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Read MoreDo you ever feel unimportant, unqualified or not good for anything? We can often be paralyzed in our witness and productivity by thoughts and feelings of inferiority and worthlessness. But the conviction of the Holy Spirit leads to restoration with Christ!
Read MoreDid you know that you can express your anger (or any other emotion) to God?
Read MoreYears of exposure and experience in life have etched grooves in our memory banks—often resulting in emotional baggage. You must learn how to resolve previous conflicts or the emotional baggage will accumulate and the past will control your life.
Read MoreMost of us won't often be tempted to commit obvious sins. Satan's tack is to entice us to push something good beyond the boundary of the will of God until it becomes sin. The following list reveals how we can wrongly take good things beyond the boundary of God's will.
Read MoreWe deceive ourselves when we think we will not reap what we sow. Your life may be measured by what you reap, but it is determined by what you sow.
Read MoreThe key to winning the battle for your mind is to recognize tempting thoughts for what they are and practice “threshold thinking.” Take that first thought captive to the obedience of Christ. It is not a sin to be tempted, but entertaining those thoughts will lead to sin.
Read MoreWhen you came into spiritual union with God through your new birth, you didn't add a new, divine nature to your old, sinful nature. You exchanged natures.
Read MoreThis Easter, let us say with John, “Look, the lamb of God who takes away the sin of world!”
Read MorePreparation is a crucial component of success in any endeavor. As we move toward Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, how are you preparing? What things are you doing to connect with Jesus in a more profound and meaningful way this Easter?
Read MoreUnder the Old Covenant, the children of Israel had to abide by the Law in their own strength. But they could not do it, and neither can we. Now we have the Spirit! Let’s look to Scripture to see what this looks like practically.
Read MoreYears of exposure and experience in life have etched grooves in our memory banks—often resulting in emotional baggage. You must learn how to resolve previous conflicts or the emotional baggage will accumulate and the past will control your life.
Read MoreIt’s easy to get too busy or too self-focused to remember God’s greatness. Do you struggle this way too? God reminded me this week in Psalm 139 of how incredibly awesome He is. Maybe this will help you as it as helped me!
Read MoreThe youth of today encounter many challenges while having many blessings that previous generations did not. Here are some observations and truths from Psalm 71 to encourage and inspire teenagers to push on toward the goal of Christ.
Read MoreWe are often more proud than we realize—more arrogant than we care to admit. We can default to being jerky and judgmental with a dangerous frequency. Here are four thoughts on why and how we should humble ourselves.
Read MoreFear can be overwhelming and paralyzing. It is not a coincidence that our loving God has much to say about fear, frequently commanding His children to “fear not.” Easier said than done you might say. Here is what God says…
Read MoreDeath has a lot of reputations—it’s often feared, awkward, painful, or displaying defeat. But did you know that with Chris, death can be victorious? Jesus defeated death, rewriting the script for what death symbolizes. For the believer, only through death comes true life.
Read MoreThere is never enough time in a day. Some days we wish would slow down and others we wish would speed up. Although God is in control of time, we have responsibility not to waste the days we are given! Time matters, and God has a lot to say about it…
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