Ask, Seek and Knock It is impossible to make this any clearer than Jesus spoke it. There is no room for interpretation, there is no room for misunderstanding. Like 11 NKJV 9 So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he…
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The Twelve As The Twelve were sent out to “preach the Kingdom of God and heal the sick” did the Twelve also teach others to cast out demons and heal the sick? Do some of among us today have these powers; do all that believe have the power of the Holy Spirit to heal? Luke 9 NKJV 1 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to…
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Joy and Peace Joy is from God and happiness is a human experience. Liberty is from God and freedom is from man. Peace is what we experience when we step aside and allow God to be God and allow God to do His part in our lives, e.g. everything. Romans 15:13 KJV Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
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Narrowing Our Path When I was attending AA meetings 3+ times per week I heard a lot of discussion around “following the narrow path”. I never understood what they were talking about. That is no longer the case. Gospel News Network was launched with the hope of helping some of the people on the broad path narrow their view, open their heart and invite Jesus Christ into their life. With Jesus’s at the wheel we believe we quiet successful at helping a few find the handle to open the gate…
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Love Your Enemies I have a study group that meets on a weekly basis and we will be meeting in a couple of hours. These passages will be the topic of discussion. Luke 6 NKJV 27 “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do…
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What Days Are We To Do Good? Is there a day that I can do good and day that I can not do good? Should I stand-down and allow evil to have it’s way on certain days or should we address evil whenever it shows up? Luke 6 NKJV 1 Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is…
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Fasting Luke 5 NKJV 34 And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.” 36 Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. 37 And no one puts new…
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Pop Culture / Celebrity Worship Andy Warhol has been attributed to the saying – “In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.” We see this playing out in today’s society with more TV programming than ever before. There are TV programs coming online everyday featuring people no one had ever heard of before that are suddenly everywhere you turn. The “selfie generation” where all these people worship themselves. The masses have been programmed to believe the lives of the people on TV and online are somehow important…
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Getting What We Deserve… How many times have you heard someone say something to the effect, “I deserve this”? Well, had I ever received anything I deserved, outside of mercy and grace from Jesus Christ, I would either be in prison, a wheelchair or a grave. Those “foxhole prayers” are heard and acted upon. We may not like the response, however, we are not to question the response and Zacharias learns first hand the reason we accept and don’t question. We see what happens when we listen for the Word…
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Remember the prisoners as if chained with them If you’ve ever been to jail then you know it is not designed for humans. The images we see in movies and on television attempting to give a glimpse of what a prison cell may have been like when Paul, John or Joseph were captured may or may not be accurate. However, it is most certainly not any place for humans to spend time. The modern jails, I would imagine, are probably closer to a country club setting than what the disciples…
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