Tag: christian-growth
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A Fresh Start: Choosing New Habits to Honor God
Part 2: Leave behind ” Forsake the foolish, and live; And go in the way of understanding.” Proverbs 9:6 KJV In part 1, we started to declutter our spiritual homes by deciding what to keep and what to let go of. In this post we are going to take a look at leaving old ways…
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A Fresh Start: Unburdened, free & renewed
Part 1: Declutter “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:31 – 32 KJV You just have to search on the…
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In the garden: Living in total submission
Part 2: Godly character in the garden How do we live a life of submission even when we are accused? In this post we are going to continue learning from Jesus while he was in the garden of Gethsemane. Matthew 26:46 KJV, “Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray…
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In the garden: Living in total submission
Part 1: Praying in the garden Matthew 26:36 KJV “Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.” The garden of Gethsemane was a site on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives which overlooked the temple. It was thought to be near…
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Finding True Freedom in Christ: Letting go
Part 2: Free because of Christ What does it mean to let go of the past? In part one of the series, we had a look at what it means to be spiritually set free by Christ and ways of accepting your freedom. In part two we’ll discuss: Letting go of your past Romans 3:23…
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Letting Go of Fear: Trusting in God
Fear can be an overwhelming feeling. It can cause you to freeze or flee. It can cause you to react in ways that is unexpected and out of character. Yet the Word teaches us that we have not been given a spirit of fear. What are you afraid of that is hindering your progress with…
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Finding Hope in Life’s Setbacks
What do you do in the face of disappointment? We all have hopes and dreams. When we fail to achieve them, it is easy to let disappointment hinder us from fulfilling our purpose in life. Romans 5:3-5 KJV “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience,…
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Our Shepherd: Teaching us obedience
John 15:14 KJV “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” Have you ever felt the Holy Spirit speaking to you about a hidden sin? One that you forgot about or chose to forget about, and have never fully confessed and repented of? I’m not referring to the times the devil wants…
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Our Shepherd: Our refuge and joy
Psalm 5:11-12 KJV”[11] But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. [12] For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; With favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” What image…
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Clarity, balance and peace: putting God ahead of your schedule
This past week I’ve been on a journey of narrowing down my schedule. At one hand I felt I didn’t do enough. On another hand I was exhausted with the amount of responsibility I’ve taken upon myself. Can you identify areas in your life where you might have bit of more than you can chew?…
Be quiet and Listen 