Tag Archives: Obedience to God

A Lesson in Obedience and Trust from Elijah — from 1 Kings 17:1-24

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

My thoughts this morning have been on how God provided for and directed Elijah—and on how He will do the same for me if I just trust Him. For a month or so I have been reading a book about … Continue reading →

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Six Steps To Help You Develop Your Faith

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

   Faith is the condition on which Christ’s power is based.  For He could do no mighty works in Nazareth because of their lack of faith, just as the disciples also could not cast the demon out of the lunatic … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t All Christians Have Good Fruit?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

What we are really asking here in terms of fruit is why all Christians don’t show evidence in their life of the nature of Christ in them.  The answer to that question is really quite elementary.  It is because there … Continue reading →

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The Blessings of Obedience: 6 Good Results of Obedience to God

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

There are so many good results of obedience.  I could ramble on and on about all that God gives us when we obey.  Generally speaking, obedience to God gives us entry into all that He has for us.  It opens … Continue reading →

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3 Ways to Surrender Your Life unto the Obedience of God—From Romans 12:1-2

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

                1. By viewing the mercies or God. In Romans 12:1 Paul urges believers, “by the mercies of God,” to present their bodies as a living and holy sacrifice.  This phrase, “by the mercies of God,” indicates that these mercies … Continue reading →

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How To Be Obedient To God–3 Ways

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

Picture from a favorite blog: Stories from Home   This post is another except from Joy of Prayer.  The following are three things that we should do if we want to obey God: 1. Find out what His commands are, … Continue reading →

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A Threefold Meaning of Obedience to God

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

This is an excerpt from my book Joy of Prayer. I don’t think obedience is as simple as just doing what God says, because sometimes we don’t hear Him say anything to us; and sometimes what He says is not … Continue reading →

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God’s Threefold Purpose for Our Life

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

It is so important for a Christian to know God’s purpose for his or her life, and to know how to fulfill that purpose.  Here is what I have come up with–which is in my book Joy of Prayer, in the … Continue reading →

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