Leading people to a more intimate friendship with God
Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate the significant love of your life. For some, this is a husband or wife; for others, a boyfriend or girlfriend; and some are without a Valentine for Valentine’s Day. I know I had quite a few years like that. Yet I wasn’t truly without a Valentine, because ever …
“Our ability to fulfill this calling and commission depends largely on one vital thing—remembering. Our capacity to remember what God has said and done in our lives and throughout history—the testimony—is one of the primary things that determine our success or failure in sustaining a Kingdom lifestyle of power for miracles.” — Bill Johnson, “Release …
Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.” — Exodus 33:7a Moses might be the greatest example from the Old Testament on how to have a deep intimacy with God. When you get a chance, read Exodus 33 and 34 to …
Holiness is meant to be an essential part of the life of a follower of Jesus, since we are instructed to “Make every effort… to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14, NIV). Yet holiness has gone out of fashion in much of the Church today, and that has resulted …
“Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.” — 1 Corinthians 4:5 (NASB) God is so misunderstood. …
The proliferation of video cameras, both for security in public places and on cellphones, have led to a wave of conflict and crime being caught on camera. The latest high-profile case is that of former Ravens running back Ray Rice, who knocked his fiancé unconscious in an elevator of an Atlantic City motel earlier this …
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The Seventy 42 total verses: Luke 10:1-42 Brief description of action taking place or point being made 154. Seventy sent out in Luke 10:1-16 155. Seventy return in Luke 10:17-20 156. Jesus rejoices in Luke 10:21-22 157. Jesus privately blesses the 12 in Luke 10:23-24 158. Lawyer tests Jesus in Luke 10:25-28 159. Parable of …
Birth Announcements 38 verses total: Luke 1:1-38 Brief description of action taking place or point being made 4. Gabriel announces John’s birth in Luke 1:1-25 5. Gabriel visits Mary in Luke 1:26-38 Questions 1. What is your favorite verse or set of verses? Why? 2. Did you learn anything from the reading or find anything …
These are the 25 books that I would most recommend for growing in spiritual maturity. I tried to rank them in terms of priority for reading. It is genuinely hard to compare two excellent books that have different topics, so the positions could easily be moved around some. 1) The Bible. Regular reading of the …
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“Jesus not only pictured this Masterpiece in every encounter, he called out the Masterpiece. He pointed out the true identity of people that God wanted to reveal by chipping away everything that wasn’t the image he imagined. We must learn to do the same… God wants his followers to call out the valuable uniqueness God …