Bearing Fruit
Bearing Fruit: “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.” James 5:16
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A New Confidence
Walking into a room with my chin up, tummy in, shoulders back, being able to talk to anyone — that was my idea of confidence.
You Are What You Eat
How many of our inputs carry God’s voice and his values into our hearts? Influences to our heart are like food for the body. Good or bad.
Coming Alongside
We don't save anybody, convince anybody, "win" anybody to Christ or close the deal. All that is God's business.
The Way Out of Trouble
Anytime you notice your heart beating stronger for something else other than God, stop and think about it. God doesn’t like it because it can steer you down the wrong path. So, your heart…
Lying Limp in His Lap
As his grandma listened, his eyes dropped from the weariness caused by this day. Suddenly, he snuggled close. Then lay limp in her lap.
Know Pain, Know Gain
The author of Hebrews presents this paradigm — failure, pain, and hardship as essential to future victory — as a way God shapes his children
A Daily Blessing
“I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong inwardly through his Spirit.” Ephesians 3:16 (NCV) A blessing.
Open Heart
A deeper walk with God is as simple as opening your heart…constantly and consistently. It is not a big secret. A heart that welcomes Him in.
A Direct Link
“For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6
Where Grace Abounds?
If a recently released Christian prisoner came to your church, would he feel welcome? Would you welcome him?
Agents of the Holy Spirit
We are agents of the Holy Spirit. We simply tell the truth about God and His word, and let it stand at that.
“Manifesto: Let us be Women who Love”
Let us be Women who Love. Let us be a sanctuary where God may dwell.
Truck, Tent … Soul
Last summer, I discovered a young couple (19 & 20 years old) living in their truck in the shade of a big oak tree at our church
Whose Kingdom and Will?
Here's something to remember the next time you encounter conflicts: they often resolve when we humbly pray, “Your will be done.”
Conformity
How does conformity occur today? The tendency to conform occurs in small groups or in society as a whole, and may result from subtle, unconscious influences
The Gift We All Need
Sometimes even God’s greatest gifts go unused because in order to fully benefit from them, we need to admit we need help. We can all humbly use the amazing gift of the Holy Spirit…
The 101 Things that Might Happen
The future and the right-now are inseparable to God. He sees the end from the beginning. He dwells in the entire timeline at once.
Boomerang Blessings
Our family has always enjoyed serving others. One of the greatest lessons we have learned is the “boomerang blessing” of serving.
Like a Honeycomb
Today before you speak, share, or post, ask yourself this question: What kind of fruit will my words produce?
Why “Father” God?
not everyone has had bad experiences with their father. But those who do often transfer those negative mental pictures to God.