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GOD’S WITNESS SPEAKS

“Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.” ~ Acts 14:17   REFERENCE: ACTS 14:14-17 Paul and Barnabas were preaching and confronting the idolatry at Lystra. The people marveled at the power that backed their preaching, for Paul had commanded a man born lame to walk, and he leapt and walked. The people then rushed to ‘deify’ both Barnabas and Paul as one of their many gods; but the apostles vehemently opposed it, tearing their clothes in protest. They then pointed the...
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A NEW CULTURE

“Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.” ~ Genesis 12:1 REFERENCE:  Genesis 12:1-8 We concluded yesterday that the culture in which one lives can greatly influence him positively or negatively; hence the need to be mindful to guard your heart and mind. Paul said, “We should not let the world around us squeeze us into its mold;” although we are in this world, as believers, we are not of this world. So, how do you live free of the perversion...
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CULTURE CRISIS

“And while he lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.” ~ Genesis 19:16 REFERENCE:  Genesis 19:12-20, 26 & 30-36 Culture, in this context, is the attitudes and behavior characteristic of a particular social group; e.g., a culture of carelessness, a culture of hard work or of hospitality. The culture in which we live affects us more than we think. Often unconsciously, we soon dress, talk, behave and ultimately become like it. In Titus 1:12,...
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A QUICK WORK

“And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”– John 2:10   REFERENCE: JOHN 2:1-11   Only water was now available as the wedding party at Cana had run out of wine. The event would have ended that way or they would have had to, perhaps, wait for servants to journey to get more, but by a ‘quick work,’ Jesus supernaturally supplied wine. In His omnipotence, Jesus can also supply whatever is lacking in your health, your...
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THE RIGHT WEAPON 2

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit…” – Ephesians 6:18a   REFERENCE: EPHESIANS 6:12-18   Yesterday, we began looking at using the right tools of prayer for the appropriate situations in order to experience breakthroughs in prayers. Here is the conclusion: Prayer of Agreement: In agreement, like-minds believe and pray for the same thing, for the same reason and based on the same promises of God. Jesus said “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.” For this prayer to...
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THE RIGHT WEAPON

“So, it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan.” – I Samuel 13:22   REFERENCE: I Samuel 13:19-14:1   The Philistines deployed an ingenious battle strategy against the Israelites. They exiled all their blacksmiths, so, there was nobody to make weapons of war (swords and spears) for them. They left them only with axes, rakes, pickaxes, plowshares, sickles, etc. That meant that in the day of war, the tools with them would serve them no purpose, and they would...
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ALL YOU NEED IS A WORD

“…but only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.” – Matthew 8:8b   REFERENCE: MATTHEW 8:8-13   This Centurion, being a military person, understood the importance of the spoken word. He had the revelation that all he needed from Jesus was a word and his sick servant would be healed. As a soldier, he understood that once an authoritative command is given, it must be executed. Therefore, if Jesus gave him a word, he could ‘take it to the bank;’ it was as good as done. In 1 Kings 8:25-26, Solomon asked God to keep His Word (promise)...
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EXPECTATION TRUMPS EXPERIENCE

“No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.” – Genesis 17:5 REFERENCE: GENESIS 17:1-8   God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, meaning Father of Nations, and promised him and his aged wife a son through whom Abraham would have descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky. However, at that point, it looked impossible and unimaginable. His experience or present facts made God’s promise look impracticable; his promised expectation was overwhelmed by his experience. So, what are the differences between experience and expectation?...
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EXPERIENCE VERSUS EXPECTATION

“Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”–Genesis 17:17   REFERENCE: GENESIS 17:15-19 The God who can do infinitely over and beyond what we can ever imagine or hope for, came to Abram and painted an expectation on the canvas of his mind. He gave him a picture of possibility and a preferred tomorrow. He spoke about the certainty of a colorful destiny for him; but Abram fell on his...
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GROWTH: GO THE DISTANCE

“…but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ” – Ephesians 4:15 REFERENCE: EPHESIANS 4:12-16 Growth is your primary qualification for certain privileges and responsibilities. God said, “For this cause shall a man (not a boy) leave father and mother and be joined to his wife.” Until you grow to a certain level, God cannot commit certain things into your hands. When I got married and had children, I began to ask God to give me more, because I then had increased capacity and more responsibility. He answered. Someone will say, “How can...
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