Around this time of year, in the Christmas season, we reflect on the Christmas story – the birth of Jesus, the baby in the manger who was so much more. It is one of the two major Christian holidays, the other being Resurrection Day (Easter). The Christmas story is a wonderful story, that has been […]
What is Humility Humility is not a subject we think that much about. Oh, we know that pride is bad, because “pride comes before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18), and that the opposite of being prideful is being humble. So we just think of humility as being “not prideful”. And in trying to practice it, we
Stewardship 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 1 Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. Paul is specifically addressing ministers of the gospel in these verses – stewards of the mysteries (things hidden that they might be
See Part One and Part Two Colossians 1 Colossians 1:3-7 3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints;5 because of the hope which is laid up for you
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We continue with our series on the apostolic prayers of Paul. Also see Part One. Ephesians 3 Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,16 that He would grant you, according to the riches
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Today we begin a verse by verse study on apostolic prayers that Paul prayed for believers. They were specifically for the churches that he started, but they apply to all of us. A little background and timeline on Ephesians. Acts 18:19-21 Paul first preached at Ephesus Acts 18:24-28 Apollos comes after Paul and ministers at
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Your Words Place You You can tell if a person is believing right by what he/she says. If his confession and declarations are wrong, his believing is wrong. If his believing is wrong, his thinking is wrong. And if his thinking is wrong, it’s because his mind is not renewed with the word of God.
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Synopsis A very brief summary of the topics we have covered in this series: Transformation and Beliefs Igniting Hope Ministries: We get saved because we believe IN Jesus. We get transformed and free because we believe LIKE Jesus. Igniting Hope Ministries: If you want to get different results, you are going to have to believe
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This is the conclusion to our four part series on Transformation. You can view the video where we taught it live here. The renewing of the mind does not happen by osmosis, but by an intentional plan to dismantle wrong beliefs and establish positive strongholds in specific areas of our lives. Besides meditating on scripture,
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Identity If you were asked to identify yourself, what would you do? That might depend on who was asking; if it was a police officer, you’d probably pull out your driver’s license. If it was a guard at your workplace, you’d pull out your employee badge. In some instances they might want to see your
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