Posts with the category “discipleship”
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How To Use Your Testimony
May 8th, 2024
Today I want to talk to you about using your personal testimony. Acts 5:42 says, “And every day in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ” (N... Read More
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A Call To Discipleship
May 6th, 2024
Today we’re going to talk about being a disciple and how to make disciples of other people. I want to remind you that the Lord gave us a command not to go make converts, not to just get people to conf... Read More
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The Fruit of Salvation - Part 2
May 6th, 2024
Notice this scripture: “This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not lo... Read More
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The Fruit of Salvation - Part 1
April 23rd, 2024
Can a one-time act of faith “save” if it does not continue? Can it cease and still receive the promise? Abraham believed God and it was imputed to him as righteousness (Gen. 15:6). If Abraham’s faith ... Read More
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I am Loved, I am Pretty
April 22nd, 2024
One day, Michael came into my office to tell me some very confidential information about one of his fellow students. As I was lecturing in one of my sessions at Charis Bible College, it appeared that ... Read More
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No More Consciousness of Sin
April 19th, 2024
One day a drunken man got into his automobile, started driving in the wrong direction, and had a head-on collision with a party in another car. In this accident, a young eighteen-year-old girl was kil... Read More
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Not Under Law, But Under Grace
April 16th, 2024
Think about favor. It means getting someone’s approval, support, or blessing. When you want someone’s favor, what do you do? You try to do and say everything that would please them, and nothing that w... Read More
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The Proper Use of GOD's Law
April 10th, 2024
God has given every person, through the Law and conscience, the ability to sense right and feel guilt for wrong. The Law and the conscience are the self-judging functions that either accuse or excuse ... Read More
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The Object of Saving Faith
April 9th, 2024
Suppose that on a man’s wedding day as he stood before the pastor, the pastor suddenly began to say these words: “Do you take this woman to be your personal cook, to clean your house, and do your dish... Read More
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The King and His Kingdom
March 29th, 2024
In the Old Testament, what made Israel distinct from all other nations was that it was a theocracy. In other words, it was ruled directly by God (Is. 43:15). Later in Israel’s history, they wanted to ... Read More
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Persecution
March 27th, 2024
n Matthew 10:16-23, Jesus wanted to prepare His disciples for opposition; He wanted them to know opposition was going to come. All those who live godly, Christ-centered lives will suffer persecution (... Read More
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It's All About Relationships
March 26th, 2024
Today we’re talking about the power of godly relationships. When you think about it, the entire Bible talks about this subject. For instance, the word “church” is the Greek word ekklesia, and it means... Read More
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Miracles Glorify GOD
March 14th, 2024
We’ve talked about walking in the power of God and ministering to other people through the gifts that He gives us. I’d like to share some things about how this really glorifies God and how He expects ... Read More
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Using The Gifts to Minister
March 7th, 2024
How can you take the love of God you have received and share it with other people—how you can be an effective minister to others? In 1 Peter 4:11, it says, “If any man speak, let him speak as the orac... Read More
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The Divine Flow
February 21st, 2024
You can begin to let God flow through you to minister to other people. You have the power and the anointing of God in you, but how do you get it out to other people? There are a number of scriptures w... Read More
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What To Do When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered
February 20th, 2024
I want to share about what to do when your prayers seem unanswered, and I want to put the emphasis on the fact that your prayers “seem” to be unanswered. The truth is that God always, always answers a... Read More
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Above All Else
February 18th, 2024
Why is it so important to guard our hearts? Matt. 12:33-37 “Either MAKE the tree good, and it’s fruit good; or MAKE the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of... Read More
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The Four Stages of Ministry: Part Four - Finishing Well
February 18th, 2024
The one thing we all long to hear as we pass from this life into eternity is "well done good and faithful servant..." Whether in ministry or just in your everyday life, finishing well is a must if you... Read More
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The Four Stages of Ministry: Part Two - Focus
February 14th, 2024
In the life of ministry "less is more" cannot be overstated. The more you find on your plate, the more you need to learn the practice of delegation. When you delegate roles you must remember a good ... Read More
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The Four Stages of Ministry: Part One - Faithfulness
February 13th, 2024
I had the privilege of attending a pastors forum where Gerald Brooks was leading a session entitled "The Four Stages of Ministry." The following is what I learned. (my notes and thoughts are in ita... Read More
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Finances Part One
February 2nd, 2024
Jesus wants you to prosper financially. This is something that is important to everyone. It takes money to live, to get your needs met, and to be a blessing to others. God didn’t leave us alone in thi... Read More
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GOD’S Kind of Love Part Two
February 1st, 2024
Jesus Christ was the greatest expression of love that ever came on the face of the earth, yet as far as it is recorded in the Bible, He never said the words “I love you.” Isn’t that amazing? The great... Read More
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GOD’S Kind of Love Part One
January 31st, 2024
In 1 Corinthians 13:13, it says, “Now abideth faith, hope, charity [love], these three; but the greatest of these is charity [love]” (brackets mine). Then 1 Corinthians 14:1 says, “Follow after charit... Read More
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Marriage Part Two
January 30th, 2024
Today we’re going to look again at the subject of marriage, and the question is, “What is marriage?” Have you ever thought about that? According to the Bible, it was God’s idea to design marriage. Mar... Read More
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Marriage Part One
January 26th, 2024
Today we’re going to talk about marriage. First of all, I want to give you some statistics: 75 percent of all family units are going to need some kind of marriage counseling. One out of two marriages ... Read More
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Forgiving Others
January 25th, 2024
We had a debt we could not pay. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23)—separation from God for eternity—all the silver and gold in the world couldn’t redeem us. Then God in His comp... Read More
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Hindrances to Healing
January 24th, 2024
“If it’s God’s will to heal us, why isn’t everyone healed?” There are many reasons, and I’m just scratching the surface on the things I know. There is a lot of information that I simply am not able t... Read More
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Healing is in the Atonement
January 24th, 2024
God’s supernatural divine healing is available to all of us and is part of the atonement that Jesus died to produce. If you aren’t receiving your healing, God’s not upset with you. You don’t have to b... Read More
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Authority of The Believer
January 17th, 2024
God has given us authority as believers. In order to address this, we’re going to have to deal not only with the authority we have but the authority of Satan. He has been blown out of proportion...... Read More
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Deliverance
January 16th, 2024
Today we’re going to talk about demonology. Jesus spent His ministry on earth casting out demons, healing the sick, raising the dead, and doing other miracles. About one-fourth of His ministry was spe... Read More
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The Importance of Christ's Church
January 12th, 2024
Today we’re talking about the importance of Christ’s church. I’d like to read a scripture out of Hebrews 10:25. It says, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; ... Read More
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Renewing The Mind
January 9th, 2024
In Romans 12:1 and 2, the Bible says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable ser... Read More
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How to Meditate on GOD's Word
January 6th, 2024
The word meditate means “to muse over, ponder, to plan in the mind, to purpose, or intend.” The Greek word implies “to revolve something in the mind” and is also translated to imagine...... Read More
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Self-Centeredness: The Source of All Grief
January 5th, 2024
Self-centeredness is the source of so much of what we experience. There is a verse in Proverbs 13 that you really ought to look up, because you wouldn’t believe it if you didn’t read it in your own Bi... Read More
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The Benefits of Speaking in Tongues
January 4th, 2024
Consistently all the way through the book of Acts, there was a manifestation of God’s presence when the people received the Holy Spirit. Of course, there is much more to the Holy Spirit than speaking ... Read More
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How to Receive The Holy Spirit
January 4th, 2024
We’re going to talk today about how to receive the Holy Spirit.... Read More
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The Power of a Spirit-Filled Life
January 3rd, 2024
Mark 16:15-16 is known as the Great Commission. Jesus said to His disciples, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but h... Read More
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GOD'S Not Guilty
January 3rd, 2024
Today I want to share one of the most important things God has ever done in my life. It seems people automatically believe everything that happens to them is from God, that He controls everything. The... Read More
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Integrity of GOD'S Word
January 3rd, 2024
How can reading the Word of God really change me and cause God’s life to come alive inside me?” I don’t totally understand it, but I know it works. I don’t understand how you can put a tiny seed in th... Read More
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What Happens When A Christian Sins?
January 2nd, 2024
What makes us different from what we were before conversion is that now we have a new nature. It grieves us to sin. We don’t want to sin; we want to live a righteous life. But what happens when we do ... Read More
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Hungry For GODWhat Happens When A Christian Sins?Integrity of GOD'S WordGOD'S Not GuiltyThe Power of a Spirit-Filled LifeHow to Receive The Holy SpiritThe Benefits of Speaking in TonguesSelf-Centeredness: The Source of All GriefHow to Meditate on GOD's WordHumility and HonorRenewing The MindThe Importance of Christ's ChurchDon’t Give the Devil an Open DoorDeliveranceAuthority of The BelieverStanding FirmHealing is in the AtonementHindrances to HealingForgiving OthersMarriage Part OneGOD of the BreakthroughMarriage Part TwoGOD’S Kind of Love Part One
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GOD’S Kind of Love Part TwoFinances Part OneSurely Good & MercyNever An UnderdogFinances Part TwoThe Four Stages of Ministry: Part One - FaithfulnessThe Four Stages of Ministry: Part Two - FocusThe Four Stages of Ministry: Part Three - FruitfulnessThe Four Stages of Ministry: Part Four - Finishing WellAbove All ElseWhat To Do When Your Prayers Seem UnansweredWind From HeavenThe Divine Flow
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