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.

The Christian’s Armor: Christian, make sure your armor is on!

 There’s always a war going on in the heavenly places, and God has chosen us and is counting on us to engage the enemy.  He has appointed us to overcome and cast down the principalities and powers through prayer; then … Continue reading

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Prayer with No Apparent Answer — from 2 Samuel 12:16

2 Samuel 12:16  David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.   Possibly the lowest point in David’s life is recorded in the events surrounding this prayer—given … Continue reading

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3 Points of Truth for Every Christian That Resists the Enemy

We are all under the attack of our enemy Satan.  But we need not be defeated.  We can have victory if we resist him in Jesus’ name.  Here are three points of truth that I pray will encourage you as … Continue reading

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Reformatting My Printed Book to Make an EBook: Using an 8 Point Check List

To make an eBook that will work on an iPad your manuscript needs to be converted to an EPUB format.  If you are not a self-publisher this blog post may not make much sense to you.  But if you are, … Continue reading

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King David’s Prayers: The Short and Specific Prayers of David Teach us How to Pray

Most of the recorded prayers of David, except for his Psalms of prayer, are very short and specific.  They teach us how to pray definitely and specifically.   1 Samuel 23: 2-4  Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall … Continue reading

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The Christian’s Armor – The Basis of Our Resisting

Every Christian’s resisting must have a basis or foundation–so that he can be sure that when he resists evil, God will protect him.  Well, God has given us His own set of armor.  In Ephesians 6:14-17 we are given a … Continue reading

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Six Things That Happened At the Cross

There is so much that Christ has done for us by His death on the cross.  I suppose all of our life can relate somehow to the cross.  For now, we will focus on how our understanding of His death … Continue reading

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Samuel: He Shared the Burden of God in Prayer

1 Samuel 15:11  “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the LORD all … Continue reading

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Seven Bible Characters Who Got a Glimpse of Heaven

Last night I was struggling to keep my thoughts on what is true and honorable and right and pure.  I asked the Lord what to do in order to get my thoughts back on track.  I believe He led me … Continue reading

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Three Secrets to Satan’s Strategy

1.  The devil doesn’t care much about you; his battle is against Christ in you.  He hates to see people coming to Christ and people growing in Christ.  On the one who is seeking salvation Satan will bring the worst … Continue reading

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