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Without Holiness (Not Anointing), No Man Shall See God
Ministry, anointing, gifts, and big titles do not equal eternal life. You can preach to millions, publish bestsellers, sit with kings, have the largest church, be praised by the world, live in mansions, preach in all the conferences, speak in tongues, have all men speak…
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He Who Restrains His Words Is Wise
A Christian is a man of few words. One of the things the Holy Spirit will deliver a man from when he is born again (and as he does his sanctifying work in him) is excessive and careless speech. The Holy Spirit’s fruit of self-control…
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The Seed of God in the Believer Produces Holiness
The born-again Christians have received new life, resurrected life in Christ (Romans 6:5). They are born again (John 3:3), and the seed of God dwells in them (1 John 3:9). They are a new creature/creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). The Spirit of God, who is Holy,…
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What Has Your Heart Is Your God
What has our heart and our devotion is our God. This can be determined by what we give our time to, not our professions. Our time is the greatest resource we have. What we give most of our time to reveals what we worship. This…
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Once Saved, Always Saved Doctrine is False and Dangerous
The greatest false teaching of our day is the idea that once saved, always saved. This is the idea that no matter what we do or how we live, we shall still enter heaven because we can’t lose our salvation. That is not true, and…
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Public Exposure of Sin: 6 Reasons God Allows It
We have witnessed a significant increase in the public exposure of the sins of prominent Christian ministers within the body of Christ over the last two years. The exposure is mainly of ministers of the gospel caught in sexual sin. God is allowing sins that…
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The Devil Did Not Make You Do It
The devil did not make you do it. He will not be present at the final judgment to take any blame. We are responsible for our actions. This morning, the Holy Spirit gave me a deeper awareness in a new way of the fact that…
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8 Qualities for Spiritual Growth and Fruitfulness (2 Peter 1:5-11)
The apostle Peter mentions 8 qualities he says will keep us from being barren and unfruitful in our knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ— if we possess them and continue to grow in them (2 Peter 1:5-11). Further, he says that if we diligently practice…
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A Few Names Who Have Not Defiled Their Garments
No matter where we are placed and the quality and state of the faith and Church around us, the Lord has given us the ability to stand and be holy. It is an individual choice. The church in Sardis was dead and asleep, yet even…
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The Holy Spirit Teaches Us All Things
The primary teacher of the child of God is the Holy Spirit. No believer has a junior Holy Spirit. We have received all fullness from our Lord (John 1:16). The child of God must learn to have a relationship with the Holy Spirit and know…
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The Power of Desperation in Being Free From Sin
There is a level of desperation that’s needed to overcome besetting sin. Until sin is hated, it cannot be overcome. Once the hatred of sin becomes greater than the pleasure it seems to offer, freedom becomes easier to attain. If we still love our sin,…
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Bought with the Price of God’s Own Blood
The price of our salvation was the blood of God himself. Therefore, we must guard our salvation with fear and trembling. “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of…
