Don’t Bury Your Talent
"For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him." Matthew 25:29 (NIV) In the Parable of the Talents, a very wealthy man was going to go on a trip. He called…
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Bold for the Truth
In Acts 26, Paul stands for truth no matter what. He does not seek to fight for his life, but instead fights for truth that honors God. Recognizing the opportunity to help spread the Way, Paul does not water down his testimony but boldly shares…
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Stand Up to Your Giants
Did you see the game? The Women’s World Cup final between the United States and Japan? It was a game of unbelievable will and grit. Going into the finals, the USA team was sure to win against the smaller and weaker Japanese team. …
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What Are You Praying For?
The 1st century Christians just experienced their first persecution. They were getting way too LOUD with the J word and the R word. Jesus and Resurrection People who didn’t like these two words began to threaten…
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The Secret of Silence
Two patriarchs were beloved by God. Two patriarchs were rich with crops and livestock galore. Two patriarchs lived in the same region and in the same period of earth’s history. Two patriarchs had deep, profound relationships with the Divine and heard…
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Spiritual Weapons
How do you war against the mind? How do you subdue thoughts? “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,…
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It’s Not about Real Estate
Did you ever wonder why God sometimes delays before He delivers us from our troubles? Why doesn’t He change our circumstances right away? As I was reading Patriarchs and Prophets, I mused over why God allowed the Israelites to remain in bondage for…
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Why Fellowship?
No man is an island. Intellectually, we assent to this truth stated by John Donne. So we talk about social responsibility, environmental accountability, and economic interdependency. But when it comes to spirituality, we often downplay the…
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According to His Mercy He Saved Us
Excerpt from Ministry of Healing, Ch 4: "A centurion's servant was lying sick of the palsy. Among the Romans the servants were slaves, bought and sold in the market places, and often treated with abuse and cruelty; but the centurion was tenderly attached to…
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