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What to Drop During Fire (Sheri Rose Shepherd)
Without skipping a beat, God sends a timely reminder: http://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/bible-life-coaching/2013/10/21Filed under: Uncategorized
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Praise Pause
I just pause to praise You, LORD, that You are greater than any human being, greater than any viciously treacherous act, even those done in secret. You are greater than our greatest enemy, Satan. You...
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Repentance and Truth Towards Escaping the Devil’s Trap
2 Timothy 2:25 (NIV) Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape...
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David’s Thanksgiving Praise for Covenant-Keeping God
1Chron 16 8 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 9 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. 10 Glory in his holy name; let...
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In Jesus’s Name… Why?
In an overwhelming trial, if the standard for measure is emotion or feeling, the above question can be a cocktail of anger, bitterness, doubt, rage, despair, and fear. But feelings change from day to...
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CNN, Fox News: Biblical Prophecies and Current Events
In what way are fulfilled biblical prophecies a comfort to us? They are a confirmation that what was written are Truth. The promises of God are true. Not only are they a comfort, they are our grace...
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Husband Thief
“Someone is trying to take my husband away.” Biblically, that thief is Satan (John 10:10a), the only real enemy you have (Eph 6:12). Satan only uses people who are captive to do his will (2Tim 2:26)....
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Praise for When You Don’t Understand
Ike Rikert, a pastor, lost his wife when she gave birth to their first child. His child died as well. He had two friends, Babbie Mason and Eddie Carswell who wanted to encourage him. Babbie said of...
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Worship Amidst Tragedies
Can you and I praise the Lord after a series of tragedies? This is what Horatio Spafford did. His four year old son died of Scarlet Fever. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 caused him financial ruin. The...
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Finding the Voice of Worship Amid Fear, Uncertainty, Loss, Pain, Grief, or Death
Just four days after the September 11 attacks on New York City’s Twin Towers, songwriter Matt Redman and his wife, Beth, started a sabbatical in Los Angeles. The effects of the traumatic, tragic,...
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When You Feel Tired, Weary, or Weak
South African writer, Brenton Brown, was attending a Band/Worship Leader Retreat when he was feeling tired. As he prayed to God, the phrase “Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord” just popped up....
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When Our Prayers Seem Unanswered
Laura Story’s husband, Martin Elvington, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She prayed for his healing but her prayer wasn’t getting answered the way she wanted in the time she wanted. As she walked...
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When You Need Strength To Face the New Day
Craig and Susan Phelps and their children were on their way from their home in Oklahoma to a ski trip Colorado. They were in the remote and dark area of the Texas panhandle when their van was hit by an...
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Renewing the Mind
Rom 12:2 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. The...
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God Is Doing A New Thing
Isa 43:18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the...
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Would You Like A New Beginning?
2 Cor 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! Sometimes, we come to a point of brokenness along our life journey. Failures, sins, external...
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Transformation of a Prodigal: Danny Urquico Part 1
Do you have a family member who sometimes makes you feel that it’s just a hopeless situation? Have you told yourself, “I thought it couldn’t get any worse but it did”? Again? And again? If you were the...
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Transformation of a Prodigal: Danny Urquico Part 2: Early Years to Humbling...
EARLY YEARS TO HUMBLING EXPERIENCE BUTTERFLYINTHESPRING (BITS): What was your childhood like? DANNY URQUICO (DU): I grew up under the care of my grandmother because my dad was in prison. Since there...
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Transformation of A Prodigal: Danny Urquico Part 3: The Prodigal Comes Home
THE PRODIGAL COMES HOME BITS: What led you to Christ? DU: During that time, my life was turning so chaotic and miserable. I was living with my mistress for three years. We would constantly fight. I...
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Transformation of A Prodigal: Danny Urquico Part 4: From Prodigal To Pastor
FROM PRODIGAL TO PASTOR BITS: Now on your eighth year as a pastor, what do you see as the effect in a family when the father is spiritually ailing or dead? DU: The accountability lies in the hands of...
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