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If Jesus can live in you and you are no different than the world around you, something got short circuited because Jesus makes a difference.
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The Lord intends us to be powerful people-mighty in optimism and hopeful of spirit, powerful in evangelistic zeal, potent in influence, sturdy in moral fiber and purity. We can be powerhouses in prayer and preaching.
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We may go to church once a week, but our Christian life is daily - step-by-step.
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Jesus Himself stresses that only those who grant forgiveness will receive it.
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Everyone is in need of encouragement at some time. Take the opportunity today to encourage (give courage to) the one who often encourages you.
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God’s grace is freely available but in order to receive it you have to realize you are lost without it.
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We can be encouraged knowing that our daily actions and words are declaring Christ to the world.
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Men are not sent to hell because of being murderers or liars, they are sent to hell because they are unrighteous.
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Forgiveness prompted by love is the only way to repair the devastation that so often mars our relationships.
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The very thing that most qualifies us to pray is our helplessness.
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Salvation is one of the Bible's great words, but many don't understand that the Bible presents salvation in three stages. Many people consider salvation a one-time, past event. They forget its ongoing nature.
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It is possible to be at the top of Christian service, respected and admired, and not have that indispensable ingredient by which God has chosen to work in His world today - the absolute sacrificial agape love of the Eternal God.
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Though not everyone can attend seminary, every Christian has a seminary between two covers - the Holy Bible. God's Word is a school that trains us for the work He has planned for us on earth.
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Everyone we meet is a hero waiting to happen. When Jesus saw people, He envisioned their potential. No respecter of persons, He associated with people from all walks of life.
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Before you begin your journey toward integrity, you need to determine your starting point. In other words, what's your integrity quotient? How much integrity do you have? Do a moral inventory of yourself. Hold yourself accountable going forward for what you say and do. Moving toward a more faithful, fair, and honest life begins with confronting truthfully who you are. You can't hold yourself accountable if you won't see yourself clearly.
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Happiness comes from holiness. You can't truly be happy unless you're hungry for Jesus Christ.
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God has stepped in at the last minute more than once in history (remember Moses at the Red Sea?). And He can do the same for you. Keep turning the pages by faith and let the story play out to the end.
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Ask God to show you any changes you need to make in your relationships. And make sure your closest relationship continues to be with Jesus Himself.
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Christians are not perfect, and all of us do sin along the way. But genuine Christians hear His voice and follow Him.
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God's Word will never fall into disrepair. But here's what happens when we don't travel on it: We fall into disrepair!
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You may not be able to predict the time of a tornado, earthquake or the Lord's return. But you can know for a fact that He is coming back. Work today to share the escape route of God's grace with others, before the night cometh.
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The secret of the Christian's passion is simple: Everything we do in life we do it as to the Lord and not to men.
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We are sometimes tempted to believe the lie that God does not love us. Thankfully the Bible is filled with evidence that this is not true.
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When the problem is worry, the prescription is prayer.