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Clean Hands and a Pure Heart Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. Psalm 24:3-4 The first thing required to go…

Authority “After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Acts 4:31 When you look on Dictionary.com you will find seven definitions of the word “Authority”, I will give you just a…

To Catch a Thief The thief has played us all at one time or another and will continue to play us. He is relentless in exerting his influence in every way he can.  In relationships, in morals, in spiritually illuminating moments, and emotional experiences, he’s always involved. The reason is…

God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. John 3:16 Jesus was rich in sacrifice. He sacrificed His time, energy, and efforts. He sacrificed his comforts of home to connect with people.  He sacrificed recognition of men for reconciliation of men to God. He sacrificed energy to…

Time to Contribute Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:6 Message Bible You say, “How do I know what I’m supposed to…

Materialists are Bad at Relationships For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? Mark 8:36 My nice car and my money can’t give me a laugh or a hug, or cry or be hurt by my stupidity. Things are safe to love…

Putting Out the Spirits Fire Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. I Thessalonians 5:19-22 Picture a warm fire and imagine its glow and its radiating heat bringing all around calm and comfort.…

You are on God’s Team   Not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another —and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25   In western culture individualism is the theme and you have to compete and get…

You Need an Anchor This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him. I John…

A Man after God’s Own Heart Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:6 Often, our focus is on how others evaluate us. We are so concerned with our image…