Tag Archives: faith

Fears

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Stephen Nielsen

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Our Assurance of Heaven

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Stephen Nielsen

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A New Life in Christ

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Stephen Nielsen

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Entering Heaven

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Stephen Nielsen

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Choosing to be a Godly Christian — 2 Peter 1:3-10

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

Every Christian has been given the same promises by which he can escape the corruption that is in the world (read 2 Peter 1:3-4). Unfortunately, many do not choose this path. All Christians can say that they have faith—that … Continue reading →

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Fixing Our Eyes On Jesus

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

I have been in the process of highlighting a few key thoughts from the book Spiritual Depression, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. In this blog we will probe some key ideas from chapters ten and eleven on faith. In both … Continue reading →

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How to Receive and Be Cleansed By God’s Forgiveness

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

God’s forgiveness is a gift that we receive by faith. Just as we were saved by His grace through faith (Eph. 2:8-9), His constant, day by day forgiveness also comes by grace through faith. We can’t earn it by … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness and Prayer, Prayer A to Z Excerpts | Tagged cleansing, Confess sins, confession, faith, forgiveness, God's forgiveness, God's grace, prayer, prayer of confession, repentance, sin | 1 Comment

Faith of Abiding

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Stephen Nielsen

Faith is that element in abiding that I think is most dominant. Also, it is that element that ties all the other parts of abiding together, for we cannot meditate on the Word, bear fruit, obey God’s commandments, or … Continue reading →

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Three Prayer Directives That Will Inspire Great Faith

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Stephen Nielsen

Here are three very important principles of prayer, so important that I think we could call them prayer directives from God. When we pray we must not miss any of these important points. Pray according to a promise … Continue reading →

Posted in Part 5, Practice of Prayer, Prayer A to Z Excerpts, Zenith of Prayer | Tagged faith, faith in prayer, prayer with importunity, prayer with persistence, praying promises, specific prayer | 1 Comment

Scripture Memory: Five Ways It Will Aid Your Prayers

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Stephen Nielsen

Scripture memory is a vital part of both meditation and prayer. Here are five ways scripture memory will aid your prayers: 1. The memorized Word is our best weapon against the enemy. When Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness, … Continue reading →