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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 Prayer Ministry of the Local Church

Since people everywhere need prayer, we need prayer ministries everywhere. The design of your prayer ministry will be determined by two things: (1) by what the needs are, according to the location and type of ministry, and also (2) by … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Fall of Man through Ducks

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https://studyingprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/012.jpg She takes the lead and listens to the wrong voice. Big mistake. Genesis 3:2-5 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did…

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Jesus and the Pharisees: from Matthew 21:33-46

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https://studyingprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fruit-tree-apple-tree.jpg Our purpose as the church is to bear fruit. This is our twelfth study. Please click HERE for an intro to this study. Today we will focus on the meaning of the parable of…

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How The Evil Powers are working to Control America

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https://studyingprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/reset.jpg First, I will define what I mean by The Evil Powers. Chiefly, it is Satan, the devil. Under him it is all the demons—the evil fallen angels. Then under them it is the evil…

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Wild Swamp Land

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Update: sadness, faith, walking, working and writing

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https://studyingprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/011-1.jpg Sadness. Lately I have been feeling depressed over the shootings and rioting. I’m not really on one side or the other, but I think if people would respect the police more and if parents…

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Moving on from Little Faith to Great Faith

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https://studyingprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sermon-on-mt-1.jpg In Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus talks about how we ought not to worry or be anxious in life; and He talks about how we should look at the birds and the flowers to see how…

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Uncommon Beauty

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https://studyingprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/007.jpg These strange-looking trees, an almost flooded creek, and the eerie looking sky makes for an uncommon beautiful scene.

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As the World Fans the Flame of Racism

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https://studyingprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fire.jpg The thing that is most on my mind these days is how certain groups and people are fanning the flames of racism—mostly against the police. Black Lives Matter is the worst, but very influential…

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Trails with Meaning

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https://studyingprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/006.jpg The narrow most treacherous road may be the best one. As Jesus said in Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to…

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