Jesus said... "Go and make disciples of all nations...teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Matthew 28:18-20, NIV The last mandate Jesus gave His followers while on earth is called the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) – to go and make disciples of all people. To “disciple” is to…
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The thing I want you most want you to know is this: No matter who you are or where you come from; no matter what you've done or how many times you've done it – there is grace for you. If you are laboring under a constant sense of unworthiness,…
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The Lie of Yesterday says because you messed up in X, Y, or Z yesterday, you are not able to experience the fullness of today. This lie will tell you things like, Well, you’re not fully sorry for what you did, so you don't get to enjoy today. You really didn't…
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Our choices in life determine our future. When we make wrong choices and everything falls apart, many people blame God for letting their lives crash and burn, not recognizing they walked right into the trap of the enemy — sometimes blindly, sometimes with eyes wide open. “‘O Israel,’ says the…
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Adam and Eve lived in their Father’s presence in the garden. They enjoyed intimate fellowship with their Father, experiencing the joy of His manifest presence. They were at peace, secure, living with confidence under His watch care. Then the deceiver, the serpent, enticed them and they bought the lie, took…
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When I first entered the ministry, nearly every morning I spent one to two hours in prayer. My prayers went something like this: “God, use me to save souls, use me to heal the sick, use me to cast out devils.” On and on I would pray – the same…
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What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do…
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Before my life with Christ, my running buddies and I had a saying posed in the form of a question: “Who's a man?” It was a question we'd ask before a good party, a hard fight, or an evening of whoring around. We were convinced that real men did what…
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The journey of wellness is about more than physical health. It also includes emotional, psychological, and spiritual wellness. When they are all combined, you have a strong sense of well-being and are able to pursue and accomplish significant, fulfilling life purposes. In other words: Your overall health is measured by…
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The way of peace is not a call to passivism. The way of peace is not a call to powerlessness. The way of peace is a call to know one's power. Jesus drove the money changers out of the temple. The Bible tells us he made a whip out of…
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