Sin does real damage. It has caused great destruction in the world as well as in our minds and our relationships. Sin has had a horrible, but inescapable, ripple effect in the pool we’re in. It not only brought forth evil and all kinds of wickedness, but it also perverted our view of God. God…
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Most of us are surrounded with difficult people. They are hard to handle, often angry, and always challenging. What we may not realize about difficult people though is that they are usually broken. Brokenness drives people to be self-destructive and unkind. Jesus understood the brokenness behind people’s poor choices. Jesus saw the weaknesses that drive…
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Here’s a surprising statistic: While 10% of conflicts are due to differences of opinion, 90% are due to a wrong tone of voice! Our ability to speak peacefully, not only transforms our own life, but has a lasting effect on everyone around us. The ability to speak peaceably begins in our hearts. The Bible says…
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Prayer is a really big deal. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus gave us a model for how we should pray. Therefore it is very important that we pay attention to Jesus’ instructions. He didn’t expect us to recite this particular prayer, but to use it to understand how to pray instead. First of all, He…
DetailsLast Sunday, David L. Johnston shared a message on “The Greatest Symbol of Peace.” After sharing that message, he received this email: “After viewing this message, I have made the commitment today to choose peace. Tomorrow, God willing, I will practice maintaining peace. Thank you!” Joanne F. Joanne learned how God intended peace to be…
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We are facing panic of gigantic proportions worldwide. I am fully persuaded and convinced that God wants us to stay calm. In this video, you will discover how to stay calm in times of panic and the benefits of peace. The definition of panic is a sudden, uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking…
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A long time ago I learned that God is a lot smarter than me. Isaiah 55:9 KJV states: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” We’re dealing with an unprecedented worldwide crisis. A crisis is defined as a time…
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A crisis is a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. It is also a time when difficult but extremely important decisions must be made. This is such a time. The word crisis originates from the Latinized form of the Greek word, ‘krisis,’ which literally means the “turning point in a disease.” A crisis is…
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Everyone has three basic questions that set the course of their life: What Am I? What Will I Become? How Will My Future be Determined? Great poets and philosophers have pondered these questions. We run into the future and wonder if we’re on the right track. We wonder what we are and what will we…
DetailsHappy New Year! A resolution worth keeping should last longer than a year. It should last a lifetime. Keeping resolutions doesn’t seem to be an easy matter, like the guy who said, “My New Year’s Resolution is to break my New Year’s Resolutions. That way, I can at least be successful at something.” Some resolutions…
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