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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If the YouTube link to the video above doesn’t show, you can get to it here Changing Your Beliefs We’ve talked about renewing the mind as changing our way of thinking. But we need to go a deeper level, and not only address changing our thoughts, but changing our beliefs. Real transformation comes from changing
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I began a four part series teaching from our home in March. This is the text of the message. You can also watch the video below. Romans 12:1-2 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
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1 Corinthians 13:13 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. These three things remain/abide – they are eternal. Love is the greatest, and we know that without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6), but hope is ranked there with them. Definition Hope is
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
The Inside and the Outside 1 Peter 3:3-4 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward–arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel–4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
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Care – Worry – Anxiety The Lord knows there is plenty to be worried and anxious about, whether it is circumstances in your own life, or anxiousness about the crazy things that are happening in our country and the world right now. Care: merimna; lit. to draw in different directions. A state of mental pain
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Please see Part One and Part Two. 6. You Must Sanctify Yourself Joshua 3:5 And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Before crossing the Jordan and entering the Promised Land, Joshua commanded the people to sanctify themselves. To sanctify means to be set apart for
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In Part One, we looked at To Get to the Promised Land, You Have to Get Through the Wilderness. But many Christians have a distorted view of what that means. 2. To Possess Your Land, You Must See Yourself as God Sees You Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
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Introduction As Christians, we are familiar with the story of how God delivered the children of Israel from Egypt: through mighty signs and wonders exercised in judgment, a nation of slaves brought the mightiest nation on the planet to its knees. We are also familiar with the parallel between the story of Israel and our
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