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How To Use Your Power

The power of God is not selfish. The Father did not give the gift of the Holy Spirit to puff up or bring glory to any person or personality. The power of God is holy! It is to empower us to do as Christ did. Jesus himself, after being made manifest at his baptism, the Spirit descended like a dove and remained on Him, with the voice of the Father commending Him, went into the synagogue on the sabbath day and quoted from the book of Isaiah and said, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." Luke 4:18-19 John said in 1 John 4:17 that "...as He is, so are we in this world." We live in the power of the Holy Spirit to bring Glory to God by doing the works that He did as unto Him and in His name. If our Christian walk is simply to try and clear our conscience for death, we have missed it. To be born of Him is to live from Him. From the life He has given. From the place we now have in His kingdom and for His purpose and glory. Not our own. It is a place of complete humility, self-denial, and of complete and total surrender. It is a life lived for Him alone. If all we do brings glory only to ourselves or fame and fortune for vain imaginations, we are doomed. Through the Holy Spirit, we have tremendous power to affect our world and all those around us. But we can grieve the Holy Spirit. He can be misrepresented and misused. He is given for the distinct purpose of preaching the gospel, healing the brokenhearted, bringing deliverance to those bound, sight for the blind and liberty for the bruised, and preaching the Lord's favor over your years. That is what we should be busy doing. Jesus instructed us in Matthew 10:8 to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the diseased and drive out demons. He told us He freely gave all of this to us so we could freely give it to others. Let's not waste another day or even another moment. If we say we belong to Jesus, let's get busy looking like we do and bring glory to His wonderful name. Invite the Holy Spirit to baptize you as He did Jesus, and let's turn this world upside down one more time!

By |2022-04-08T02:44:49+00:00August 2, 2021|Answers, Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, identity, kingdom, miracles, Victorious living|Comments Off on How To Use Your Power
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Longing Desire

King David, a man after God's own heart. What was it about David that garnered such a title? Could it be that he feared no man and only feared God? Could it be that he knew how to worship so entirely that he would dance out of his clothes? Could it be that he wouldn't allow the name of the Lord to be mocked? Though David was deeply flawed, just like we are, and sinned great sins that, to his own admission, were against God, David knew what it was to be desperate for more of God.

By |2022-04-08T02:44:58+00:00July 26, 2021|Answers, battle, Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, courage, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, faith, hope, Victorious living|Comments Off on Longing Desire
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Where Is Real Peace Found?

Gone are the days of just desiring to live a quiet and peaceful life. A life where you can just freely live, make a living of your choice and raise your family with the values and beliefs you hold dear without interference. Instead, we are daily wakened to the life-draining news and propaganda. Couple that with the onslaught of forced feedings of agenda by social media or any media for that matter. 

By |2022-04-08T02:44:53+00:00July 19, 2021|Answers, Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, courage, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, faith, Grace, hope, kingdom, peace, Personal growth, Victorious living|9 Comments
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Jesus Was a Doppelganger

The dictionary definition of a doppelganger is the double of a living person. John 14:9 (NIV) “Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” The life of the Father was seen and emulated in the life of Jesus Christ.

By |2022-04-08T02:45:02+00:00July 10, 2021|Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, identity, kingdom, Personal growth, Victorious living|Comments Off on Jesus Was a Doppelganger
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Don’t Conform

Our current national climate is one of conformity. It literally wants to strip you of your nationality, race, gender, religious beliefs, personality, and even your own thought life. We went from the extreme of everyone should say their opinion to everyone needs to be of the same opinion. And if you are not, you need to be silenced.

By |2022-04-08T02:45:39+00:00July 5, 2021|Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, courage, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, identity, Personal growth, Victorious living|Comments Off on Don’t Conform
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Take Revenge

We have heard "Vengence is mine, says the Lord" preached, as it should be. He is much better at true justice than we could ever be. He also does it with absolute righteousness and with no malice. However, there is an appropriate time to take your revenge.

By |2022-04-08T02:45:35+00:00June 27, 2021|Answers, battle, Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, faith, identity, Inspirational, Victorious living|Comments Off on Take Revenge
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Expect it!

There is a book available to those who are pregnant, or as we say, expecting. It's called "What to expect when you're expecting." The irony is if you expect something, you already know what you are expecting. We sometimes fail to see we have this same upsidedown idea of prayer. We pray but then act like we have no idea what will happen. Mark 11:24 (NIV) says, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

By |2022-04-08T02:45:22+00:00June 21, 2021|Answers, Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, faith, Inspirational, miracles, Personal growth, prayer, prophetic, Victorious living|Comments Off on Expect it!
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How To Reign

Death beds produce weighty final words. You don't waste them [...]

By |2022-04-08T02:46:05+00:00June 13, 2021|Answers, Bible Study teachers, children, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, courage, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, faith, family, identity, Inspirational, kingdom, Personal growth, Victorious living|2 Comments
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God Is Not Schizophrenic!

To quote a line from The Princess Bride, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Today's "Christian" commonly has adopted the world's ideologies and, subsequently, its definitions to define scripture. Let's get something straight right from the start. God is not schizophrenic.

By |2022-04-08T02:46:15+00:00May 24, 2021|Answers, Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, courage, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, faith, identity, Inspirational, Personal growth, Victorious living|Comments Off on God Is Not Schizophrenic!
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Nothing Can Stand Against You!

To you who have decided, to you who make God's business your business and aren't content to simply sit in salvation, you will be victorious! Have no fear. God has already planned your enemy's defeat!

By |2022-04-08T02:46:19+00:00May 17, 2021|battle, Bible Study teachers, Christian, Christian Inspirational, church, courage, Devotions, discipleship, Encouragement, faith, hope, identity, Inspirational, Personal growth, Problems, Uncategorized, Victorious living|Comments Off on Nothing Can Stand Against You!
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