A Banner To The People… The Spirit of God is alive in Jesus Christ which is alive in each of us that are called. Those that Jesus Christ calls to Himself He is alive and well within. We live by faith, we walk by faith and not by sight. We rest in the comfort and counsel of the Holy Spirit. Not one time is there mentioned judgement. Not one time is there mentioned that we do not belong to Him. quiet the opposite. We are His and He is ours.…
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Covering My Sins With His Blood… Eighteen years and 20 days ago everything changed. Jesus Christ chased down another lost, broken and derelict soul. This time was different. Jesus Christ had been in pursuit since about age 5 or 6. The first encounter involved sleep as well. Being awakened on a Sunday morning to be encouraged to go to the neighborhood Southern Baptist Church, Dalewood Baptist Church, which was about a block past the neighborhood Church of Christ, was one of those moments we can all see that Jesus Christ…
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Peace From God Our Father… Madmen are people that believe things that others don’t believe. Madmen see things others don’t see and they hear things others don’t hear. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. These two things sound similar. This may be the jumping-off-point of C.S. Lewis’ thought that either Jesus Christ was a madman or He is who He said He is. There is no other possible answer. We read the Word of God, we hear the Word of God…
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Go, Show Yourselves to the Priests… One of the most fascinating aspects of the life of Jesus Christ is His granting mercy to the lepers. When Jesus encountered the outcast of society, the ones that have been removed from society and when they come to town they must announce “unclean” as they walk the sidewalk, as Jesus entered their “village”, their camp, they approached Him and shouted from afar… And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” ~ Luke 17:13 NKJB When do we…
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In Stripes Above Measure… Has life hit you so hard that you’ve been knocked down? Have you gone too far to find the middle ground? Did they raise you so high just to pull you back down? Have you been so lost you could never be found? ~ Relate, for King and Country If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity. ~ II Corinthians 11:30 NKJB When one is living in their “infirmities” they are living in their unstable self. Reckless in all manners…
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Mighty In God… When a person is at war it usually gets very messy. What happens when flesh is absent from the battle? Where is the battlefield? What weapons are employed? We speak among ourselves in language that we understand and in ways that God can understand and He can hear us speaking while in His presence. When are we not in God’s presence? Working with men that are either just out of prison or have checked themselves into rehab provides an opportunity, several hours a week, to really be…
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You Are My Friends… What would we do for one of our true friends? Would we lay down our life for someone that we would call a true friend? If not, they are not who we proclaim them to be; they are nothing more than someone we are acquainted. We would not defend them, we would not stand up for them. On the other hand when we have a true friend, we would lay down our life, it would be a joy to do so. It would be a response,…
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Times Or Epochs Which The Father Has Fixed… As we go through our day we really are unsure of how the events in that day will unfold. Yes, we have plans, we have our day-planner and look forward to things to come. The question is…are we short changing ourselves by doing this? Are we cheating the Holy Spirit of an interaction with us? Should we make plans at all or should we be completely open to what we are told during quiet time? Should we review the Word, pray over…
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I Wish It Were Already Kindled!… We don’t speak much of violence during this time. Why is that? If one reads the Holy Bible, especially the Torah, or what is commonly referred to as the Old Testament, one finds a great deal of violence. We also find it in the New Covenant, or the New Testament, not as much, but it’s there. Our world is a violent place. Anyone that is paying attention to what is happening already knows this. It is our responsibility, as believers, followers of Jesus Christ,…
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In The Power of God… Are we fools, scholars or Spirit-filled new creatures? Do fools know they are fools as a scholar knows he is a scholar? Does a Spirit-filled person know they are Spirit-Filled as Jesus Christ knew He was the Son of God? I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of…
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