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.

MOVING MOUNTAINS THROUGH PRAYER

When the disciples could not drive a demon out of a boy they came to Jesus and asked Him why they could not drive it out (though He had given them the gift of miracles).  Jesus’ answer was that they … Continue reading

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Should we pray for miracles?

 If you have the craving for miracles, I think you should thoroughly examine your heart to find out why you think you need a miracle.  Perhaps the problem you have does not require a miracle.  God has done many wonderful … Continue reading

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Four Questions about Miracles Answered

Here are four questions about miracles that I will try to answer:   1.  Does God still do miracles today?  God is certainly able to do whatever He wants to do.  If He wants to do miracles He will.  However, … Continue reading

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The History and Purpose of Miracles

Miracles have never appeared with any regularity.  They have showed up only at certain times—only when God saw that they were needed.  Hence, they were confined to certain periods of history and were wrought by only the most faithful of … Continue reading

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The Miracles of Jesus and the Apostles: Three Things that Characterized Them

In this post I want to point out some things that I have observed about the miracle healings of Jesus and His apostles.  I have read through all the healings of Jesus and the apostles (there are 20 references to … Continue reading

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Five Biblical Terms for Miracles

 Beyond a simple definition of miracles we can look into the scriptures to find a broader meaning or various descriptions of miracles.  The Bible gives us these five terms to describe miracles:  Power and powers.  In many places in the … Continue reading

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The Definition of Miracles

 When we think of the possibilities of prayer and praying for big things, the word “miracles” always seems to come up.  Are all wondrous events and answers to prayer miracles? People these days it seems are describing most great events … Continue reading

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Where Does Faith Come From?

 I’ve been thinking about faith.  Where does it come from?  And Abraham believed God.  How did his belief start?  Did he just conjure it up from his mind?  How does a person get faith?  Does it come to me if … Continue reading

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Originally posted on pray4bulgaria:
Easter is a fascinating part of Bulgarian culture. Consider the following: Bulgarians observe Easter according to the Julian calendar. This year Easter won’t becelebrated until Sunday April 15th – a week after it is celebrated…

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5 Wonderful Things that Resulted from Jesus’ Death on the Cross

  1.  Protection from God’s wrath.  Christ’s death worked to appease the wrath of God against all sinners that He died for—all those who believe in Him. Jesus has said, “He who does not believe the Son shall not see life, … Continue reading

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