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James 4:3; 1 John 5:14-15; Matthew 20:20-34– If we improve our asking, we’ll improve our receiving.– Every asking is not good asking.– We cannot ask simply for positions of power and authority, if we are not able to handle them.– We cannot just put our eyes on the ultimate thing, without considering the required thing.– […]
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2 Kings 13:14-20; Philippians 4:12-13– Too many times we fail to connect what we are hearing to what we heard.– God builds, faith to faith, precept by precept.– We are to give the more earnest heed to the Word we heard.– How many times have we just stopped doing something? Might have to reconsider that […]
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Genesis 32:24-26; Psalm 11:1– It is common for us to have times when we want to give up.– We can have good times and bad times, ups and downs, disappointments and enjoyment, joy and pain, even if we know God.– Sometimes we can find ourselves in a dark place by ourselves, a place where it […]
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Matthew 11:28-30; 1 Thessalonians 5:23 – Our soul is our mind, our will and our emotions. – We have a Spirit, Soul and Body. – We spend more time strong to take care of our bodies rather than our spirit or soul. – Our soul is eternal, our body is temporary. Matthew 16:26 – Our […]
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Matthew 14:26-29; Proverbs 28:1– Living by faith is a command of God that cannot be filled by our natural abilities.– People of God who walk in obedience to His Word do not have to put on outward displays,Hebrews 4:16; Joshua 1:6-7, 9– We don’t have to put on the bold, boldness is already in us.Ephesians […]
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Genesis 21:1-2, 30:22-23; 1 Samuel 1:19-20 – No one can fill the void of a Mom. – Mothers represent unconditional love, support, nurturing, forgiving nature, proud of our achievements, most loyal. – Moms are irreplaceable. Biggest supporters and best friends. – Mom knows how to keep a secret. – Only moms can kiss a boo-boo […]
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Mark 4:26-29,13; Genesis 1:11-12– The kingdom of God is in us.– What we do is essential to the kingdom of God operating.– The seed will work in ways that man cannot understand.Genesis 8:22– Some of our roots have to go in the ground further, so that it can support the growth of what has been […]
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Genesis 47:23-25,27 – We like the salvation, but the terms of the contract, we have a problem with. – We have to examine our perspective of what God has done and is offering us. Deuteronomy 8:18; Psalm 103:7 – We take grace for granted. – Do we grade God according to His conduct or His […]
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Daniel 3:16-30; Exodus 20:2-5– One of the hardest things for us to do is to be quiet. We don’t have to answer everything.– A great sign of power is restraint.– We have to learn to let God fight our battles.– Our faith should be in God’s ability.– Is our faith in God’s ability or is […]
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John 21:15-22 – Now is not the time to give up. – God asks us questions to unravel or undo the things we have done grievous to Him. – We are worried about what other people do or their relationship to God, more than our own. Or when Jesus tells us what our role is. […]
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Judges 18; 17; 1:21,27,29-34 – God provided a promised land for every tribe except the Levite. God expected the people to take care of the Levite, represented of Him. – Because the people did not recognize God as king, they made one themselves. – If we don’t remove the sinful things in our lives, we […]
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James 1:19-25; Proverbs 4:7; John 8:31; Hebrews 2:1; Luke 11:27-28; Matthew 7:21-26– God saved us by His Word, so we should be quick to hear His Word.– Our wrath will take us out of our right standing with God.– Meekness, strength under control.– The Word of God is a treasure that we need to receive […]
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John 20:11-29, 21:1-14 ; Mark 15:43; Isaiah 51:12; Luke 24:13-32– No improvisation with angels, say what the Lord says.– We need to crave Jesus, remember Joseph of Arimathea.– One of the first things Jesus did after the resurrection was comfort someone when they were sad.– Jesus knows everything, but He still asks questions.– After speaking […]
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Matthew 28:1-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 – Three times Jesus spoke of His death and that He will rise again. – Jesus reveals things in greater detail the more we walk with Him. – The stone was rolled away not so Jesus can get out, but so that people can get in and bear witness that […]
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Luke 22:14-20, 39-43; John 13:1-15,31-35 – Jesus instituted Communion on Thursday. – Communion can be taken at any time. – Relationships are not about rules. Religion is about rules. – Jesus gets upset when we make it harder to worship. – We have to get comfortable with not knowing. God will reveal what we don’t […]
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Psalm 24:7-10; Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-111; Luke 19:28-44; John 12: 12-19; Isaiah 62:11, Zechariah 9:4; Psalm 118:25-26; 2 Samuel 7; Habakkuk 2:10-11; Luke 19:41-44 – The people had a deep desire for God to be with them. – Jesus needed the obscure donkey. No matter how obscure we may seem to be, Jesus needs […]
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Romans 8:35-37; Psalm 32:2, 51:6, 37:23-24, 145:14:41:10; Galatians 1:10; Proverbs 16:18, 19:2; John 11:1-4,39-40,43; Micah 7:8 – If we love ourselves, we ought to be ourselves. – One of the things we can do to avoid falling is being ourselves. – When we try to be someone that we’re not, we’re operating in a […]
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John 3:16; Romans 8:32; Genesis 22:1-18; 21:12 – Love is an action that flows from a decision. God made a decision to create us, – Because God is great, His actions are not fully appreciated. – The best obedience is immediate. Delayed obedience turns into disobedience. – Commitment is shown over time. – When we […]
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1 Samuel 30:1-6, 7-16, 17-19; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Jeremiah 17:7-8; Psalm 16:8-9; Romans 15:4; Colossians 1:27; Exodus 33:17-19 – If there is nothing to hope for, then faith has nothing to do. – It’s a blessing to have people in your life to encourage you. But it’s even better when you can encourage yourself. – […]
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Exodus 3:1-12 – Things are attached to seasons, purpose is linked to time. – People get attached to seasons, because things are attached to seasons. – If we don’t know our purpose, there is not one single thing that is going to make us happy. – We were created with a purpose. […]
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Romans 4:16-21; Hebrews 11:1; 1 Samuel 1:8-18 – Our believing and hoping must be according to that which was spoken. – There’s no reason to hope, but we believe anyway. – Faith is acting or living like the promises of God are true. – Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. – Hope is a confident […]
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Colossians 2:8-10; Numbers 14:21; Matthew 12:43-45; Ephesians 4:27 – Some of the philosophies, the traditions we follow are man-made. – We must not let anyone, including ourselves, capture us from following the teaching of Christ. – God is not a God of fairness, He is a God of justice. – We are not looking for […]
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Genesis 16:3-9, 21:16-19; Proverbs 28:1; John 4:4-5; Romans 8:35-37; James 4:7; 1 John 4:18; Luke 15:11-18 – The only true basis that we have that things will change is a Word from the Lord. – It’s easier to run away from problems than face them. – We think that if we run and hide, the […]
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Luke 12:13-21; Deuteronomy 8:18; Proverbs 1:24-25; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; Exodus 12:35-36; Psalm 105:37; Genesis 32:13-18, 33:8-11; Haggai 1:1-11; Isaiah 58:1-11 – The blessings of God do not come through man’s devices. – We cannot just be wanting stuff. – God looks at selfishness as foolishness. – It’s selfish to want enough just for you and […]
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Genesis 35:1-3,4-7, 25:20-28, 28:10-22, 31:11-13, 32:24-32, 34:1-30 – Just because your daddy and your grandfather knows God, does not mean you know God. You have to know God for yourself. – God is with us and we don’t even know it. – Jacob renamed the place Bethel, the house of God when He realized God […]
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Matthew 6:33; Psalm 89:14; Luke 6:38; Proverbs 19:17, 28:27, 11:25; 2 Samuel 6:1-9; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 – God has a way of getting to us the provision we need. – We cannot be the powerful representatives of Christ concerning our finances, if we are fretting. – It’s through giving that we receive. – We can […]
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1 John 3:1-2, 4:16; 1 Corinthians 13:8; Romans 5:8, 8:38; Zephaniah 3:17; 2 Kings 4:8,18-26 – Knowing something goes beyond head knowledge… it’s heart knowledge. – We have to behold God’s love. See it. Think about it. – Love is decisional. Selfless choices that are made with your mind on someone else. – God loves […]
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Galatians 3:13-14; Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (The Blessing), v.15-68, (The Curse – Sickness, Disease, Poverty and Lack), Deuteronomy 8:18; 3 John 2; 2; Timothy 3:16; Genesis 12:1-3, 13:1-2; Psalm 35:27; 2 Kings 4:1-7 – Poverty and lack are a part of the curse of the law. – I’m redeemed from poverty and lack. – God wants to […]
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Matthew 14:22-29, 21:19-22; John 14:12,15-17,20; Romans 4:17; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Ephesians 5:2; 1 John 2:6 -The power to change our lives resides on the inside of us. – In spite of how Peter is talked about, Peter had faith. – Peter was telling Jesus if You walk on the water, I want to walk on […]
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Ephesians 5:1; Psalm 8; Luke 3:37-38 – We were made to operate as living, speaking spirits bursting with the power of God. – We have to be more focused on the inside. – The light of the day was in God. He simply spoke what was inside. – Use the creative force of words that […]
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Isaiah 53:-3-5; Matthew 8:1-3,5-10,13-17; James 4:2, 5:15-16; Acts 3:11-16, 14:8-10; Psalm 107:20, 119:89 – We have to walk by faith for healing. – It’s the name of Jesus, through faith in His name, that heals us. – God is looking for our faith. Faith can be seen. – We have to be specific in what […]
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2 Corinthians 10:3-5, 2:11; Galatians 3:16; Psalm 119; Ephesians 6:10-11; Genesis 1:11-12; Luke 8:11; James 4:7; Isaiah 10:27; 1 John 2:20; 1 Corinthians 1 Examples of Strongholds Pride, self-righteousness, stubbornness, judgmental attitudes, being critical, fear, insecurity, inferiority complex, rejection, bitterness; blaming others, envy, covetousness, controlling spirit, revenge, suspicion, anger, profanity, addictions, pornography, adultery. […]
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Isaiah 53:3-5, 35:5-6; Matthew 11:2-6, 4:23-25, 9:22, 27-29; Luke 4:40; James 4:2, 5:13-16; Matthew; John 5:3-8; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Hebrews 10: 23 – We cannot stay in the position where we need spiritual milk,, we need to have meat. – Meat of the Word will help us to grow. Why doesn’t God always heal, if […]
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2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Deuteronomy 12:1-3 – We all have strongholds in our life, they’re called ‘issues.” – Strongholds, places that are fortified to protect it against attack. – A place where a particular cause on belief is staunchly defended. – A stronghold is a mindset, a way of thinking that hinders our growth and development. […]
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Mark 4:35-41; Galatians 2:20; Matthew 3:17, 10:29-31; Ephesians 1:6; Psalm 121:3-4, 55:22, 139:17; 1 Peter 5:6-7; Isaiah 49:16 – Living by faith is living in the power of God. – Our faith is growing stronger. – We will live by faith more than ever before. – Faith is a fruit of the Spirit. It is […]
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Ephesians 6:10-18; Isaiah 14:12; Revelation 9:1; 12:3-4,7-9; Luke 10:18; Acts 4:7-14,18-21; 5:28-40; 1 Peter 5:8 – We cannot put off the putting on. – We put on so we can fight off the schemes of the devil. – Our battle is not against people. – The devil does not act alone. – They that be […]
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Matthew 9:27-31, 8:10,13, 15:28; Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Luke 8:11-18 – Faith is for day to day living. – Faith is not an occasional thing. It’s not for special occasions. – Living by faith means we stay in close contact with Jesus. – We will start making […]
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Luke 5:1-7; 2 Chronicles 20:17 -2021 has to pay for 2020. – We need to stop tying the will of God to our earthly calendar. – The idea that God waits until January 1st to do a new thing is man-made. – Divine reset is not tied to any specific time of the year. – […]
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Psalm 62:1-2; 63:1-8; 34:1 – It’s easy to praise God when we’re on the mountaintop. It emanates from a place of joy. – Valley praise is different. There are shadows of death in the valley. Disappointments sorrow, troubles. – If the God of the mountaintop is worthy of praise so is the God of the […]
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Matthew 1:18-21 – What we do affects other people. – When we are in the midst of a thing, God appears and speaks right unto the heart of the matter. – Jesus is the only One who can save us from our sins. – We cannot play hide and seek with God. He knows where […]
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Hebrews 1:1-2, 11:6; Ecclesiastes 5:3; Romans 4:16-18; Mark 11:24; Luke 5:17-18, 25-26 – Speak only if you improve the silence. – Filling the silence often reveals a lack of confidence or over-confidence. – Self-assuredness is always measured. – If God has not said He will do it, He is under no obligation to perform it. […]
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Luke 19:10, 15:3-9; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Acts 1:8 – Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost, the relationship, the peace, the joy, the hope, the authority. All that and more. – God is here to lash His love on us. – God never stops searching for us, even if we create […]
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Luke 2:25-38 – Expectancy is thinking or hoping that something good is about to happen. – God wants to speak to us more than we want to listen. – We don’t have to be in a special category in order for God to share things with us that He is not sharing with anyone else. […]
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Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalm 68:19; Luke 4:5-8; Philippians 2:5-7; John 1:1-3,14,11-12 – Before things come to be, they are. – The child that was born is the humanity of God. The Son given is His divinity. – Whatever God has for us, is ours. We are the ones who give it away. – A man (Adam) […]
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John 1:23-28,20; 2 Kings 7:1-2,17; Hebrews 10:19-22; Luke 2:8-15 – The testimony of the world is not ours. – We are not better than anyone else in the world, but we are in a better situation because we are people of God. – We have direct access to God. No intermediary is necessary. God loves […]
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Psalm 51:10; Genesis 4:4-7; Numbers 13:30, 14:6-8,24; Hebrews 4:16; Joshua 14:6-12 – We all need ‘Nathans” in our life. – David drifted away. Sudden movements that overtime create distance. – God accepted Abel’s offering but did not accept Cain’s. Cain did not have the right spirit. – The right spirit will create intimacy between […]
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Matthew 14:19-21; Mark 6:42; Luke 12:13-21; Psalm 91:16; John 10:10, 6:11-13; 2 Samuel 12:7-8 – Jesus takes what we give Him and multiplies it. – If we hold onto what we have, we give God nothing to work with. – People would rather hold on to what they have, than giving it to God. – […]
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John 16:12-13, 14:17,26, 17:17; Exodus 10; Genesis 18:1-8,17-21, 24:12-15; Isaiah 45:11, 46:10, 65:24 – It’s advantageous that the Spirit comes. The Word of God is a separator. – We never just want to be separated from something (separated from the world), we want to be separated to something. Separated to the peace, joy, triumph of […]
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Matthew 14:16-18; Psalm 116:12; Luke 6:38, Luke 5:1-7; Mark 6:38-39; Exodus 4:1-5 – We need to render unto God. Surrender what we have to Him. – We can never get to the place of victory without surrendering. -In order to hold onto something it requires a closed hand. – A closed hand can’t receive. – […]
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2 Chronicles 20:12-17; 1 Corinthians 2:11; John 5:1,4-5 – In spite of where we are, in spite of our circumstances, we are overcomers! – God always has a word for us – in the midst of it. – God is not going to talk to you in the sunshine and not in the rain. – […]
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John 6:5-6,9 Jeremiah 29:11; Matthew 14:16-17; James 2:14-17; Luke 9:13; Mark 6:37-38 – God tests us knowing that He will do something for us. He already knows what He is going to do. – Sometimes we mistake certainty for faith. – Faith is active even when we don’t know. – The answer will not be […]
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Mark 3:22-26; Matthew 12:22-28;Luke 11:14-20; 1 John 3:8; John 10:14-16; Isaiah 56:8; Ephesians 2:14; Proverbs 6:16-20; Romans 16:17; Psalm 133; Genesis 13:5-12 – Nothing can stand if they are at odds with each other. – Success relies on us working together. – Unity should resonate in the hearts of the people of God, – […]
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Luke 9:10-12; Proverbs 4:23; Romans 8:29; 1 John 2:6 – Jesus looked beyond His own needs and met the needs of the people. The disciples did the opposite. – The disciples did not think of helping the people and did not even have the thought of asking Jesus. – What action did we take in […]
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1 Samuel 8:4-22; Deuteronomy 17:14-20, 28:1 Proverbs 14:34; Ezekiel 22:30, 24-28 – The people wanted a king, rejecting that God was their King. – People reject the God in you. – The leader should not be out for himself. – A leader must follow His Word, follow His law and read it daily. – God […]
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Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-32, Luke 9:10-11 – Sometimes we get in the way and block the blessings in our life. – Unforgiveness is a great blocking blesser. – Doubt and unbelief is another blocking blesser. – Jesus wanted to be alone. He was tired, he was sad, he was hungry and a huge crowd followed […]
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1 Kings 18:20-21; Exodus 13:17-18,21-22, 40:35-38; Numbers 9:15-23; 1 Samuel 10 – Too often we follow others, we follow our own way, instead of following God. – We want to follow God when there is something we agree with. – God is watching our answer. God is not looking at what we say with our […]
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John 14:27; Philippians 4:6-7; Proverbs 4:23; Colossians 3:15; Isaiah 9:6 – The peace of God that Jesus gives us is the quietness of spirit despite the circumstances. – Peace is not about the absence of conflict. – We don’t have to pray for things to go away, the peace of Jesus takes it away. – […]
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John 4:39-42,3-4: Psalm 46:1; Matthew 6:8; Psalm 115:12, 138:18; Isaiah 49:13-15; Luke 5:17,25-26 – Whenever we want to, we can help those we need. – Samaritans were despised by The Jews, because they were a “mixed “race. – God is an abundantly available help. – God is mindful of us and cares for us. – God […]
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1 Thessalonians 5:22; 2 Timothy 2:22; 1 Corinthians 6:18, 10:12-14, 8:8-11,13; James 4:7 – Abstain from all appearances of evil. – We need to avoid evil- what it looks like, leads to, and borders upon. – God put in us the fight or flight. There are some things we need to flee from. _ Sometimes […]
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Psalm 32:8, 100:3, 119:73; Ephesians 2:10; Isaiah 64:8; Luke 22:21 – God has created you for a purpose. To bring Him glory, honor and praise. – Our person is unique. Our purpose is unique. – Trouble comes when we try to do what God has not created us to do. – We spend more time […]
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1Thessalonians 5:12-13; Deuteronomy 12:19 14:7; 18:1-5; Hebrews 13:7,17; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; Galatians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 9:4,7-13 – We need to honor, recognize and esteem our spiritual leaders. – God views taking care of His Ministers as a life-long commitment. – God is looking to the people of God to take care of the ministers of […]
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1 Thessalonians 5:15, Matthew 7:12, 5:43-45; Romans 12:14,17-21; Proverbs 20:22; 1 Peter 3:9-12 – There are too many Christians that live by the code, “I will treat you the way you treat me.” And that code finds no support in The Bible. – We don’t treat people the way we want them to treat us, […]
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Genesis 8:13-19; Exodus 14:19.21; Isaiah 53:5,1-2 – It may not be time for us to leave the boat. We have to wait for God to tell us when to leave. – The grass could appear to be dry, but can very much still be saturated with water. – Going to a place where your tires […]
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Psalm 30, 50:15, 34:7, 56:9; James 4:10: 1 Peter 5:6; Exodus 15:24; Hebrews 13:5 – Many nights we may have gone to bed crying, but wake up with joy.– God does great exchanges. Mourning for dancing.– Don’t get the big head! It will cause a separation from God and bring sadness.– As God lifts us […]
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2 Thessalonians 5:14-15, 3:10-12; Psalm 127:1-3, 121:2; Proverbs 13:4, 22:13,29 – God requires order in our lives, in the church. And if we are not in order, there are consequences.– God wants us to work but He doesn’t want us always working.– While God frowns at laziness, He yet does not want us to work […]
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Philippians 2:12-13; Hebrews 13:20-21; Micah 7:8; Romans 8:28; Jeremiah 1:4-8 – God put something on the inside of us and itis up to us to work it out. – God never intended for us to work out our salvation on our own. – We don’t need a self-help book if we have the help of […]
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1 Thessalonians 5:20-21; 1 John 4:1; Matthew 7:15-16; Acts 17:10-12; Philippians 2:16; 2 Timothy 4:1-5 – As we receive the Word we have to be active participants.– Don’t scoff at the Word.– We can despise the teaching of the Word if we disregard it.– We need to try the Spirit to see if they are […]
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– Unrest- state of dissatisfaction, of agitation. There is a rest for the people of God.– If we know God only because of what He does, then we know His acts. If we know God by His character, then we know His ways.– If we know God’s ways, we won’t get so caught up in […]
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1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Kings 19:12; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18; Galatians 5:17-18; Romans 7:14-25; James 4:7; Hebrews 11:24-25; Romans 8:1-2,5-6– If we allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit, we will not grieve it.– If we allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit, we don’t have to worry about do’s and dont’s.– Becoming a […]
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Psalm 34:4-7, 112:4-5,7; 1 Corinthians 6:12, 10:23; 2 Corinthians 4:8-12 – Some of the things that we are choosing to do are designed to take us off of our course.– The enemy has been setting up distractions from the beginning – he wants us to satisfy our desires instead of staying focused.– The enemy is […]
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1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Corinthians 12:1 -13; Romans 8:9,14, 7:14-25; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30; Galatians 5:17-18 – The Holy Spirit is a Teacher.– The Holy Spirit reminds us of things.– The Holy Spirit comforts us.– The Holy Spirit convicts us.– For us to operate in all the power that is available to us by the Holy […]
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Genesis 1:1 -4, 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, 4:3-4,6; John 3:19, 8:12, 15:13-15; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 5:11; Psalm 27:1, 25:14; 1 Peter 2:9; Matthew 5:16, 22:2-13; Deuteronomy 29:29; Amos 3:7; Proverbs 3:32; Jeremiah 33:3 – God wants to answer us.– The first recorded act of God was speaking light into the darkness.– God is light and God […]
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Philippians 4:4; John 15:9-11; Luke 18:1; Romans 12: 12; Ephesians 6:18; Numbers 11:1; Psalm 100; Romans 8:28, Philippians 4:4; Isaiah 3:10– Joy, a settled contentment, confidence and hope.-Contentment says whether I have or don’t, I’m good.– We have to have confidence.– Joy is tied to God. Happiness is connected to things.– We […]
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Ruth 1:19-22, 2:1-3 4:16-17; Leviticus 19:9-10,23:22; Deuteronomy 24:19, 28:16-68-; Ruth 3:10-13; Galatians 3:13-14– We don’t see ourselves how God sees us.– God wants to take what we can’t see and change it around for us.– What we can see, we can be.– We don’t have to put somebody down, in order to lift someone up.– […]
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Genesis 24:63, v. 10,18-21; Romans 12:1-2;1 Corinthians 2:16,5; Joshua 1:8; Hebrews 11:11– Real beauty comes from the inside of a person.– There are people that have nice features but what goes on in the heart mars their outer beauty.– If we would meditate the promises of God, one day we will look up and “the […]
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Genesis 25:27-34, Hebrews12: 15-17; 1 John 2:16; 2 Samuel 24:18-24– When we exaggerate it opens up the door to justifying whatever we need to do to overcome that need.– If we don’t take our relationship with God seriously we are being profane, as Esau did with his birthright.” If we don’t properly value what we […]
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Daniel 3:13-18; Deuteronomy 29:29; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Proverbs 25:2; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Acts 6:5,8; 7:51-60 – Our confidence is based on what we’ve seen or not seen God do, yet God is still able.– We need to have a confidence in God that even if God doesn’t do it, He’s able.– Our devotion to God must […]
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Luke 5:15-6, 6:12; Mark 1:21-38, 4:35-41; Matthew 14:22-23 – We cannot give what we don’t have. Even if people are trying to get from us.– Jesus withdrew often so that He could hear from the Father.– We have to make a conscious decision to withdraw.– Jesus is not moved by everyone looking for Him – […]
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Numbers 32:1-18, 13:26-14:4; Hebrews 10: 35; Proverbs 25:8; Jeremiah 29:11– When we get close to the promise of God, disruptions come.– Most disciplined, close to the promise.– When we get close to the promise, be even more diligent- the enemy always comes back.– If it’s in your view, don’t put down your spiritual guard.– Discouragement […]
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Exodus 16:3-3,14-21; Proverbs 25:2; Numbers 11:4-6; Psalm 106:14-15; Matthew 6:9-11; John 6:25-35– God will test our faith by presenting us with an obedience issue.– It’s not what we have, it’s whether or not we are following God in it.– The only way we get God’s results, is doing things God’s way.– Even if something makes […]
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2 Kings 8:1-6, 4:8-10,22-26; Psalm 114:15, 51:12; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Jeremiah 1:17; Zechariah 9:12; 1 Peter 5:10– Can, ability. May, permission,– In a time when loss is all around us, God wants us to know the story is not over.– There is no honor in being great financially, if you are not generous.– When faced […]
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John 14:9-10,1:19-21,15:5,7; Deuteronomy 18:9-19; Psalm 138:2,103:20 – The Father does the work. – Don’t take credit for what God does through you.– If we want God to keep us in line, hide His word in your heart. But only the spoken Word will get God to work. – God does the work through […]
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Luke 8:51-56; 9:11-15; Matthew 9:5-6, 11:28-30; Acts 9:36-42 – God hears your silent cry.– We convince ourselves that loud and long represent power.– If we go into a service and all we come away with is being impressed by the preacher, then that service has done us a disservice.– We need to come before God […]
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Getting out of Your FleshJohn 20:24-29; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Hebrews 11:1,10:19-23; Jeremiah 14:9; Job 3:10; Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter 1:8– Believers don’t operate by believing and seeing. We operate by seeing and speaking.– Believers are to look at the not seen things.– So much of faith is based on what we don’t see.– We have […]
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John 8:31-36, 12:27, 4:1; Romans 6:18,22, Galatians 5:1; Mark 5:34; Proverbs 4:23; Isaiah 26:3-4; Philippians 4:6 – Bondage is not just about slavery, but it’s thinking like a slave. – Jesus as the Truth, makes us free. – Freedom is liberation from slavery, or from the power of another. – Free from sin, guilt and […]
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James 1:2-4; Hebrews 11; Romans 5:3-5; Proverbs 24:10; Job 23:10, 42:5– We need to learn how to allow adversity to strengthen our faith.– It’s not the testing only that brings the patience, it’s how you take the test.– Adversity is a revealer. It reveals where we are in faith.– God uses adversity to accomplish His […]
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Judges 6:25-30– God is handing out faith and commitment test to the Body of Christ.– Gideon’s test was to pull down the altars of the false god.– God’s people were worshipping a bull, strong and might, associated with prostitution. Baal. Asherah, Baal’s mistress, sexuality, male prostitution.– Anything that is trying to replace God has to […]
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“What Happens When Our Mountains Don’t Move”Mark 11:20-26; Hebrews 12-If mountains aren’t moving, we need to ask ourselves the question, are we having faith? Are we walking in love? Faith works by love.– Do we have doubt? We have to guard our hearts against the infiltration of doubt.– Many times our mountains aren’t moving is because […]
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Luke 5:25-26, 7:12-16; Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2; Isaiah 31:2, 55:10-11, 64:4; Psalm 89:34; Hebrews 11: 11; Exodus 34:10; Hebrews 8:8, Matthew 9:32-33; John 9:1-3,6-7,27-33– We are seeing strange things in these times today, but they are not necessarily God things.God is going to do a strange thing. A God-thing, in your life.– In this second […]
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Mark 11:2-26; Matthew 6:33 – We have to start from a position of faith.– The first thing we have to do is say something.– Believers speak. We cannot be a silent believer.– We want to up our gain, but we need to up our game.– It’s not okay to have doubt if you want to […]
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Zechariah 4:1-7, 1 Kings 18:41-45; Psalm 24– We have to remember that when are discouraged, things will not happen by anything but by God’s spirit.– We find ourselves worn out and worn down because we are trying too much to do it our own strength.– God will complete the work He has begun in us […]
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Judges 6:1-17, 22-23,35-27; Exodus 2:1-4; John 2:16 – Faith operates in the present.– When we hit rock-bottom, come to yourself, go back to the father.– We hide behind a lot of things. God is calling people out of hiding. You cannot seize the moment and hide at the same time.– People cannot hide their true […]
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Genesis 12:1-5; 11:27-32, 12: 10-16; 13:1-2,5-12,14-18; Romans 4:16; Galatians 3:9,13-14,29 – Our minds must be renewed. It is our renewed minds that adhere to the Word of God.– God called Abraham out, from, and unto.– God did not save us so we can stay right where we are.– God is calling us out of something […]
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Pastor Jeff shares from his heart, “I Just Wanna Live”. It’s time for the church to take a stand.
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Matthew 1:24-27; Romans 10:11; Luke 8:49-50; Acts 20:17-24; 2 Corinthians 4:13 (Referencing Psalm 116:10)– What is different about our houses is the foundation.– Storms of life hit both of the houses.– We can’t be just using the Word to show we have knowledge.– Whether or not we are standing in faith only shows in the […]
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Matthew 14:22-29; Romans 8:28-29; 2 Corinthians 3:18; I John 2:6; 2 Kings 2:7-18; John 1:10-12; Galatians 3:26; Romans 8:16-17 – Peter wanted to be just like Jesus. He wanted to walk on the water too.– As long as we keep our eyes on ourselves, we are going to see failure. When we look at Jesus,we […]
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Luke 6:1-5; Deuteronomy 23:24-25; 1 Samuel 21:1-6– If we get too complicated or sophisticated we may lose God.– God is both simple and amazing.– It’s not about being technical with what God says, it’s about walking in love.– It’s not about knowing Scripture, it’s about rightly dividing it. God wants us to be discerning notjudgmental.– […]
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