary human beings. We have learned that everyone is allotted a...
In last week's lesson, focusing on Song of Solomon 1:7, we discovered that when God seems like He's answering everyone except you, there is something you can do. The first step is to identify that He seems far away, and the second step is the cry out to Him: "Tell me...
It was in the aftermath of the glorious victory over 5 Canaanite kings. God gives Israel victory, He roots out five nations, the sun stands still for Joshua, and all is good. Except for one thing: "Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah." (Josh...
"Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace." (Matthew 6:6 The Message)...
Last week, in Wilderness Instructions, Part 1, we saw that God is still in the "temple-building" business, and even though the "temples" He now would have us build are spiritual, not physical in nature, the instructions He gave to Moses are still valid instructions...
Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 1, we saw that we are called to take a spiritual walk that may lead us into danger, and we must be prepared, as the Train Driver is, on every journey. But how do we become "prepared"? When my Father spoke, I listened and now,...
“[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly].” (Philippians 3:10 AMP) To know...
"Don't be weighed down with things that concern this world: What should we wear? What should we eat? What should we drink? … Look at the birds. They don't worry …" (Matthew 6:25,26) Philio is my son-in-law's Blue-headed Pionus. They are great pals and Philio seems to...
Over Father's Day last year, we went camping along the shores of Lake Erie. While enjoying some of the first real "beach days" of the season, we were introduced to a new kind of surfing: Kite Surfing. The sport appeared to be akin to windsurfing, for the purpose of...
"We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised." (Hebrews 6:12) Keeping the faith requires a lot of hard work, especially in our society. In contrast to fifty years ago, churches are faced with...
As a minister of God, I am concerned about the situation in our homes. All around us today, we can see that many marriages have been messed up, many more at the verge of collapse and some dangling on the tiny rope that will snap off at any moment. The institution of...
Once we pass Salvation , our lives take a major change of re-routing. The road we were once on has now got to change to the road, Christ destined for us. The blueprint of God's plan for our lives is Redemption, Righteousness and Worship. In order to...