Category: Do you want to stand out?
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3 December 2023 – Obedience to God’s Word begins with active listening to hear
James 1:22-24(MSG) Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no…
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6 January 2023 – What is the will of God? (part 2)
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV) Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. Romans 12:2 (ESV) Do not be conformed to this world, but…
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7 December 2022 – Do you inquire of the Lord when making decisions?
In the Old Testament, the phrase ‘they inquired of the Lord’ is often used. So many times, in life, I had to inquire from the Lord. Lord, is this the right thing to do? We all want to confirm that we do the right thing. When we buy a car, a house, take up a…
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24 November 2022 – To put one’s trust in the Lord
What does it mean to trust in the Lord with all your heart? Trust is defined as an assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth; one in which confidence is placed; dependence on something future or contingent: Hope. It is interesting and helpful to look at how translations compare: Proverbs 3:5 – Bible…
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The Blessed Life Part 2 -Through Your Losses, Allow God to Love You
Matthew 5: 1-2 (MSG) When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. He went up the mountain. His disciples went with him. The committed climbed with him. There’s just a sense in…
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The Blessed Life – part 1. When you at the end of your rope
Matthew 5: 1-2 (MSG) When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. He went up the mountain. His disciples went with him. The committed climbed with him. There’s just…
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22 July 2022 – When you feel forsaken or trapped just call upon the name of the Lord
Mark 4:38 (AMP) “But Jesus was in the stern, asleep [with His head] on the [sailor’s leather] cushion. “And they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?” Jesus was in the boat with His disciples. He was always there. He was asleep, but the Bible…
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Practicing the Presence of God
Waiting on the Lord starts in the Body 1 Corinthians 9:27 (LB) Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to. Asking is the Flesh Seeking is the Soul Knocking is the Spirit. Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to…
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TO WHOM SHALL WE G0 TO
John 6: 66-69 John 6: 25-29 Genesis 22:6-13 The great multitude are following Jesus to be healed and to be fed (miracle of five loaves and 2 small fish) They wanted to make him a king to set him against the Romans Empire authority (John 6:15) They wanted a king who could multiply bread, Here…