January 2011
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Prayer Thought
The prevailing idea seems to be, that I come to God and ask Him for something that I want, and that I expect Him to give me that which I have asked. But this is a most dishonouring and degading conception. The popular belief reduces God to a servant, our servant: doing our bidding, performing our pleasure, granting our desires. No, prayer is a coming to God, telling Him my need, committing my...
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SELF-DENIAL, SELF-DENIAL, SELF-DENIAL
Our wills must be broken to His will. To be broken is the beginning of revival. It is painful, it is humiliating, it is the only way. It is being ‘Not I, but Christ,’ and a ‘C’ is a bent ‘I.’ The Lord Jesus cannot live in us fully and reveal Himself through us until the proud self within us is broken.
This simply means that the hard unyielding self, which justifies itself, wants its own way,...
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“Truth has no degrees or shades. A half truth is a whole lie, and a white lie is...”
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Stewardship & Giving
God owns it all (including you too ) and we are stewards of His resources… So with that being said, as stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us, every financial decision we make is actually a spiritual decision. For many, that’s a revolutionary concept. How you manage your finances is a pretty good barometer for the condition of your spiritual life. Since Christ is our Lord...
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“If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.”
– JOHN 14:14
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If you walk with the Lord He will fill your cup so...
….that you will start to to drink from the pitcher because your cup is so overwhelmingly full. An overflowing cup in the Bible, is a symbol for total satisfaction and contentment.
But what are we going to overflow with ?
With Hope ”God will help you overflow with hope in him through the Holy Spirit’s power within you.” You never run out of hope because you know...
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“Kindness is love in action. That is what God exerted towards us by sending his...”
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PRIDE
More so than anything our hearts are desperately proud. All sins being equal, if there is one sin which God hates more than another, and more sets Himself against, it is the sin of pride. Like a weed surrounded by cow manure or feces, pride grows more exponentially in some soils, especially when well fertilized by worldly rank, riches, praise, flattery, our own ignorance, and the ignorance of...
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“As Christians, I challenge you. Have a great aim. Have a high standard. Make...”
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“Since God is the owner, I am just the manager. I needed to adopt a...”
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go as far as we can” without getting into trouble?
A typical mistake made by Christian singles is to ask, “How far can we go?” The very question reveals a troubling attitude, and the one who asks it has already gone too far.
But since it is the question that many really want to ask, this is an honest response to the Bible’s teaching: “Not very far at all.”
Physical, sexual interaction between a man and a woman is reserved for marriage.
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“The cure you need when you find your self envying others is finding contentment...”
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IDOLATRY
Either we will love and serve God, or we will love and serve our idols. Idols exist in our lives because we love them and invite them in. But once idols find a home, they are unruly and resist leaving. In fact, they change from being the servants of our desires to being our masters.
“Remember you reap what you sow, those who bring sunshine to others cant keep it...”
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