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Psalms, Worship and Prayer

One of the reasons I love to read the Psalms before I pray, is that they prime the pump of worship Continue reading →

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I’ve Got a Better Idea

Naaman was a valiant warrior, but he was also a leper. Urged by his wife’s helper, he set off to find healing from the healing prophet whose reputation for doing extraordinary miracles was already becoming well established: Elisha. Continue reading →

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God’s Abundant Supply

The widow found herself in a desperate place. Unable to pay her debts, her children were about to be taken into slavery. God saw the need and sent his prophet Elisha. Continue reading →

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Out of the Shadows

Jesus came as the light, yet people reacted in different ways to the light: some were hard-hearted, some half-hearted, some were whole-hearted. Continue reading →

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Come On Now, Let’s Go!

Are you a risk taker? God often calls his people to move beyond their comfort zones to a place of risky faith. Continue reading →

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Moving On, Moving In

Egypt was a place of bondage. The wilderness was a place of testing.  All of it had a purpose, of course, but God’s desire for them was the land of promise–the same is true for you.  A few steps of faith and obedience are all that separate you from the place of blessing. Move on, move in, and move up! Continue reading →

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Help Me Overcome My Unbelief

Everything is possible for the one who believes. It seems simple enough. But it was a difficult lesson for the disciples of Jesus to learn. It is hard for us too. The lessons of faith are never easily learned. Continue reading →

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Faith that Refuses to Give Up

Don’t give up. Persist in your faith. Press on with your prayers. Wait expectantly. Jesus sees and, when the time is right, will answer. Continue reading →

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A Risk of Faith

What is your need? Come, like the woman, take a risk of faith. Cry out, like the blind men, for the grace and mercy of Jesus. It is amazing to see what blessings are brought about as we believe. May it be done according to your faith! Continue reading →

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Bring Them to Jesus

All around us are friends in desperate need of an encounter with Jesus. Two stories in Matthew 9 remind us that we can be used by God to bring people to Jesus. Continue reading →

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