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UNCOMMON GRACE: THE LEAST LIKELY

“And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” ~ Luke 1:28   REFERENCE: Luke 1:26-34   When God wants to show men that He is God, He does things that go against the natural order; He suspends rules and goes against an acceptable culture or pattern. That is uncommon grace at work; it is when God chooses the least likely from a family, classroom, organization, or office and does something remarkable through them – something that will humble the person. The grace of God often ‘chisels...
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HAND OVER YOUR MOUTH

“If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.” ~ Proverbs 30:32 (KJV)   REFERENCE: Proverbs 30:32 (KJV)   James wrote a treatise on the power of the tongue; he detailed how, like a horse, the tongue is wild by nature. He said that if a man can mind what he says or control his tongue, he will be a perfect man, able to bridle his whole body and order his life aright. He talked about how difficult it is to tame the tongue and how, like a little...
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WORDS ARE SPIRIT

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." ~ John 6:63   REFERENCE: John 6:63   We live in a world of tangibles; hence, we respond to and place value on tangible things. For that reason, we often unconsciously disregard the place of invisible and intangible materials, yet scripture and experience prove their existence. Hebrews 11 says the things we see today are a product of intangible things…yes, the immaterial was the raw material for the material. The immaterial raw material that God used to...
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TONGUE BEFORE TOUCH

“For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”” ~ Mark 5:28   REFERENCE: Mark 5:25-34   We have been looking at how one’s life can be satisfied by what comes out of the mouth. What comes out of a man’s mouth can greatly affect his life for the better or worse. Jesus said, “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” A well-deployed tongue can determine what a person touches or experiences in life. Your life is in your mouth. Solomon said, “…the tongue of the wise promotes...
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SATISFIED BY WORDS

"A man's stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled." ~ Proverbs 18:20   REFERENCE: Proverbs 18:20-25   Our text is quite interesting; it reveals that you can be satisfied by words. To be satisfied is to be adequately supplied, have your expectations met, and fulfill a need or desire. Solomon said that our words produce fruits that can satisfy us in every area of life. However, he did not limit its qualification to just positive or negative words; whichever you choose will satisfy you. There is a connection...
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THE POWER OF HUNGER

“The person who labors, labors for himself, for his hungry mouth drives him on.” ~ Proverbs 16:26   REFERENCE: Proverbs 16:26   Jesus Christ made a universal statement about the power of hunger when He said, “Blessed are those who hunger…for…they shall be filled.” Hunger is a force that the universe cannot deny but respond to by supplying what it desires. Hunger represents a strong desire or craving for anything, an attractive force that drives the hungry to satisfy their hunger. Other words like desire, craving, longing, and yearning describe hunger. Have you seen a baby hungry for his mother’s milk?...
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TWILIGHT TRIP

“And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there.” – II Kings 7:5   REFERENCE II Kings 7:1-8   Twilight is the period of the evening between daylight and darkness; it represents a time of gradual decline or when old age begins to set in. The lepers we spoke about yesterday decided to move in the evening – when the hope of good fortunes was dim, and a change in their situation looked unattainable, yet they moved. They...
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SYSTEM RESTORE 2

“You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame.” ~ Joel 2:26   REFERENCE: Joel 2:18-27   We learned of God’s promise to give us a system restore yesterday. God desires to undo whatever the enemy has done in your life and restore you to a point in your life before the enemy tampered with you or the events of your life. God can restore time, as our text shows; when He raised Lazarus to life, it was...
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SYSTEM RESTORE

"So, I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you." ~ Joel 2:25   REFERENCE: Joel 2:18-27   If you use a Windows computer, you should know the term 'system restore.' It is a feature that allows users to revert their computer's system files, settings, and programs to a previous point in time, called a "restore point." I hear God saying, "Reset;" He wants to give you a system restore, taking you back to a (restore) point where life was a...
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YOU CAN: GO AHEAD!

“Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Then said I: “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” – Jeremiah 1:4-6   REFERENCE: Jeremiah 1:4-10   “You can: go ahead!” In essence, this was God’s response to Jeremiah’s excuse: “I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” God told him, “You shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.” Jeremiah must understand...
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