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God’s Great Faithfulness
God’s Great Faithfulness: We live in a time of much deception, betrayal, and abandonment. Oh for someone who is faithful and true! Enter our Creator God. He is faithful even when we are unfaithful. And the book of Esther in the Bible is a profound illustration of that. No matter where you’ve been or what […]
Continue reading...God, Where Are You?
11. December 2015
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“Having been misunderstood by parents, forsaken by friends, and rejected by the church, I feel so alone. Where is everybody when I need them? God, are you there?” Many people have been disappointed, betrayed and hurt by others. They feel rejected, abandoned and depressed. Could this describe you? It certainly described Elijah after his […]
Continue reading...CHARITABLE GIVING: What’s a Christian to do?
3. December 2015
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As the economic conditions have gotten worse, appeals from charitable organizations seem to be increasing. Unfortunately, the fraudulent and irresponsible organizations are also increasing. Therefore, it behooves every committed Christian to be more conscientious than ever regarding the stewardship of his or her resources. Let me offer you some suggestions about your charitable giving. Most […]
Continue reading...You’re amazing NEW SELF
2. November 2015
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. See your self as God sees you, because in union with Christ that is the only self you’ve got. Anything else is an illusion, a deception, a lie! Self is not the problem! God sees you the way He made you as a new creation in Christ–complete in Him! And that’s the best that […]
Continue reading...Reveling in His GRACE
2. November 2015
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Everything Christ is, He is in me. And everything He is in me, He wants to be through me. Such is the marvelous matchless grace of God toward us in Christ! “As He is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17). Discover more about graceful living: https://www.sourceministries.net/go/resources/the-new-you/
Continue reading...More Than Enough!
1. November 2015
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“When Christ comes into your life, He comes in all His fullness. ‘And of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace’ (John 1:16). This is a reference to the person of Christ—not the human form in which He resided, but His true self. It is the Spirit of Christ that you […]
Continue reading...THE COMMON GOAL: the Gospel . . . of Grace
27. October 2015
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“The grace of Christ” is the gospel…the gospel of grace! (Galatians 1:6-7) The “gospel of grace” has always been in jeopardy. Distortions in the grace message are constantly occurring. This results in the grace message being diluted, corrupted or exaggerated. These distortions, along with other secondary issues, are causing grace-based ministers to become polarized. The […]
Continue reading...SUPPLEMENTAL TEACHING
23. September 2015
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By other Ministers UNION WITH CHRIST Dr. Charles F. Stanley (Founder of InTouch Ministries, Pastor First Baptist Church Atlanta, Georgia) Because of the sound biblical teaching of Dr. Charles Stanley, the Lord led me to accept his invitation to join the pastoral staff at FBA as a counselor in 1986. I served there for […]
Continue reading...A Grace Revolution
19. September 2015
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A FRIEND RECENTLY SHARED: “There seems to be scores of us grace preachers now! I think we can safely say that grace is here to stay!” MY REPLY WAS: “So true my friend. In 1971, when the Spirit revealed the cross to me, and I realized that I had died with Christ and now I […]
Continue reading...My first SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
9. September 2015
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Spiritual awakening can occur anywhere, anytime, to anybody. But you must desire it! My first Spiritual awakening occurred in 1970 in South East Texas. After an intense time of brokenness, the Lord restored me, filled me with His Spirit and revealed to me that Christ was now my life. As the Spirit of God began to […]
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30. December 2015
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