June 2011
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Praying about the same thing multiple times won’t necessarily make God change His first answer.
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Stay in the House
We have all become familiar of the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15. This story is paralleled to how we can become estranged from God and how we can come back to Him and He’ll receive us with open arms. All of us, at one point or another, we have become a prodigal. The truth behind this story is that the prodigal son went seeking things that he already had at home, but tried to get them...
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Prayer Changes Everything
Prayer is an essential weapon that believers have. It is a primary source of communication with God. A strong devotion to prayer is essential to living a victorious Christian life. If there is no prayer, there can be no power with God. Most simply, prayer is communication between God and you. Prayer is not limited to the four walls of a church building, or limited to kneeling or having any special...
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Philippians 4:7 - While God gives you peace about what you go through, He didn’t promise that what you go through would be peaceful! bishopforeman
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You Need Enemies
An enemy is anything or anyone that sets itself against the purpose that God has given your life. Enemies can be excessive debt, a slave mentality, people that try to harm or stop you, and a myriad of other things. The Bible teaches us that God uses enemies as footstools. Enemies are more important than even having friends. Friends provide comfort, but enemies spawn change.
While you need...
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Get Up & Dust Yourself Off
Judges 5:7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
While you are waiting to move forward in the things that God has ordained for your life, who else is being impacted? Your life and the decisions you make can have lasting impressions on others. Deborah was chosen by God to be a deliverer for the Children of...
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Petty Discouragement
1st Samuel 30:6 - And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
Discouragement comes as a result of unmet expectations. If you expected a 3% raise and only received a 1% raise you can become discouraged. But you missed what...
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Excommunicated from Your Life
1 Timothy 1:20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan in order that they may be disciplined [by punishment and learn] not to blaspheme.
The greatest hurts in life can come from the people that we invest the most into. Some people have what I call the “savior syndrome.” They always seem to find to worse people in order to “fix them up” and help them to...
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Loving Yourself
Mark 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
As Christians, it is most important for us to love God with everything that’s in us first and then to love our fellow man. Here’s the catch, we are to love them as we...
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Don't Go There
When spring turns in to summer, a persons habits change, pools open, people are outdoors more, people tend to watch less TV, and theme parks open. The places that we go change based on the season we’re in. So is it with spiritual things. Your convictions determine your choices. Your choices determine your habits. Your habits determine your future.
If you are convinced that God has good...
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Staying Focused
A laser is perhaps one of the greatest sources of concentrated energy. Certain lasers are powerful enough to slash through metals while others are precise and careful enough to delicately maneuver the human eye.
While a laser has great potential, that potential can never be realized and come into manifestation if the point of that laser is not pinpointed or focused. Could you imagine having Lasik...
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10 Strategies for Permanent Loss
I’m no health and nutrition guru, but with summer coming up, we thought it’d be good to give some practical tips and encouragement on effective weight loss. Our friends at www.thedietchannel.com gave us permission to share these healthy tips with you! Of course, be sure to consult your own physician before making any decisions.
For many people weight loss is a chronic endeavor. All...
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A Silent Killer - Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence affects so many relationships around the world and especially in the U.S. It is never God’s will or desire that anyone be a victim of domestic violence. There is no such thing as doing something to deserve domestic violence and as believers we must be educated.
Below we have obtained information that provides resources and further information. Source: Mid-Valley...
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Mountain, MOVE!!
Mark 11:23 Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him. Faith is an incredible tool that we as believers have. In fact, without it, it is impossible to please God. Proof of our faith is based on what we do. Faith without works or obedience to...
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Why is "it" taking so long?
Exodus 9:12 But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, making it strong and obstinate, and he did not listen to them or heed them, just as the Lord had told Moses.
God told Moses that he was to go unto Pharaoh and demand that the Children of Israel be released from over 400 years of bondage and slavery. The Lord warned Moses upfront that when he asked Pharaoh, that He (God) would harden...
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Blind Side: A Must See Movie
Shalom & TGIT…..
After seeing the movie Blind Side some time ago, I decided to blog about what I think is a great movie that everyone must see. Without giving the movie away, there were some great lessons that as a pastor, bishop, and spiritual mentor, I see people deal with and struggle with and it was great to see it demonstrated on screen. The young man, Michael Oher, grew up in...
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PG | Parental Guidance for "Out of Control"...
The Scriptures teach that children are God’s inheritance. Some children are defined as “good” while others may seem to be “bad.” The truth is, that there is really no such thing as a bad child. It’s really just ineffective parenting methods. Children only do what they are permitted to do. Parenting is more than just discipline. It involves specific prayer, spending...
