The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10 (NIV) The fear of the Lord through serpent eyes looks like punishment The fear of the Lord viewed through Kingdom perspective looks like love To fear God is to love […]
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A new covenant environment – a culture of honor with powerful people working together to meet the needs of people and situations. Jesus walked up the Mount of Olives near the city where he spent the night. 2 Then at dawn Jesus appeared in the temple courts again, and soon […]
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Leadership is best accomplished by people who know when and how to rule and when and how to serve. The basic purpose of government is to protect and empower. The pastors who lead the church well should be paid well. They should receive double honor for faithfully preaching and teaching […]
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Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. Psalm 127:3-5 (NIV) Although we are all born into war, our children are a […]
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My spiritual DNA is who God created me to be “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son,” Romans 8:29 (NIV) “Arise shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. See, darkness covers the […]
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This is a season to be pruned and prepared to receive instruction. Holy Spirit + instruction = SUPERNATURAL What was the last word you heard? Why does the gardener prune the fruit trees? To bear more fruit! Prepare for harvest – INCREASE! A shepherd should pay close attention to the […]
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“Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Ephesians 5:14 (NIV) What is our purpose? 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment.39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as […]
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Generosity Praise Excellence As a result of our ministry, you are living letters written by Christ, not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God—not carved onto stone tablets but on the tablets of tender hearts. 4 We carry this confidence in our hearts because of our union with Christ before […]
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12 “Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage.” Ephesians 6:12 (TPT) 3–4 “For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t […]
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Then Jesus returned to Jerusalem to observe one of the Jewish holy days. 2 Inside the city near the Sheep Gate there is a pool called in Aramaic, The House of Loving Kindness. And this pool is surrounded by five covered porches. 3 Hundreds of sick people were lying there on the porches—the paralyzed, the […]
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