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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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THE LORD HAS GIVEN US SO MANY PROMISES IN THE BIBLE AND THERE ARE SO MANY CHRISTIANS THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THEM. PETER TELLS US THAT WE ARE GIVEN "EXCEEDING" GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES. 2ND PETER 1:3-4 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. DID YOU SEE IT? LOOK AT THE UNDERSCORED. AND HOW DO WE GET THAT KNOWLEDGE, THROUGH HIS WORD. I KNOW YOU GET TIRED OF ME HARPING ON STUDYING THE BIBLE BUT YOU CAN NOW SEE WHY.
This is an amazing statement. Jesus' ministry was only a few months old and the masses of people were already seeking him out.
This is even more astonishing when you realize that Jesus had not used any of the conventional methods of publicity. In fact, Jesus had already rejected publicity during His first ministry in Jerusalem (Jn. 2:24-25). There was no natural explanation for Jesus' success.
God is the one who promoted Jesus. And He used supernatural means to do it. It was not the slick techniques of Madison Avenue that brought the crowds--it was the awesome manifestation of God's power.
Just the day before, Jesus had cast the demon out of a man at the synagogue in Capernaum (Mk. 1:21-28). This caused the whole city to gather at Peter's house and Jesus...
I WROTE A PRAISE REPORT LIKE THIS ONE SOMETIME BACK TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TRUST IN GOD'S FAITHFULNESS. I AM GOING TO GIVE IT AGAIN THIS MORNING IN HOPES THAT THOSE WHO DIDN'T GET TO READ IT CAN DO IT NOW AND HOPING IT WILL REACH SOMEONE WHO REALLY NEEDS THE ENCOURAGEMENT. GOD'S PROMISES ARE REAL AND CAN BE YOURS IF YOU HAVE FAITH TO BELIEVE WHAT HE SAYS. I DID AND LOOK WHAT IT GOT ME.
How did Peter's mother-in-law minister unto Jesus and His disciples? Did she sit them down and preach to them? Certainly not. Yet sometimes people think the only way we can minister to another is to admonish them with the scriptures.
Peter's mother-in-law apparently ministered to them by serving them. The word translated "minister" is the same word that was translated "deacon" twice in the New Testament, and "serve, served or serveth" eight times.
We can minister for the Lord by doing some of the menial tasks that many consider to be unimportant. Jesus said that even a cup of cold water given in His name would not go unrewarded (Matthew 10:42).
Many people are waiting for the important jobs to...
THE OTHER DAY I WROTE ABOUT HAVING FAITH TO HEAL THE SICK AND I HAVE A FEW MORE THOUGHT AND SCRIPTURES ON HEALING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. IN 1ST PETER 2:24 IT SAYS "by whose stripes ye were healed". NOT GOING TO BE BUT "WERE" HEALED. I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE LAUGH AT US "FAITH PEOPLE", AS THEY CALL US, AND SAY WE BELIEVE WE CAN JUST "NAME IT AND CLAIM IT". WELL, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. WE ARE "FAITH" PEOPLE AND FAITH IS WHAT IT TAKES TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE SPIRIT WORLD AND OUR CARNAL WORLD. GOD IS A SPIRIT AND WE MUST WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH AND USE OUR FAITH TO RECEIVE THINGS HE HAS ALREADY DONE FOR US IN THE SPIRIT. IF WE DON'T GET THEM, IT IS OUR OWN FAULT....
Many people don't associate demon possessed people with places of worship. Yet most of the demons that Jesus cast out were encountered in the church. Why would demon possessed people be in church?
In some cases, the people were there because they were seeking help. The church, like a hospital, offers people the cure and therefore, attracts those who are sick.
In other cases, the devil sows these types of people in the church to spread spiritual disease. A church that is teaching the true Word of God should either try to evangelize these individuals or make them so convicted that they move on. Sad to say, demon possessed people can thrive in most religious settings today.
We always need to show love for the sinner as Jesus did, but we should cut...
WILL YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT OUR FINANCES WILL INCREASE AND WE WILL HAVE NO MORE MONEY PROBLEMS? WILL YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT WE, AND OUR FAMILIES, WILL BE HEALTHY? WILL YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL BE SAVED?
Jesus never chose an apostle from among the religious system. Every one of his twelve disciples were men that He chose from the secular world. It wasn't because God didn't have faith in those who were religious. It's just that most of those who were part of the religious system didn't have any faith in God.
One of the most common mistakes religious people make is to put faith in themselves. They think God will use them because of their great holiness or special abilities.
Paul said, "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which...