Tag: faith
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Flourishing in Faith: Embrace God’s Plan for Your Life
Hebrews 12:2 KJV “looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” During May and June, we looked at how to move out of a familiar…
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Embracing Change: Trusting God Through Trials
Change can be terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. In both the Old and New Testaments people had to adjust to changes happening in their circumstances. Their degree of willingness to embrace the change lead to either: In this post we will look at examples of how people prospered even though their circumstances changed,…
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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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Overcoming challenges: God-given passions and divine encounters
Can your passion for something be your unique connection point with the Lord? If so, what would yours be and how does it inspire you to a deeper relationship with the Lord? A God-given passion I love listening to classical music. I’ll listen to it while I plan student piano lessons or as I’m preparing…
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Embracing God’s Presence Amidst Struggles
Jeremiah 29:13 KJV “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” In 2017 I went on another Victory weekend. This time we did it as part of a church member group. It was a difficult time for me as my dad passed away in December…
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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…
Be quiet and Listen 