How does the Holy Spirit develop faith in our lives? How do we apply faith in our life and relationships? What does a faith(full) life look like? Last weekend I spent some time with a Pastor friend if mine. We ended up reminiscing about going to Haiti together several times. We talked about the progress on the Orphanage. We discussed all the new church plants. We remember...
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Faith is really not that COMPLICATED. In fact, it's so simple that when I give you the definition some of you are going to be very disappointed. When we're finished what I want you to do is to take the definition I give you and to run it back through your life experience. What you are going to find is this definition explains a lot in your life. Hebrews 11:1 Faith is [He...
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A lot of us think the wrong thing about God. Some people think that God's out to get them. Some people, who are even believers, whenever they have a problem they start thinking, "God's getting even with me." Something goes wrong in their life and they think, "He's getting even with me. I didn't tithe this month. God's getting revenge." Does God really act like this? Is He...
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If you're acting depressed, it's because you feel depressed. And if you're feeling depressed it's because you're thinking depressed thoughts. If you want to get out of your depression, you change the way you think. You are transformed by the renewing of your mind. You have to change your mind. How do you do that? How do I wash out the depressive thoughts in my mind? Ther...
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Did you know pride and selfishness are the roots of every other sin? Pride is the sin that got Satan kicked out of heaven. Every conflict that we go through has an element of pride mixed into it. What is the middle letter of the word "pride" in English? I. What's the middle letter of the word "crime"? I. What's the middle letter of the word "sin"? I. We have an "I" proble...
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On the anniversary of 9/11, I thought it would be appropriate to bring this blog post back. When tragedy strikes, it's easy to wonder, "Why??" Why does God let bad things happen?Where is God when bad things happen? Why does he allow evil on this Earth? The truth is, we won't get to understand the answer to all of our "why's" this side of heaven. But, we can take a look a...
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Have you ever experienced a miracle, personally? Can you think back to a time when you just knew God was at work, because something happened that you couldn't explain? Many, many people miss out on seeing God do amazing things in their life, because they never step out in faith. They wait to see the full picture and have all of the answers, instead of listening to God and...
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Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) "For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." You were made to make a contribution, not just to consume. God made you to make a difference. And what matters is not how long you live, but how you live. What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation ...
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