Tag: encouragement
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Intentionally Interruptible – Part 1
When looking into the lifestyle of Jesus, one of the most amazing characteristics of His is the way He is so compassionately open to those who “disrupt” His plans. Whether it’s by someone cutting a hole in the ceiling and dropping their friend at His feet to get healed (Luke 5:17-22), or two blind men…
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Praying Like You Believe It
“Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’. He replied, ‘Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell You, if You have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it will move.” Matthew 17:19-20…
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Get Away and Draw Near
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you…“ – James 4:8 (ESV) The story of Jeremiah is quite a sad one when you dive deep into it. Jeremiah, a prophet of God, spent forty years desperately trying to save his fellow Israelites from the judgement coming. But they would not listen. He…
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Ruthless Faith
As I sit in this middle row seat of a plane and stare out into the night sky after a two-day conference that I thought would make me feel exhausted from being rushed and packed to the brim with the late night and early morning schedule, I find myself in the completely opposite position. I…
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Freed From The Lie Of Comfort – Stopping Fear from Being Your God
“And Deborah said to Barak, ‘Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the Lord go out before you?’” Judges 4:14 Debora was a prophetess and judge in the Old Testament. One day, she confronted a man named Barak, asking why he has yet to make a move after being promised…
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