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Jacob’s Negative Patterns Changed After Wrestling With God Alone
The evil patterns in Jacob’s life only ended when he wrestled with God and prevailed and had his name changed at Peniel from Jacob (deceitful) to Israel (prince with God). Until he wrestled with God in prayer in desperation, the negative patterns of deceit and…
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How to Receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a supernatural experience in which a believer receives power for the Christian life and service to God. This experience happens after salvation. It is also often called being filled with the Holy Spirit or receiving the Holy Spirit. The…
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The Blessings on Obedience and the Curses on Disobedience
God promises that his blessings will come upon and overtake those who obey him and keep his commandments. He likewise promises that curses will come upon and overtake those who disobey him and do not keep his commandments. I would like to encourage you to…
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Take Heed to the Ministry Which You Have Received
God has a special ministry, gifts of the Holy Spirit, and also natural abilities and personality traits that He has given each of us for His purposes and glory. Ministry is God-appointed service rendered for the benefit of others and for the glory of Christ.…
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Sexual Sins and Direct Link to Mental Health Issues
There is a huge link between sexual sins and perversions (including LGBTQ, porn, masturbation, adultery, sexual immorality, premarital sex, perverse sex, pedophilia, incest, etc.) and depression, suicidal ideation, and mental health issues of all kinds. Obedience to God’s commands through the Lord Jesus Christ is…
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“I Sought for a Man Among Them.”
God is not an impersonal but a personal God. He is a person and has made us in His image to reflect His glorious attributes. He has a mind, a will, desires, and feelings, but his are absolutely perfect. God is not just some remote,…
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God Hates Slander and Gossip
God hates slander and gossip. He considers it murder and violence. Avoid people who always like speaking evil of others, whether that evil is true or not. Don’t entertain it because God will number you with them. And especially among believers, it is especially grievous…
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Apostle Paul’s Last Recorded Words: A Holy Calling
A man’s last words are most important. In the apostle Paul’s last letter from prison in Rome, which was his second letter to his beloved son Timothy, the emphasis is on being a vessel of honor, sanctified, holy, and pure; holding on to the pure…
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Christianity Is a Relationship, Not an Event
Our walk with Jesus is a relationship, not an event. Repentance and holiness are a lifestyle, not an event. Our relationship with Jesus is just that, a relationship. Our relationship with Jesus is compared to a marriage union. He is the bridegroom, and true believers…
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True Christians Are Not Lawless
Jesus did not abolish God’s law. He fulfilled it and made it possible for us to keep it as he did. A lawless Christian running around with shouts of “grace, grace” is not following the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, who himself is the…
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God Is Not Just Love. He Is Multi-Faceted
God is not a big grandfather in the sky who is all love and nothing else. That is a false concept that, sadly, even most believers have. The idea that God is just so loving that he accepts them as they are and can never…
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How to Overcome Sexual Perversions and Bondage
If you want to overcome sexual sins completely, there are things you must do. One of the reasons people never get free from sexual sins is because they refuse to DENY themselves (Matthew 16:24). There is a cost for deliverance and freedom. Jesus has all…
