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Faith that Refuses to Give Up

Posted on January 23, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

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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How Long, O Lord?

Posted on January 21, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We’ve all had times when we can relate to the psalmist’s questions. There are times when we wonder if the Lord is really listening—times when the answer is slow in coming. Continue reading →

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Praying and Going

Posted on January 14, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus calls us to pray and then he calls us to be part of the answer to our own prayers. He asks us to take the need to the Father, and then to go and become part of the solution. Continue reading →

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A Risk of Faith

Posted on January 13, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

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

Posted on January 12, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We don’t know about the paraplegic’s faith, we only know that Jesus commends his friends for having faith enough to bring the man to Jesus for healing. Continue reading →

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Calming the Storm

Posted on January 11, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

What is your storm? Not all storms are weather related. Some of the strongest are those that rage in the human heart: turmoil because of relationships; frustration at work; difficult circumstances you are facing. Whatever the source of the storm, Jesus knows about it. He sees it. He is able to calm your storm too. Just as he brings peace to the storm, he is able to bring peace to your troubled soul. Continue reading →

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God Will Provide

Posted on January 9, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

How do you respond when God’s command to you is absolutely unthinkable? That is the dilemma Abraham faces. Continue reading →

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Worry or Trust?

Posted on January 8, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Worry saps our energy and keeps us from accomplishing much anything. It is counterproductive. Instead of worry, there is one more thing we must do: we should pray. Jesus tells us to “ask, seek and knock.” Powerful promises are given to us if we will seek the Lord in prayer. Instead of becoming depressed and worried, take it to the Lord in prayer. Trust him to give you peace and joy despite your circumstances. Walk in obedience to his commands and look expectantly for his provision. Continue reading →

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Too Good to Be True

Posted on January 7, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Abraham and Sarah were promised a son, Isaac (meaning Laughter). Indeed he would be the laughter of an old couple that had no hope of their own—a source of joy that only the God of the impossible could bring. Continue reading →

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He Walked with God

Posted on January 3, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

“Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” It makes me want to know more. Continue reading →

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