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Unmasking Selfishness: How It Subtly Undermines Our Lives

Unmasking Selfishness: How It Subtly Undermines Our Lives

Regularly examining our motivations and behaviors for signs of selfishness can help us avoid the pitfalls it presents.
Sermon: Psalm 23, Part 2

Sermon: Psalm 23, Part 2

He is with us the whole time, and He comforts us as we go through this valley.
Our Inheritance

Our Inheritance

It doesn’t matter how old or young you are, you need to be prepared to pass your baton!
The Deeper Kind of Insight

The Deeper Kind of Insight

Living a life of faith requires that we shed the things the world considers important to embrace what is important to God.
The Hermeneutic of Beauty

The Hermeneutic of Beauty

A hermeneutic of beauty — one predicated on a grateful perspective, appreciative of everything as a gift.
Cultivating Your Heart

Cultivating Your Heart

Coming as the latter rain, covering the earth, His mercy extends.
Love Is Not a Know It All

Love Is Not a Know It All

While accurate details may be necessary in a court of law, they generally don’t matter in casual conversations with friends.
Beware of Deceit

Beware of Deceit

Individuals and churches have been deceived by cleverly orchestrated words to lead people into actions against God’s word.
Behind Closed Doors, the Storm Doors of Heaven!

Behind Closed Doors, the Storm Doors of Heaven!

I shall keep you safe from the destructive storms of life and surround you with Shalom Peace.
The Anointing

The Anointing

We must become passionate about what HE is passionate for.
Joyful at Christmas?

Joyful at Christmas?

The cross invalidated the devil’s work and annulled his power so completely as to destroy him. 
God With You

God With You

Think on this.
The Path of Life: Procession

The Path of Life: Procession

And so it is with life—preparation for the procession qualifies us to march in peace.
Finding Hope at Christmas

Finding Hope at Christmas

Jesus’ birth was a trumpet call. A new way of doing life.
Strengthened With Patience and Joy

Strengthened With Patience and Joy

Feelings like the world often permeate the lives of believers in the church.
Being Honest With Ourselves

Being Honest With Ourselves

We are not called to live by our human reasoning, but we live in a world that is very much void of a Godly perspective in these last days.
Dying to Speak

Dying to Speak

There's an apparent correlation between speaking out and committing suicide. Why do whistleblowers have such a high propensity for ending their own lives?
The Mindset of Christ

The Mindset of Christ

The mindset of Christ chooses to serve through humility and love rather than justice and self-righteousness. 
God of Hope

God of Hope

Overflowing.
Book Review: Counter Attack by Patricia Bradley

Book Review: Counter Attack by Patricia Bradley

I quickly got sucked into the mystery and Alex and Nathan work against the clock.
Passing Down the True Spirit of Christmas to Your Kids this Season

Passing Down the True Spirit of Christmas to Your Kids this Season

Christmas time is such a perfect opportunity to show our kids what grace truly looks like.
KINGDOM ASSURANCE: Proverbs 18: 1-12

KINGDOM ASSURANCE: Proverbs 18: 1-12

Speaking carelessly can produce the feeling of defeat, not victory.  
Lana Vawser: I Heard the Lord Say "Change Your Clothes"

Lana Vawser: I Heard the Lord Say “Change Your Clothes”

PROPHESY your way out of the old grave clothes and step into the NEW GRACE CLOTHES that I have for you in this new season.
Fully Formed Seed From Fully Matured Fruit

Fully Formed Seed From Fully Matured Fruit

God is going to manifest SEEDS from your FRUIT and cause those seeds to take root in the lives of others.
When Christmas Looks Different

When Christmas Looks Different

I can’t help but think maybe He is stripping away the worldly trappings of this season so I can focus on what really matters.
Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

Glory to You.
You Have to Start Somewhere 

You Have to Start Somewhere 

If you decide to get back up and try again, then you have not failed!
When Church Programs Quench the Holy Spirit

When Church Programs Quench the Holy Spirit

Let’s consider if our programs are quenching the Holy Spirit and dishonoring Jesus.
A Surrendered Mind

A Surrendered Mind

Peace (shâlôm) means to be happy, healthy, rested, and secure in God our Father.
Time to Shift the Weight

Time to Shift the Weight

You are to become the weight of His glory and power over those things that have been burdening you.
Mission Creep

Mission Creep

One purpose of the early creeds of the Church was to hold people to the foundational truths of their faith.
The Enemy Runs the Same Four Plays

The Enemy Runs the Same Four Plays

While we have allowed society to remove God, Satan has moved in.
Planted

Planted

Making a difference.
Lamp of His Word

Lamp of His Word

Reformers laid down their lives in a bloody spiritual war to get the written Word of God in the hands of everyday people in their own language.
Christmas Confession

Christmas Confession

More than ever, I understand that shadows are evident because His Light still shines in the darkness.
KINGDOM ASSURANCE: Proverbs 17: 9-28

KINGDOM ASSURANCE: Proverbs 17: 9-28

If anger grows in our hearts, unchecked, it turns to bitterness and being hateful. When that happens, the anger is now controlling us.  
3 Prophetic Dreams - 3 Spirits

3 Prophetic Dreams – 3 Spirits

Remember, these spirits have no power over you and they will continue to break under the power and authority of God.
On His Heart

On His Heart

How does one even comprehend that the King of Glory has His eyes fixed upon us?
Rick Joyner

Rick Joyner’s Word For the Week: The Book of Revelation, Part 10

The Holy Spirit is called “the Helper” because He helps us through the process of restoration and uses us to help others.
Rest

Rest

In Him.
4 Ways to Cultivate Joy in Your Home Through the Holidays

4 Ways to Cultivate Joy in Your Home Through the Holidays

Not only can you as a parent develop your child’s joy center, but you can also strengthen your own joy muscle!
Reason

Reason

His Divine birth gave us worth now we’re forever joined as one.
Our Father’s Compassion

Our Father’s Compassion

He is coming most humbly before Almighty God to seek mercy for Israel and himself.
Pursuing your Healer, Not Just Your Healing

Pursuing your Healer, Not Just Your Healing

Even if my body wasn’t being physically healed yet in the way I expected, my soul and spirit were being radically healed and transformed.
A Wider Prophetic Picture

A Wider Prophetic Picture

It is the release of God’s love and His promised provision that we will prophesy when natural systems begin to fail.
Sermon: For God So Loved the World

Sermon: For God So Loved the World

We step over the line and move from head-knowledge to heart-knowledge, from being born of water in the natural to being born again in the Spirit.
The Courage to Continue: Why Quitting Isn’t an Option

The Courage to Continue: Why Quitting Isn’t an Option

Choosing to quit God’s plan for our lives is not an option for those He has called.
Sermon: Psalm 23 - Part 1

Sermon: Psalm 23 – Part 1

No matter who we are or how well we have it or how spiritually mature we are, we all need a shepherd.
Praise! — Our Mighty Weapon!

Praise! — Our Mighty Weapon!

I have heard your heart cries, and I not only have an appointed time for all things — but I AM always on time.
"Your Heavenly Father Knows..." - Live In the Now

“Your Heavenly Father Knows…” – Live In the Now

In Christ, there really is no “average” day because every day is miraculous.
The Unity of Time

The Unity of Time

Time, itself, is an inadequate descriptor of who God is and what He is doing.
Why Guarding Your Heart Doesn’t Work

Why Guarding Your Heart Doesn’t Work

My heart is bound to be crushed and even kicked to the curb because Jesus never promised me deliverance from pain in this life.
Life Lessons from 1 Kings 13 – Lesson 3

Life Lessons from 1 Kings 13 – Lesson 3

The God-ordained people who intersect our lives are a blessing and an encouragement.
Denying Christ In Actions

Denying Christ In Actions

You must be willing to ask yourself if the actions you are doing show your belief in God or deny your belief in God.
Seeking to Play the Safe Ground Will Not Be Safe.

Seeking to Play the Safe Ground Will Not Be Safe.

A love revolution will turn the powers of darkness that hold a generation captive on their heads in these days.
The Peril of a Tidy Faith

The Peril of a Tidy Faith

If we get too tidy and limiting in our expression of faith, we will not expect the power of God to come.
What is My Calling From God?

What is My Calling From God?

I’ve learned that giving new endeavors time helps me determine whether I was sensing God’s direction or feeling only human excitement. 
In the Fire

In the Fire

Eyes on Him.
A Holiday Memo: Don’t Forget To Live As Though Christ Has Come

A Holiday Memo: Don’t Forget To Live As Though Christ Has Come

When the prophets saw into the future glories of Christ, they briefly tasted the greatness of what it would be like on the other side of His coming.
Lessons From the Christmas Story

Lessons From the Christmas Story

We can have peace knowing that the One who guided the star will guide us, no matter our circumstances, to inner peace and a glorious ending.
Strengthened For a Purpose

Strengthened For a Purpose

The Lord is standing right there with you in the midst of the trials of life.
The “Yes” That Changes Everything

The “Yes” That Changes Everything

God has never changed His covenant with us and our yes to Him must also carry that same unchanging commitment.
Evil In Plain Sight

Evil In Plain Sight

What marks us is in what we think (an emblem on your forehead) and in what we do (bind them as a sign on your hand).
Do You Have Friction In Your Marriage?

Do You Have Friction In Your Marriage?

Every home should be built on the same foundation with the same contractor going in the same direction!
Laughter

Laughter

Finding humor in life.
Our Living Hope

Our Living Hope

The birth of an innocent baby is where it all began for Him.
Reconciling Two Realities (Cultivating Hope that Does Not Disappoint)

Reconciling Two Realities (Cultivating Hope that Does Not Disappoint)

Don’t let your vantage point, from whatever valley God is leading you through, keep you from believing that victory is coming.
KINGDOM ASSURANCE: Proverbs 17: 1-8

KINGDOM ASSURANCE: Proverbs 17: 1-8

Our kind and caring principles develop roots at home before being extended to the world.
Elijah’s Cloud

Elijah’s Cloud

There’s rain coming, heavy rain with a Holy Spirit-driven wind.
Stranger Than Fiction: The UHC Assassination Plot Thickens

Stranger Than Fiction: The UHC Assassination Plot Thickens

Inscribed bullets, Monopoly money, an anguished manifesto, and familial political ties. Why does alleged killer Luigi Mangione's murder scheme read like a salacious detective novel?
When You Feel Unappreciated and Taken for Granted

When You Feel Unappreciated and Taken for Granted

It’s an act of surrender, releasing your pain into God’s hands and trusting Him to bring justice in His time.
Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer

He is worthy.
A Funeral Closer to My Own

A Funeral Closer to My Own

Grief teaches us to hold life extremely lightly, and by this feather-hold, we live grateful.
Fragile Jars That Don’t Crush

Fragile Jars That Don’t Crush

Time to plug into His power and stop letting life render us ineffective.
Covered By Faith

Covered By Faith

We may not say a word but God’s peace is our testimony to those we meet – telling them that we trust God.
Built Upon the Rock

Built Upon the Rock

Stand on My Promises though all around you looks like sinking sand.
Win the Argument: 15 Logical Fallacies and Real-Life Examples

Win the Argument: 15 Logical Fallacies and Real-Life Examples

If you want to beat them, learn how to play their game.
Flourishing Hope: Finding God in Unexpected Places

Flourishing Hope: Finding God in Unexpected Places

God sees you in your circumstances, whatever they are, and offers you life and hope.
Slowing Down

Slowing Down

Process with God.
A Pleasing Aroma to the Lord

A Pleasing Aroma to the Lord

It’s God’s will for us to be holy, and that couldn’t happen with the sacrifices of the old covenant.
How to Manage Expectations When the Holidays are Hard

How to Manage Expectations When the Holidays are Hard

Jesus gives us hope when our circumstances are burying us, when we are overwhelmed, and feel overpowered by them.
KINGDOM ASSURANCE: Honest is the Best Policy

KINGDOM ASSURANCE: Honest is the Best Policy

What you give your attention to, you give, not only life to, but power also, good or bad.
The Narrow Way To a Deeper Life with God

The Narrow Way To a Deeper Life with God

As you press deeper into God… let the narrowing of the way bring focus, intimacy, and sacrifice to your worship.
Our Day of Decision

Our Day of Decision

At some point, our faith in the Lord must have a moment of decision when we choose to call upon the Lord and surrender our lives to Him. 
Rick Joyner

Rick Joyner’s Word For the Week: The Book of Revelation, Part 9

Creation will have a clear understanding of the ultimate result of all we try to do without God.
Ever-Ready

Ever-Ready

You are not alone.
Calling Forth the Harvest

Calling Forth the Harvest

They’re speaking out for Him and listening for His plan.
Did Jesus Fulfill the Expectations of the Christmas Witnesses?

Did Jesus Fulfill the Expectations of the Christmas Witnesses?

Jesus is the one mediator between God and man who brings peace with God out of a relationship that was broken by our sin.
A Promise Kept

A Promise Kept

The Holy Spirit remains in us strengthening and guiding us each day…God keeps His promises!
Red Revival Rising: The Young and Courageous

Red Revival Rising: The Young and Courageous

Radical young leaders, fueled by the Holy Spirit will confront darkness head-on, bringing hope and transformation to their communities.
Time of Wonder and Miracles

Time of Wonder and Miracles

Nicholas showed the world, really, what it looks like to be an ambassador of the generosity of our King, bringing Heaven to earth.
Sermon: Mission Possible - Empowered Right on Time

Sermon: Mission Possible – Empowered Right on Time

God wants to lead us into beautiful, just-the-right-time moments.
Beyond "What If": Embracing Contentment in the Here and Now

Beyond “What If”: Embracing Contentment in the Here and Now

The “if only” game often reveals a deep-seated need to control our lives because we doubt God’s sovereignty and goodness.
Sermon: Myths You Can Believe In?

Sermon: Myths You Can Believe In?

We are to be missionaries, with great patience and careful instruction.
The Superficial Church

The Superficial Church

The Church today has almost totally abrogated its moral and social responsibilities in the name of political correctness.
The Power of God

The Power of God’s Peace

Those who take hold of God’s peace will always remain free no matter what happens to them.
The Heart of Joy

The Heart of Joy

Your heart can become an explosion of joy because of the birth of a Baby over 2,000 years ago.
Parenting with Purpose: Encouraging Spiritual Growth

Parenting with Purpose: Encouraging Spiritual Growth

Our kids will be questioned about their faith, which is why we need to prepare them ahead of time.
These are the Days of Lot : Where are the Lot

These are the Days of Lot : Where are the Lot’s of These Days?

We the people who are governed by the Gospel, not only do not conform to the lies of Babel, but we bring forth the truth of revival.
Lawlessness Is At Work

Lawlessness Is At Work

Believers are to strive to obey God’s commands in every area of their life by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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