Tag: Bible
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Provoked
Shouldn’t the generosity, initiative, and boldness of others challenge my heart toward generosity, initiative, and boldness? The word used many times in the New Testament is provoke. Many times, we use provoke in a negative sense. A nerve. A fight. A reaction. Whether the provoker or the provoked, it hits a raw nerve. And I Read more
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Joy unspeakable
Words: 1207 Time to read: 6 minutes If we will indeed be known by our fruits, then we should carefully observe the fruit which we should be producing. The Apostle Paul gives us a list of 9 fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5. I understand that this is more of a cluster rather than individual Read more
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The only One that matters
Our human nature clamors for recognition of contribution. Our motivation in the Gospel ministry cannot be which conference I will be asked to speak at, or what monetary gift I will receive, or how ministry partners will perceive what I’m doing (or not). I can have a large ministry. I can have a large influence. Read more
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An alluring substitute
The Lord saved me when I was 6 years old and called me into the ministry when I was 9. Not only did I receive my call to ministry at that early age, but I was already well guided in the direction of Brazil. The Lord had put 2 Brazilians in our church at the Read more
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Good enough
The lie that we are not good enough is one of the most effective that Satan can disseminate. Every lie is based on a truth. Not the whole. And certainly nothing but the truth. But a truth nonetheless. I really am not good enough. Examine the lives of the disciples and you’ll see that these Read more
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He is not here
Matthew 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. On that early morning adventure to the tomb, the disciples did not find a body. Instead, they found an empty tomb that had been carefully ordered. The angel told Mary that Christ had risen Read more