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God Doesn’t Call Us to Be Sinless, But to Be Steadfast

  Lately I have been wrestling with some sins, and with myself, and with God.  Why don’t I have the power to resist certain temptations? And why does God not give me the power to resist?  I wrestle with the … Continue reading

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Take Your Hat Off! – from Joshua 5:14-15

  Joshua 5:14-15 And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?” 15 Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why Prayer is Necessary

Some people say that prayer is just a type of meditation to make us feel better and to lull us into a false sense of security.  Others say that since God is loving and good, He will give us all … Continue reading

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Hebrew Names of God: YHWH or Yahweh

 I have been sharing with you from my study of the names of God.  I guess the reason I am doing this study is because I want to get to know God better and to pray to Him using His … Continue reading

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How to Begin To Have a Godlier Lifestyle – 8 Ways

I’ve been thinking about what I do with my time.  I go to work, eat meals, sleep, go to church, attend Bible study groups—those things are all good.  But what disturbs me is what I do with the time I … Continue reading

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Purity: A Celebration of Our Deliverance – Exodus 12:14-42

 This post is the first of, I pray, many of my thoughts from my personal quiet times as I read through the Bible.  I’m now in Exodus, so I have a long way to go.  I will not write on every … Continue reading

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Six Reasons to Be Holy

Not everyone desires holiness. But just in case you do, just in case God has put it on your heart to be like Him, I think you will find these point helpful. Here are six reasons to be holy. 1.  … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Holiness

I think we have a good definition of holiness in Psalms 15:1-2.  Here David asks, “Lord, who may dwell in Your sanctuary?  Who may live on Your holy hill?  Then he answers himself: “He whose walk is blameless and who … Continue reading

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Little Faith vs Great Faith

The apostle Peter, in 1 Peter 2:2, wrote, “As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby.”  Here we see that spiritual growth is by the Word.  But what I want to point out … Continue reading

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Abiding in Christ: Eight Things a Christian Does to Keep Himself Abiding

The following article is an excerpt from this book.   The key to answered prayer is to abide in Christ and to let His words abide in us.  In John 15:7 it says, “If you abide in Me, and My words … Continue reading

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