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- "Be A Hope Monger!" 10/30/2021 Written by Gabrielle Guthrie for “See, there’s this thing called biology…~insanitybytes”
- "The Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ" 12/18/2016 written by bruce r. mills
- "2 Corinthians 4:16-18" 10/10/2022 Written by Gabrielle Guthrie for "See, there's this thing called biology.~insanitybytes"
- "The Helmet of Salvation" 4/04/2017 Written by bruce r. mills for "God's group"
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- “RESPECT IS EARNED!” BUT…IS IT?” 5/29/2023 Posted by Pastor Randy Burbank for “Kingdom Pastor”
- “Living Water” 5/28/2023 Posted by Alister Begg for www.truthforlife.org
- “What are the steps to salvation?” 5/27/2023 Posted by www.Gotquestions.org
- “Always Trustworthy” 5/26/2023 Written by Karen Huang for “Our Daily Bread”
- “FLAWED” 5/25/2023 Written by Kathy Boecher for “atimetoshare”
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- DO YOU HAVE FAITH OR FUZZY FEELINGS?
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- Do You Know Jesus?
- Do You Like Discipline?
- Do You Need Some Rest?
- Do you please God ??
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- DOES BEING A CHRISTIAN GUARANTEE SMOOTH SAILING?
- Does God really forget our sins?
- Does One Life Matter?
- Does regeneration come before faith?
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- Glory to the Newborn King!
- go and sin no more
- God
- God = Love = God
- God Can Deliver Us from Our Enemies
- God draws us to salvation
- God first
- God Has Friends In Low Places
- God is able
- God Is for Us
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- God Will Finish His Work
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- Greater Than Moses
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- Handling Criticism
- Handling Criticism in Marriage
- Happy 2022!
- hardened heart
- Has the Holy Spirit confirmed you are a “born again” Christian??
- Have a Thankful Heart
- Have NO FEAR knowing God is in control
- HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR FILTERS LATELY?
- Have You Received the Spirit?
- Have you repented of you sins
- Have You Sinned Today?
- He is risen
- He Promises You
- HE SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME
- healing
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- Hear the Gospel
- Heart and head matters
- heaven
- Hebrews 2 – The Son of God
- Hebrews 4:12 – Heart
- Hebrews: Draw Near
- Hebrews: Once Saved, Always Saved (?)
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- Hebrews: Turn Around
- Hebrews: Written on Your Heart
- Help the poor
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- Here is Love!
- Hidden in God
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- hidden sins
- Hiding God’s Word
- His Death Brings Life
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- How Can God Forgive a Murderer?
- How can I have the mind of Christ?
- How can I know God’s will for my life?
- How can we store up treasures in heaven?
- How Did We Get the Bible
- How Do Christians Respond When Trouble Strikes
- How Do I Know If the Holy Spirit Is in Me?
- How Do You Find Peace With Death?
- How Do You Pray?
- HOW DOES GOD DEAL WITH OUR SIN?
- How God's truth is revealed
- How He Is Humbled
- How important is my happiness?
- How Is Your Race Going?
- How Much Do You Owe?
- How one becomes a "born again" Christian
- How Prayer Can Be Like Eating Healthy
- How Should We Celebrate Christmas at Church?
- How The Disciples / Apostles of the Bible Died
- How To Care for Your Pastor
- How to Defeat the Attacks and Accusations of Satan
- How to Fight Spiritual Battles
- How to Gain Confidence
- How to Heal
- How to Hear God’s Voice
- How To Know God’s Will For Your Life
- How to Live an Anxiety-Free Life
- How to Wait
- How to walk in Kingdom realities
- How to Worship in Spirit and in Truth
- How we see God’s sovereignty matters
- How You Hear From God Every Day!
- How’s the Wait?
- Humility is Strength!
- Hypocrisy
- I am a Catholic. Why should I consider becoming a Christian?
- I Am Free
- I am here!
- I AM ONE
- I AM WHO I AM
- I Choose To Be Hopeful
- I Did It My Way
- I Need Peace
- I never knew you. Depart from me
- I never knew you
- I Promise
- I Put my Trust in You
- I Shall See God
- I SMILE BECAUSE I’M HAPPY!
- I’m OFFENDED!
- I’M SORRY – AGAIN
- I’m Supposed to be Thankful
- identity
- IDENTITY OR ACTION? OR BOTH?
- Imitate Jesus
- IMMANUEL – GOD WITH US
- Immortal, Invisible God
- Important scripture
- In Awe Of His Love
- In Conflict
- In God I Trust and am not Afraid
- In My Fallen State
- In the Beginning
- In the Heat of the Battle
- In the Morning
- In the Morning I Lay My Requests before You
- In the Waiting Room
- Incarnation
- Innocence Found
- insanitybytes22
- insanitybytes22
- Instruments of Peace
- integrity
- Is a “Lukewarm” Christian a believer, or not ??
- Is God sovereign
- Is God sovereign or do we have a free will?
- Is God There?
- Is God Unfair?
- Is it Faith or Just a Blind Belief?
- Is It Safe To Live According To Our Feelings?
- Is it worth it?
- Is Sin Subdued in You?
- Is temptation a sin?
- Is the Holy Spirit a person?
- Is the Lord Jesus Your Representative?
- Is the United States in the Bible?
- Is your Church Healthy?
- It Is Time
- It Runs Good But It Doesn’t Have Brakes
- IT’S BROKE! FIX IT!
- It’s By God’s Grace
- IT’S CHURCH DAY
- It’s God who can change evil hearts
- IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE
- IT’S OVER – NOW WHAT?
- Itching!
- James 4:7-8
- January 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
- January Scripture Writing Plan
- Jesus
- Jesus cares
- Jesus Christ
- Jesus Christ and Him crucified
- Jesus is
- Jesus is Praying for You
- JESUS LOVES ME!
- Jesus Makes Us Beautiful
- Jesus Makes Us Capable
- Jesus Our All
- Jesus Our Champion
- Jesus our role model
- Jesus Stands Among Us
- Jesus’ First Miracle
- Joy and Victory in Jesus
- judging others
- Just as He said
- Just Ask!
- Just One Minute of Sin
- JUST ONE WISH, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
- Just Tell Them About Jesus
- Justified
- Keep Choosing Jesus
- Keep Giving Love
- Keep on Keeping On
- Keep The Lord First Place
- Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
- Keeping the “Good News” good news
- Keys to Personal Revival
- Kingdom first
- Know God
- Know His Voice
- Knowing Jesus
- Known by Their Fruit
- Lamenting over our Sins
- Learning Contentment
- Learning from Foolishness
- Learning To Be Led
- Legally His
- Less Exertion, More Immersion
- lesson for Christians to listen well
- Let None Escape
- Let Us Forgive One Another
- Lies with Truth
- Life-Altering Choices
- LIFE’S MARATHON
- Lifted Up
- Like Father, Like Children
- Listen for God's Voice
- Listen to and pray for someone’s fears
- LISTEN TO ME, LORD!!!
- Live in the Fast Lane!
- LIVING IN DEFIANCE!
- Living in God’s Goodness
- Living in the Spirit’s Fullness
- Living Life to the Full
- LIVING WATER
- Look Before You Leap
- Look to the LORD
- Look Up!
- Looking back at 2018
- Looking In The Mirror
- Lord, Hold My Hand
- Love
- Love God, Love People
- Love is Active
- LUKE 5 – FOLLOW ME
- Majestic Glory
- MAKE A NEW LIFE RESOLUTION
- Make him drink!
- Make the Right Choice
- Making it Count
- Making Magnificent Moments
- Making Peace
- Making Room for God
- Making Sense In an Upside-Down World
- Making the Bible Come Alive!
- Making The Most Of Every Opportunity
- Making Your Emotions Work for You!
- Mamas…
- Man’s Chief Problem is Sin Against God
- Martha, Martha or How to be a Joyful Servant
- Mary’s Joy/Our Joy
- Maturity
- Meaning of the Cross
- Meant for Service
- Meant to Shine
- Mercy
- Mercy for the Believer
- Mercy, Please
- Merry Christmas to You!
- Milk versus Meat – Hebrews 5:12-14
- Ministry and Revelation 21:4
- Misery Or Joy-Your Choice
- Missing the Point
- Moar On Obedience
- Most Encouraging Word
- most important thing in my life?
- Mothers
- Movie "180"
- Moving from Continuous Complacency to Disruptive Innovation
- MUST I DIE TO HAVE PEACE?
- My God and my Fortress
- My New Heart? Can I Follow?
- My Thought
- Name That Druthers!
- National Day of Prayer 2021
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“RESPECT IS EARNED!” BUT…IS IT?” 5/29/2023 Posted by Pastor Randy Burbank for “Kingdom Pastor”
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“RESPECT IS EARNED!” BUT…IS IT?
Posted on May 17, 2023 by Pastor Randy
How many of us have been taught and told this: “Respect is earned!”? This morning, much like the angel did at the Pool of Siloam, the Spirit troubled the waters of my thinking. I had been thinking about another potential blog when He interrupted my thinking. I hate it when He does that. Just messes up my whole thinking processes. Out of nowhere, I thought this: “Respect is earned!” And just as soon as I thought it, He troubled the waters of my thinking with that blessed question: “Is it really earned? Or should it be simply given?”
Being a preacher, pastor, and teacher, my knee jerk reaction was: “Show me in the Bible where it’s mandated I respect those who haven’t earned my respect!!!” I should have known better than to say that! Really, I should have, because HE, The Holy Spirit, knows The Bible better than everyone else, and He knows how to apply it. Nonetheless, I threw that question out. And because of my Respect for The Holy Spirit (because He has Earned my Respect), I had to listen to His answer. To do otherwise would make me the biggest hypocrite of all. And do you know what He said? I’ll show you:
So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.
Genesis chapter 1, verse 27; from the New Living Translation; (emphasis mine)
I wanted to say to Him, “What’s that got to do with respect?”, but I knew better. I was already behind the 8-ball. Once those waters that He troubled settled down, I got a new perspective. Look at the definition of that word, Respect: “esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person”. And what does THE FACT that every human being has the Image of God inside them have to do with Respect? What’s the connection between Genesis chapter 1, verse 27 and Respect?
And here it is: The opposite of Respect is Disrespect! When we Disrespect any person, we are, in fact, Disrespecting God because His Image is inside that person. There are no degrees of Disrespect. Degrees are for colleges and weather. One of the words that is the exact opposite of Respect is Disdain! When we withhold Respect from any person simply because that haven’t earned it, we are showing Disdain for God. We are in fact saying: “God, you have to earn my Respect!” Do you really want to tell God that???
Respect isn’t something that is earned; it is something to be given–to everyone! And just in case you need a reason to show Respect, then here it is: The image of God is inside every person; and there are no exceptions! Dear, me. My ESPN just kicked in. One of you readers just asked, “You mean the image of God is inside Donald Trump?” And another reader just asked, “You mean the image of God is inside Joe Biden?” Oh, me. More of you are asking, “God’s image is inside gay people? Murderers? Pedophiles? Muslims? Hindus? Etc.?”
And THE answer (not mine, but God’s answer) is a resounding ABSOLUTELY! Because some people are unwilling to live into and out of that Image doesn’t mean it’s not there. And because we can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s nonexistent. Folks, there’s a lot of noise out there about the lack of Respect for and in life. And I can’t, I won’t, argue with you about that fact. If you want to see Respect for all life–then you need to SHOW Respect for all life–even if they haven’t earned it. Now, Trust is earned! But Respect? It’s to be GIVEN without conditions. And just in case you disagree with me–and want to know Jesus’ take on Respect, here it is. I’ll allow you to connect the dots.
Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
Matthew chapter 7, verse 12; from the NLT
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
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“Living Water” 5/28/2023 Posted by Alister Begg for www.truthforlife.org
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Living Water
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
When Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well and asked her for a drink, she assumed that she would be providing what He needed: a literal drink of water. Instead, she discovered that actually she needed what only this stranger was able to provide: a spiritual drink of living water.
Jesus helped her to see this need with one simple command: “Go, call your husband, and come here” (John 4:16). He asked her to do what she couldn’t do, because although she had been married five times she was now living with a man who was not her husband. He helped her see how her ongoing search for satisfaction had left her wanting. Famed mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote that we have within each of us a God-shaped void.[1] She was no exception.
Every one of us digs figurative wells all over the place that will never truly satisfy (Jeremiah 2:13)—our careers, our marriages, our friendships, our families, our wealth, our next vacation, or whatever experiences give us a high. But they all leave us thirsty for more. We will keep digging and drinking until we are confronted by our real need: that our sin needs to be cleansed and forgiven, our desires need to be transformed, and our hearts need to be filled with Jesus. He is the only one able to hold the weight of all our hopes and longings.
This woman arrived at the well empty, searching, and desperate. In Christ she met God—the same God who created our inmost being, who knows the words we’ve yet to speak, who can tell us everything we’ve ever done (John 4:19; see also Psalm 139: 4, 13). She brought her empty life to this wonderful source of living water: Christ Himself. She brought her sinful past to the cleansing supply that only Jesus provides. She brought her hopes for the future to the one who knew everything about her and loved her still, enough to quench her thirst forever.
On what are you tempted to hang your hopes, other than God? Where do you look for satisfaction, other than to Jesus? He has offered you the drink that will quench your thirst forever and become a spring that can never run dry. He has taken what He doesn’t deserve—the punishment for your sin—so that He can give you what you don’t deserve: salvation, forgiveness, freedom, and hope. Draw from this saving well moment by moment, today and every day, and thirst no more.
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/
“What are the steps to salvation?” 5/27/2023 Posted by www.Gotquestions.org
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QUESTION
What are the steps to salvation?
ANSWER
Many people are looking for “steps to salvation.” People like the idea of an instruction manual with five steps that, if followed, will result in salvation. An example of this is Islam with its Five Pillars. According to Islam, if the Five Pillars are obeyed, salvation will be granted. Because the idea of a step-by-step process to salvation is appealing, many in the Christian community make the mistake of presenting salvation as a result of a step-by-step process. Roman Catholicism has seven sacraments. Various Christian denominations add baptism, public confession, turning from sin, speaking in tongues, etc., as steps to salvation. But the Bible only presents one step to salvation. When the Philippian jailer asked Paul, “What must I do to be saved?” Paul responded, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved” (Acts 16:30-31).
Faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior is the only “step” to salvation. The message of the Bible is abundantly clear. We have all sinned against God (Romans 3:23). Because of our sin, we deserve to be eternally separated from God (Romans 6:23). Because of His love for us (John 3:16), God took on human form and died in our place, taking the punishment that we deserve (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). God promises forgiveness of sins and eternal life in heaven to all who receive, by grace through faith, Jesus Christ as Savior (John 1:12; 3:16; 5:24; Acts 16:31).
Salvation is not about certain steps we must follow to earn salvation. Yes, Christians should be baptized. Yes, Christians should publicly confess Christ as Savior. Yes, Christians should turn from sin. Yes, Christians should commit their lives to obeying God. However, these are not steps to salvation. They are the results of salvation. Because of our sin, we cannot in any sense earn salvation. We could follow 1000 steps, and it would not be enough. That is why Jesus had to die in our place. We are absolutely incapable of paying our sin debt to God or cleansing ourselves from sin. Only God could accomplish our salvation, and so He did. God Himself completed the “steps” and thereby offers salvation to anyone who will receive it from Him.
Salvation and forgiveness of sins is not about following steps. It is about receiving Christ as Savior and recognizing that He has done all of the work for us. God requires one step of us—receiving Jesus Christ as our Savior from sin and fully trusting in Him alone as the way of salvation. That is what distinguishes the Christian faith from all other world religions, each of which has a list of steps that must be followed in order for salvation to be received. The Christian faith recognizes that God has already completed the steps and simply calls on the repentant to receive Him in faith.
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/
“Always Trustworthy” 5/26/2023 Written by Karen Huang for “Our Daily Bread”
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Always Trustworthy
The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises.
Psalm 145:13
Today’s Scripture & Insight:
Psalm 145:9–13
I’m a worrier. Early mornings are the worst because I’m alone with my thoughts. So I taped this quote from Hudson Taylor on my bathroom mirror, where I can see it when I’m feeling vulnerable: “There is a living God. He has spoken in the Bible. He means what He says and will do all He has promised.”
Taylor’s words came from years of walking with God and remind us of who He is and all He can do through our times of illness, poverty, loneliness, and grief. He didn’t merely know that God is trustworthy, he’d experienced His trustworthiness. And because he’d trusted God’s promises and obeyed Him, thousands of Chinese people gave their lives to Jesus.
Experiencing God and His ways helped David know that He’s trustworthy. He wrote Psalm 145, a song of praise to the God he’d experienced to be good, compassionate, and faithful to all His promises. When we trust and follow God, we realize (or understand better) that He is who He says He is and that He’s faithful to His word (v. 13). And, like David, we respond by praising Him and telling others about Him (vv. 10−12).
When we face worrisome times, God can help us not to falter in our walk with Him, for He is trustworthy (Hebrews 10:23).
By: Karen Huang
What have you been worried about lately, and which of God’s promises can you hold on to? How does knowing that Hudson Taylor’s and King David’s faith wasn’t in vain encourage you and give you hope?
Dear God, thank You for being trustworthy and keeping Your promises to me. Please help me to remember Your faithfulness as I trust and obey You each day.
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/
“FLAWED” 5/25/2023 Written by Kathy Boecher for “atimetoshare”
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FLAWED
Posted on May 18, 2023 by atimetoshare.me
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” Jeremiah 17:9 ESV
We don’t know how long Adam and Eve walked through the Garden of Eden before sin entered their hearts. We do know that when they disobeyed God, they were immediately cursed with guilt. Being flawed means that because of that disobedience, mankind was now doomed to a life of shame and defectivity. Sin entered the creation of God taking away the image of perfection and replacing it with a soul that was damaged, infected, and blemished.
With that distance placed between us and God, there is no question that we try to hide our sins. If we were to lay out everything that haunted us from the past, there would be no one who’d want to associate with us. In addition, our relationship with our God has become dysfunctional. So, what are we to do? We can try to forget those sins and change our behavior, only to fail again. We can hide our past discretions but the fear of someone finding out becomes like a dripping faucet – constantly and relentlessly reminding us that we’re flawed. We might try to numb those feelings of guilt by taking drugs or imbibing in alcohol. Unfortunately, all those things are simply masking the problem. No number of lies can change the facts.
Take heart! Even though our sins darken our minds and souls, God made it possible to have a perfect relationship with Him. Instead of our works and good deeds, which are worthless in His sight, He sent His only begotten Son to live among humanity with a sinless soul. He would teach the people, heal them, revive them, encourage them, and promise a future in eternity. This perfect, unblemished Lamb of God, died for all people – even sinners like you and me. When we humbly approach Him and repent of our wrongdoing, He forgives our sins. Grace is unconditional. There is nothing we can do except lay it all out before God. He has the solution. He alone can forgive our past and He will give us a future with Him, even when we sin again and again and again.
Yes, as long as we dwell on this planet, our hearts will continue to sin. Jesus died once for all people and all sin, but it is our responsibility to ask God to create a new life within us. With Him, we can change our ways, repent, confess, and repeat. With gratitude for all He’s done for us, we can share that promise of forgiveness with others who have fallen into the pit of despair.
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/
“Fellowship with God in Prayer” 5/24/2023 Written by Dawn Ivey for “Drawing Closer to Christ”
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Original post @ https://drawingclosertochrist.com/2023/05/08/go-to-god-in-prayer/
Fellowship with God in Prayer
Below are a few lines from the familiar hymn, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”…
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer.
I have to remind myself often to carry everything to God in prayer. God loves to spend time talking to us, not only about the difficulties of life but also the pleasures of life. He enjoys hearing our thanksgiving, for the many blessings He has given to us. He enjoys hearing about the things that have made us happy as well as the things that have made us sad. He not only wants to cry with us, but He also wants to laugh with us.

God is always willing to work on our behalf; however, we must remember to invite Him into our lives and spend time fellowshipping with Him in prayer.
Don’t hesitate to make your requests known to God, no matter how big or small. He promises to give us His peace in exchange for our worries. So push past the temptation to be self-sufficient and let Him carry your burdens. Push pass discontentment and choose to be thankful. Push past pride and embarrassment and share your deepest needs with Him, today.
Philippians 4:6-7, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/
“Being unforgiving is the Devil’s work” 5/23/2023 Written by Elihu Anderson for “Elihu’s Corner”
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“Being unforgiving is the Devil’s work”
2 Corinthians 2:10–11 (NET)
“10 If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him—for indeed what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ, 11 so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).”
When we don’t forgive and we choose instead to hold grudges (that we feel justified to have), we are standing on shaky ground and have forgotten the forgiveness we have received. More than that, we are being exploited (used) by the enemy to do his will.
Who wants to be used by the devil to do his will? Evidently a lot of people – unwittingly.
When we are encountering accusations and strife, we can be sure that the enemy is the source. Pray for those who oppose you or who oppose the church. And then stand in the grace of God:
Isaiah 54:17 (NIV)
“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD.”
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/
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“I AM: The True Vine” 5/22/2023 Written by Beth Andrews for “Deeper Roots”
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I AM: The True Vine
POSTED ON APRIL 20, 2023 BY BETH ANDREWS
I once tried to train a vine to cover the front entrance to my house. I was not a master gardener – for Pete’s sake, I once let a cactus die for lack of water. But I did learn something. When trying to train a vine, you work from the center out. The vine is the part directly connected to the rootstock, and the branches, or tendrils, bear the leaves, flowers, and fruit. The vine gives the branches everything they need to produce. I think you know where this is going.
In Jesus’ final I AM statement He declared “I AM the True Vine . . .” (Jn 15:1). For you non-horticulturalists: Jesus is the Rootstock of the Church. The branches? That’s you and me. The Gardner? No less than the Father who certainly knows His way around a plant. There is so much to this passage (Jn 15:1-11). A good preacher could spend a month or more digging out treasures. But we’re going to settle into one idea here – or one word that the Spirit highlighted for me. Remain. Abide. Dwell. Stay. Live. You don’t have to be a biologist to know that a disconnected branch will wither and die. A disconnected believer will suffer the same fate. The connection is vital – it is our literal lifeline.
Jesus defined exactly how that works. He said, “Remain in me,” “let my words remain in you,” and remain in my love” (vs. 7, 9). Stay connected. The branches of a healthy vine – and Jesus had in mind a grapevine – may spread out, but they remain attached to their source of nourishment. They don’t try to force their way down to the dirt to set up their own root system. They are not to become independent of the vine.
What strikes me is not just the command to remain in Him, but His promise to remain in us. And that is key because the branch doesn’t draw the nutrients and water out of the vine, the vine pumps the nutrients and water into the branch. Joseph Henry Thayer described it as “something [that] has established itself permanently within my soul, and always exerts its power in me.” (from Thayer’s Greek Lexicon – blueletterbible.com). When we remain in Him, in His Word and in His love – He does the work, and the fruit is a natural byproduct of Him. We are just the bearers.
The healthy Christian is a connected Christian. A connected Christian is a fruitful, happy, blessed Christian who is filled with Joy (v. 11). You were made to flourish, Beloved. Stay connected and bloom in Jesus, His Word, and His love.
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/
“Only GOD Knows the Future” 5/21/2023 Written by Bill Rudge for “Bill Rudge Ministries”
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Only GOD Knows the Future
MAY 19, 2023~ BRM7
by BJ Rudge, Ph.D.
Newspaper and magazine headlines, television, radio, and internet news confront us daily with accounts of conflicts and war, the carnage from terrorism, mass murders, threats of a nuclear holocaust, global economic upheaval, worldwide spread of disease and pestilence, devastating natural disasters and extreme weather, and so on. The constant barrage prompts questions such as are we living at the time of the end of the world and what is the meaning of all that is happening?
People search for answers in a variety of sources from science to astrology, psychics, and Nostradamus. However, there is only one Source that truly provides the answers. God alone knows the future and He reveals it in the Book He inspired. Only God knows the end from the beginning and only the Bible reveals an accurate end-time scenario. Isaiah 46:9-10 states: “Remember the former things long past, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things which have not been done, saying, ‘My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure.’”
Scripture is the only reliable source of end-time prophecy; Revelation is the capstone of prophecy. Insight from Revelation and the many other prophecies throughout the Hebrew Bible and New Testament can be compiled to provide precise insight. Not only has Scripture proven amazingly accurate but the Lord provides tremendous peace because not only do we know that what His Word says is going to happen, we can know the One Who is in control and Who determines our eternal destiny.
Since only God knows the future, we must go to His Word to acquire an accurate end-time scenario. Let us not only saturate our lives with the study of the Bible – our only reliable source of end-time prophecy – but also trust the Author of Scripture with our lives, our future, and our eternal destinies as we look for the glorious appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We find ourselves asking the very same question the disciples did in Matthew, chapter 24, “When is Jesus going to come back?” It is no surprise then that many of us are anticipating that the Lord will return very soon, as current events reflect the very signs Jesus said would precede His return (Matthew 24:4-8). Therefore, as Jesus emphasizes in the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25), we should “be on the alert” [stay awake, watch], for we do not know the hour of His return (Matthew 25:13). However, as we stay awake and prepare ourselves “for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus” (Titus 2:13), let us take care that we wait within the guidelines of what God has chosen to reveal to us in His Word.
I say this because many Christians are being persuaded to build their eschatology (issues related to the end times) upon extra-biblical sources. God’s Word must always be our foundation in shaping our understanding of end-time events. As we are warned in the most detailed prophetic book on the events surrounding the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we should not add or take away from what God has revealed (Revelation 22:18-19).
I have encountered Christian material on the Second Coming that has appealed to Nostradamus, the Hopi Indians, Jewish mystic rabbis, and New Age mediums as being authoritative sources on end-time events. However, God’s Word must define our understanding and be our primary source in shaping our understanding of future events.
As we anticipate the return of Jesus Christ, we can rest upon the promise that what God has chosen to reveal about the Second Coming will come to pass. Even though there are some details we cannot fully comprehend until they happen, we can (and are responsible for) have a proper understanding of future prophetic events from studying Scripture.
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/
“Grow in grace through Jesus Christ” 5/20/2023 Written by Louis Mize, a good friend
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“Grow in grace through Jesus Christ”
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
2nd Peter 3:18
True knowledge isn’t achieved thru math, science, or languages. All of these are important, but no person has ever been saved or made complete by “knowing” these subjects. Neither is it obtained by joining some secret order or organization.
True knowledge is to know Jesus Christ, as He is revealed to man thru the Word of God. James said this: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him”.
When a person experiences the grace of God thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ, then that person is on the path to the growth of true and pure knowledge. Be wise my friends.
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P.S. (from bruce) When there is no other place to turn…turn to God !! If you’re not a “born again” Christian, is the Holy Spirit urging you to open this link ?? Here is the truth about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com
To my brothers and sisters in Christ, please feel free to share this message of the cross with those in need…
You say you are a “born again” believer… BUT is your soul “ON FIRE” for the Lord ?? If not, open this link – https://godsmanforever.com/2020/08/01/are-you-a-christian-in-gods-eyes-and-on-fire-for-the-lord-or-not/