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The Seal of Promise
We’ve been studying the Holy Spirit in a series called Flow. We’ve looked at several aspects of the Holy Spirit and how He impacts our lives as believers. One essential Truth is our understanding of...
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Depending on the Spirit in Ministry
Luke 4:17–19 gives us a condensed description of the Father’s business. It’s an example we must follow as we live in the flow of the Holy Spirit and allow Him to work, not just in us, but through us...
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Being Open to God’s Supernatural Power
Oftentimes we miss it. God supernaturally does something very special and miraculous and it goes by us like a speeding train as we stand on the station platform. We’re ready (on the platform) but we...
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Winning Our Spiritual Battles
Winning spiritual battles, whatever they might be, is directly related to the Holy Spirit’s power flowing upon into and through our lives. Jesus gives us a tremendous example in Matthew 12:22–29. He...
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Living in the Authority of Jesus’ Name
The name of Jesus is above every name (Philippians 2:9–11). It has the power over any other name. When Jesus said to His disciples, “ask for anything in my name” (John 14:13–14), He used a Greek...
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Warfare Worship: Responding Spiritually to Attack
We meet Jehoshaphat in the book of 2 Chronicles. He became king of Judah, the southern kingdom, after the death of his father, Asa. The Bible tells us that God was with Jehoshaphat because he walked...
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The Rewards of Warfare Worship
In my last post I wrote about Jehoshaphat and his spiritual response to a natural battle. In terrible circumstances this man of God chose to seek God. He didn’t let his fear paralyze him, but rather...
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Seeking God’s Presence
One of the most sobering stories found in the Bible revolves around how both sinner and saint responded to God’s presence. Both 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13, 15 and 16 describe how Israel went about...
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Contrasting Ways of Responding to God’s Presence
My last post highlighted king David and bringing the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem. To the Israelites and David, the Ark clearly signified God’s presence in their midst. This post examines two...
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Giving Thanks: A Healed Man and a Whole Man
Luke 17:11–19 is the story of ten lepers who lived in a remote village between Jerusalem and Galilee. In those times leprosy was a dreaded disease (see Leviticus 13 and 14 for an explanation of the...
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Joseph: A Man of Heroic Character
There is one person in the entire Christmas story that doesn’t receive a lot of attention. It’s Joseph, Jesus’ earthly, and oftentimes forgotten, father. We (the Christian church) do a great job...
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Joseph: A Man of Courage
In my last post I wrote about Jesus’ earthly father, Joseph. When we read Matthew 1 and 2, we find a man of incredible personal integrity and character. He was a man who was pure, just, merciful,...
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Joseph: An Un-Entitled Life
Entitlement is a often used word in our culture. It’s defined as an individual’s belief that they deserve something. It may be time, resources or another consideration. Entitlement is often linked to...
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Joseph: 14 Qualities of a Man of God
Over my last posts I’ve highlighted a few of the incredible character attributes of Joseph, the earthly-father of Jesus. He was truly a heroic man of God and a man who had a faith and character that I...
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Seven Glories of Jesus Christ
Christmas is a time to reflect on the person and divinity of Jesus Christ. While the world seems to want to push Jesus farther and farther away from Christmas, we, as believers need to, with...
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One Astonishing Offer
Jesus Christ makes one astonishing offer to us. In all of His power, glory and yes, in the fact that He died for our sins, He says to all humanity, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone...
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The True Meaning of Christmas
Charles Dickens is best remembered for authoring A Christmas Carol, a novel made into many movies and stage plays that families have enjoyed for over a one hundred years. It’s a classic. Besides being...
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4 Things Jesus Did in His Small Group
Jesus did many things in his three-year ministry. He healed the sick, He preached and He obediently went to the Cross. He also led a small group. This shouldn’t surprise us. We can look at His life...
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Lifegroups: The Early Church Model
We’ve been talking about how, as Grace Chapel grows, we can, at the same time, become smaller. One way, and the way modeled by Jesus Christ Himself, is Lifegroups. Interestingly enough, after Jesus...
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Understanding God’s Nature
God is speaking in Isaiah 57:15, “For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to...
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