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The Cross DVD and Bibles - Followup
Here's a follow-up on The Cross and Bibles testimony that was shared last week..
That night, I went to the homeless shelter for a bible ... << MORE >>
That night, I went to the homeless shelter for a bible ... << MORE >>
Testimony - Answered Prayer at Homeless shelter
Oooh, this is a good one. I just remember to post it. I'm going to have to fly on posting this one as I have to leave shortly to another study. A few weeks ago ...
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Testimony - The Cross and Bibles
Here's a fresh one! I just walked in the door from heading over to the Family Christian book store. Ha, the Lord is GOOD GOOD GOOD!!!
During the week, I saw the movie - ...<< MORE >>
During the week, I saw the movie - ...<< MORE >>
Testimony - The golden calf
I was telling this story to someone today, and I realized that I had not blogged it. A wonderful testimony from above -
Most of my life, I did the ... << MORE >>
Most of my life, I did the ... << MORE >>
Testimony: Obedience = His presence and blessings
Praise God that He continues to persevere and have patience with me. Praise Him for His never ending love. Blessed be the Lord Jesus. Thank you Lord.. Thank you for sacrificing yourself for my ...
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Revelation and Testimony: Faith and Trust
Prov 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all ...
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The Lord Heals
Well, this one is interesting! Praise God for His provision, His guidance and His help.
Around 5-6 weeks ago, I had this terrible stomach pain. It felt like an ... << MORE >>
Around 5-6 weeks ago, I had this terrible stomach pain. It felt like an ... << MORE >>
Amazing Testimony - 3 prayers answered
Amazing Love..... How can it be? That you my King should die for me. Amazing Love... I know it's true. It's my joy to honor you in all I do, to honor you.
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Testimony - Food for Jack
My freezer is going out and I needed to start getting rid of some food before it went bad. I had 2 fillets of salmon that were starting to defrost so I called a friend ...
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Testimony : Answered Prayer - Speak the truth in Love
Last night, I was talking to a friend on the phone. She is having some difficulties having discussions with a devoted Christian by day, and what it appears to be an alcoholic by night who ...
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Testimony - Answered prayer for revelation for Matthew
I don't know if it's something I'm doing/not doing as far as my walk, but these things come in waves. I get hit with marvelous testimonies from the Lord in groupings, and they appear to ...<< MORE >>
Another confirmation to reveal Him
I forgot about my daily bible verse from facebook.. I read it today for the first time in weeks -
October 10, 2009
Isa 12:4-5 Give
thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known ...<< MORE >>
October 10, 2009
Isa 12:4-5 Give
thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known ...<< MORE >>
Answered prayer & Testimony - Bible study and Umbrella
This afternoon I prayed that the Lord would fill up a weekly bible study that was going on this evening. I asked for a full study room tonight, but I prayed that even if He ...<< MORE >>
Confirmation: Reveal Him - Answered Prayer: Direction.
After posting that last msg a cpl minutes ago, I was thinking/praying.. "you said to reveal Jesus Christ to the world and to reveal the things you show me. I hope I'm doing the ...<< MORE >>
Prayer confirmation - breakthrough
Last night, we were praying for breakthrough on specific strongholds in our lives..
This morning at a separate prayer meeting, the first speaker started the morning with "I have been led to pray for breakthrough ...<< MORE >>
This morning at a separate prayer meeting, the first speaker started the morning with "I have been led to pray for breakthrough ...<< MORE >>
Testimony - Bibles
A cpl months ago, I was seeking bible donations so I could use them in ministry work. An old co-worker on facebook seen my request and emailed me a few weeks ago letting me know ...<< MORE >>
Praise God - Answered prayer at a cafe
So tonight, I'm meeting w/ this pastor that just got back from Germany and another brother in Christ. We're discussing an upcoming prayer meeting he is putting on at MSU (this Sat night). We spent ...<< MORE >>
Testimony - Obeying the Spirit
So last Sunday, I'm sitting in a restaurant studying.. and I can over hear a few tables over a conversation going on about God, scripture, etc. I got done eating and started to get up ...<< MORE >>
Praise Him! - Confirmations galore
Another Praise to the Father for providing..
Confirmation #1 -
A couple of weeks ago, the Pastor of our church asked me to do a few Wednesday night services while he was out on vacation. A couple ...<< MORE >>
Confirmation #1 -
A couple of weeks ago, the Pastor of our church asked me to do a few Wednesday night services while he was out on vacation. A couple ...<< MORE >>
Praise Him - 9/24/09 Answered prayer
invited to a bible study on 9/22 and originally accepted. On 9/23, I emailed Tim the following -
"Tim, I was compelled this morning to spend time in prayer on this before acting. Let ...<< MORE >>
"Tim, I was compelled this morning to spend time in prayer on this before acting. Let ...<< MORE >>
Growth/Body of Christ - Part 2
Here's a confirmation of my last 2 postings. The Spirit of God is moving -
The Word Shall Set You Free
Part 1
The Word Shall Set You Free
Part 1
Growth
Growth has also been coming up a lot lately. Today, 3 separate situations touched on this topic, thus I felt compelled to jot some of it down. I pray that this speaks to someone who ...<< MORE >>
Body of Christ
Something that the Lord has been revealing to me and what's been on my heart is the Body of Christ. We need to rise up beloved members, rise up. Many lost souls are wandering around ...<< MORE >>
Revealing our Blessed Helper
I have to reveal this because He has told me to reveal. These things happen very often w/ the Lord and this is exactly how the Lord works in our lives. We can see Him ...<< MORE >>
The Love and Compassion of Jesus Christ
For anyone who is a member of the Body, I urge you to take a look at God's Emergency Response Team and see what the Love of Christ is doing over at G.E.R.T. ...<< MORE >>
Satan's weapons - Pride, Self, Ego, and Worldly desires - Part 2
The Lord revealed more to me today on this topic and I felt compelled to share what I have -
Just as the Lord allowed Job to be attacked, He allows us to be attacked. The ...<< MORE >>
Just as the Lord allowed Job to be attacked, He allows us to be attacked. The ...<< MORE >>
Satan's weapons - Pride, Self, Ego, and Worldly desires - Part 1
My most recent bible studies and books I'm reading have all had the same theme - Pride, Self, Ego, etc. These are all parts of the flesh that are deep rooted within all of us. ...<< MORE >>
How to get answered prayers - Part 2
Here is another tip. It's a quick guide on how to spend your time within prayer, beginning with step 1. Most of this was taken from a book, One Hour of Prayer - highly recommended: ...<< MORE >>
How to get answered prayers - Part 1
Personally, I have found that answered prayer is automatic when we Trust, have Faith, and are Obedient to His Word. These things are very important and I'll talk ...<< MORE >>
Placing every thought into captivity
Taken from a Rick Warren Daily Devotional - " The fruit of the Spirit begins in your thought life. The seeds must be planted in your mind: The way you think determines the way you ...<< MORE >>
Weapons of warfare
With a great battle going on for our souls, it sometimes can be difficult to be caught in the middle of the Spiritual warfare that is going on without having knowledge of the war. We ...<< MORE >>
Does the NIV and other bibles have Satan's influence? *Updated*
Below are examples of important verses that were removed and/or changed in the NIV. For a more detailed look at the ancient Greek text that the NIV and other versions are translated from, I recommend ...<< MORE >>
Knowing God's Will
Taken from allaboutfollowingjesus.org
Knowing God's Will - Insight from George Müller
When it came to knowing God's will, George Müller (1805-1898), an
English evangelist and philanthropist, was remarkably and humbly
gifted. A man ...<< MORE >>
True Love
Jesus, please seek me and stop my words if any glorification of the flesh is upon me. I pray that you and you alone are glorified through my writing. Thank you Father. You are the ...<< MORE >>
Trials and Tribulations - Count it all Joy
James 1:12
“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” James ...<< MORE >>
“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” James ...<< MORE >>
Rock of Ages - Updated 3/10/09
At Church, the praise and worship team, in the nearly 1.5yrs I've been going, have never used our hymn books. We have used them in other occasions, but we have never used them Sunday mornings ...<< MORE >>
Balloons from the Lord
I met a homeless family this week, and after noticing they were Christians, I let them know I'll be praying for them. As I said this, I was looking into the eyes of one of ...<< MORE >>
Corrections from the Father
I find it awesome how the Lord corrects me w/ His gentleness. It's like a spank on the butt. Many times throughout the week, things will happen such as dropping something, knocking over a glass, ...<< MORE >>
Confession
In order to have a clean heart before the Lord, I feel obligated to confess myself as a sinner as to not be a hypocrite. The drive behind my postings utilize the Word of God ...<< MORE >>
Changing thought patterns
I was listening to Family Life Radio the other day and heard the following on Intentional Living with Dr. Randy Carlson. I really like listening to his show ...<< MORE >>
As A Man Thinketh
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Amen.<< MORE >>
Illustrations
(Updated) These images really put things into perspective. This is where
my friend Jim came in and really opened up my internal eyes to the
realities in life, which ended in an understanding of the Ultimate
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Welcome!
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Calling on Jesus
Thanks to V for turning me on to...<< MORE >>
Thought
I hope these next few postings pertaining to my self-growth will help someone that may need a little guidance. This is something that most people probably go through? I figured I'd document my growth...<< MORE >>
Wisdom and Choice
I guess now is a better time than any to begin talking a bit about Wisdom and Choice. If you haven't done so already, I'd recommend reading my topic of Thought first. Otherwise, I may lose any one who is << MORE >>
Ultimate Choice - Game over - Jesus for the win!
I've been thinking a lot about this so I decided to go ahead and write this piece. I know this could be viewed as being weird, strange, etc. when viewed from the flesh. I recommend readers go back through previous entries before reading...<< MORE >>
Justification of thought
After talking with a few folks, who have confirmed via their own thought patterns, it has become obvious that when the flesh battles with the soul, the flesh wins when it justifies the matter at ...<< MORE >>
Spirit vs Flesh
This is another topic that tends to be a bit confusing. I've been doing a lot of studying on my soul versus the flesh and talking to a lot of people. I see my soul ...<< MORE >>
Soul over mind over matter
This is my vessel (my body, including its mind) traveling on this earth. This vessel has my Soul/Spirit at its controls and Jesus/Love is my guide. If my Spirit/Soul is not at the controls, then the mind, which is of this world, will be in control. When my mind is in control...<< MORE >>
The paradoxical commandments
Thanks to my friend for helping me realize it was a good thing to go visit my mother in FL for Mother's Day. I just got back this afternoon and had a great time. ...<< MORE >>