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Journey Through the Bible Series Part 39: 1, 2, and 3 John
1 John Date Written: 85-90 AD Author: John Setting: John was an older man and perhaps the only surviving apostle at this time. He hadn’t been banished to the island of Patmos yet, where he would live in exile. As an eyewitness of Jesus, he wrote to give this new…
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When People Hurt Us
A while back, when I was preparing an outline for a teaching video on forgiveness, I did a scripture search to see what all the Bible says about forgiveness. I was shocked at how many scriptures there are about the topic. I will include a few that I found. Ephesians…
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Testimonies
I want to start featuring Biblically based Christian testimonies on our ministry website. I am looking for testimonies of times when God has made a way when you felt like there was no way, healing, deliverance, restoration of relationships, salvation, miracles, stories that offer hope, etc. If you are interested…
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Journey Through the Bible Series Part 38: 1 and 2 Peter
1 Peter Date Written: 62-65 AD Author: Peter Setting: Peter was probably in Rome when the great persecution under Emperor Nero began. Eventually Peter was executed during this persecution. Throughout the Roman empire, Christians were being tortured and killed for their faith and the church in Jerusalem was being scattered…
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In the Hallway….
When I first started in ministry I was doing a lot of deliverance ministry with people in one-on-one prayer sessions. That was the way the Lord led me so that was what I was doing…a lot! After a while I felt the Lord laying on my heart to start teaching,…
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Journey Through the Bible Series Part 37: Hebrews and James
Hebrews Date Written: 60-69 AD Author: Unknown Setting: These Jewish Christians were probably undergoing fierce persecution, socially and physically, both from Jews and from Romans. Jesus hadn’t returned to establish His kingdom and the people needed to be reassured that Christianity was true and that Jesus was indeed the Messiah.…
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Life Verse
When I was in my early 20’s I went through a very difficult divorce. Even though I wanted it because of domestic violence it was still very hard. During that process the Lord gave me a verse that became what I called me life verse. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in and rely confidently…
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Journey Through the Bible Series Part 36: Titus and Philemon
Titus Date Written: 64-66 AD Author: Paul Setting: Paul sent Titus to organize and oversee the churches on Crete. There was a strong pagan influence on this small island. This letter tells Titus how to do this job. Paul developed Titus into a mature Christian and a responsible leader. Key…
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In the Waiting
If you are in a season of waiting I want to encourage you to not give up hope. There are times we do not understand why we have to wait and why we cannot just get our prayers answered quickly, but it is in those times we have a choice…
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Opinions
I was recently thinking about all the opinions we are surrounded by. Everyone has an opinion about everything….including our lives. I have had folks offer me very strong opinions on how to “fix” myself and my life. When this happens it always reminds me of the importance of being selective…
