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Got it, Want it or Happy Without it?
Acts 1:8 “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes…” A.W.Tozer observed: “Satan has fought the doctrine of the Spirit-filled life about as bitterly as any doctrine there is. He has confused it, opposed it, and surrounded it with false notions and fears. The Church has tragically neglected this great liberating truth that there…
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Decline or Accept?
Revelation 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” The verse above contains the most glorious invitation to each one of us. Will we decline or accept it? Jean-Francis Gaudet (1824-97)…
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Well Lived or Well Spoken?
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE 1 John 3:18 “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” Mother Teresa was 85-years-old when she was invited to address the Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. This frail old lady, dressed as ever in her simple cheap clothing, passionately and eloquently…
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Consolation or Inspiration?
Psalm 121:1,2 “I lift my eyes up to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” As the American Civil War continued unabated, a discouraged Abraham Lincoln used to seek refuge in a Presbyterian Church in Washington. The war was tearing both…
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Bitter or Better?
Colossians 3:13 “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” It was unfair. You, or perhaps someone who means a lot to you, were treated unfairly. But what are you going to do about it? You can choose to hold on to the hurt, or you can forgive. If you choose to nurse that grievance, it will…
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Enough or More?
Isaiah 55:2 “Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labour on what does not satisfy?” When is enough? John Bogle wrote on contentment: “At a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in…
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Distracted to Death or Alert and Alive?
John 10:10 “The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy.” George Orwell once observed: “I thought of a rather cruel trick I played on one occasion on a wasp. He was sucking jam on my plate, and I cut him in half. He paid no attention, merely went on with his meal, while a tiny…
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Powerful or Puny?
James 5:17 “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” Andrew Murray wrote: “Jesus never taught his disciples how to preach, only how to pray. To know how to speak to God is more than knowing how to speak to man. Power with God is the first thing, not power with men. Jesus…