Monthly Archives: August 2022

Constructive Praying

Posted on August 11, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

People of prayer must also be people of action. While people of prayer know how to wait until the right time, they don’t procrastinate their obedience when God opens the door. Continue reading →

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Hope for the Hopeless

Posted on August 10, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” “There is always hope.” How do these two expressions fit together? Somehow Ezra’s story twists and turns through those two clichés. Continue reading →

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Seeking the Blessing of God

Posted on August 9, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

God was showing his blessing in many ways, but there was continued need for the blessing of God. So Ezra and the people began to fast and pray for more of his blessing. Continue reading →

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The Hand of the Lord

Posted on August 8, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

God blessed Ezra in extraordinary ways because “the hand of the Lord” was “on him.” The hand of the Lord being upon you is his blessing. Continue reading →

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The Eye of God

Posted on August 7, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

God has been watching his people. As they have begun to turn to him, he has turned toward them; he is watching out for them. Continue reading →

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Nursery Duty

Posted on August 6, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Spiritual infancy is not a matter of age—it’s a matter of maturity (the lack of it). It is quite possible to grow old in the Lord without growing up in the Lord. Continue reading →

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The Foolishness of Brilliance

Posted on August 5, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Many of the greatest minds of history have found their revolutionary ideas to be rejected initially because they seemed to be foolishness. People just couldn’t understand. Continue reading →

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Plastic Prayers Make Plastic Churchgoers

Posted on August 4, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Much of what passes for Christianity today does seem “plastic and fake.” But the Bible is not. The pages are filled with very real, human characters. It’s painfully honest about their struggles and failures (and the successes, of course). Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace

Posted on August 3, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Grace always amazes me—especially when I find it’s sweet sound in unexpected places. This story of Manasseh is more unexpected than most—I’m still amazed by it. Here is one of the most evil Kings of the whole bunch—could grace save a wretch like Manasseh? Continue reading →

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The Mountaintop

Posted on August 2, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The crisp, cool air blows through your hair as you as gaze upon the majestic beauty of other mountain peaks. You are above them all. You are on the mountaintop. It’s an exhilarating place to be, a dangerous place. It was quite an adventure to get there and even more difficult to stay there. Continue reading →

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