Author Archives: Stephen Nielsen

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About Stephen Nielsen

I'm an author, a self publisher, and a painting contractor. I live in beautiful Minnesota, USA . Welcome to my blog site.

A Dead Child Brought to Life through Elisha’s Obedient Prayer — 2 Kings 4:33

    2 Kings 4:33  He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.   Elisha was a man of great faith, and gifted by God to do miracles just as Elijah … Continue reading

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Seven Weeks and Sixty-Two Weeks: From the Issuing Of A Decree until Messiah the Prince — from Daniel 9:25

Originally posted on Studying Bible Prophecy:
 In previous blog posts we have looked at the seventy weeks (of years) of Daniel (mainly from Daniel 9:24). Here in this post and in the next two posts we will be studying verses…

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Snow in Minnesota: God Has Made Me Glad!

  After the snow had come and gone After a good night’s rest I woke with a song The sun had come And I was hungry So I went to get some breakfast and a cup of coffee   I … Continue reading

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The Nearness of God Is My Good: Five Bible Passages

  Yes, the nearness of God is our good.  And we experience His nearness in all of creation.  When I behold all that He has made and know that He is present in all of it, and that He is … Continue reading

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Knowing That God Is Near Gives Us Strength for Purity

Originally posted on Studying Bible Prophecy:
A pastor once said to a man who couldn’t resist clicking on porn sites, “If you knew that Jesus was near you, sitting right next to you while you were on your computer, would…

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How to Pray the Word in Your Devotions: 4 Steps

When you have your devotions, if you want the Word to be powerful and take root in your heart, take time to pray the Word.  Here’s how in four steps. 1.  First, before reading the scriptures in your quiet time, … Continue reading

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Seattle Seahawks: Who is Jesus?

This is an awesome video! To hear these men say that Jesus is much better than winning the super bowl really warmed my heart.

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Five Ways That Prayer Brings Power to the Word

I will not say that the word has no power without your prayers, but your prayers will sure help to put the power of the word to use in your life.  If you pray before you read the word that … Continue reading

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Earnest Prayer That Brought Rain after Three and One Half Years of Drought

            Here is that earnest prayer that brought rain after three and one half years of drought.   1 Kings 18:42  So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the … Continue reading

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God’s Answer to Elijah’s Public Prayer Caused People to Believe—1 Kings 18:36-37

1 Kings 18:36-37  And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that … Continue reading

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