So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First, be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5:23-24 If we have wronged someone, we must humble ourselves and do whatever is required to gain a clear conscience with God and the person we wronged. However, the person who was also wronged needs to make sure that they don’t counteract their hurt in the same way. They need to confront also in the way God tells us. Both sides need to be humbled and take…
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Seeking God
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! and see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139: 23-24 Revival is the work of God. He chooses the when and to whom He sends it too. However, there are ways that we can prepare for revival in our lives. We need to prepare our hearts for spiritual renewal just as Joshua told the Israelites to do. In Joshua 3:5, He said, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Are you exciting to have revival in your life? Here is a list…
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Saved By His Life
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled, to God but the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be served by his life. Romans 5:10 We were the enemy of God. This is not reverse. God desires us to have a deep relationship with him. We have offended God with our sin. Yet, God has provided a way to reunite us to him. God did this by sending his son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins The first step to spiritual salvation is to except God‘s gracious gift of forgiveness. It is available through Jesus personal sacrifice. This is…
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You Will Receive Power – Part One
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea, Samaria and to the end of the Earth.” Acts 1:8 The main purpose of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is to provide power to communicate the message of Jesus to others. The purpose of the baptism is to receive power to deliver the message to those who do not have a personal relationship with God. We can have forgiveness, learn how to follow Jesus, and fulfill His purpose in our lives. The greek word for power is dunamis. It means more than strength or ability;…
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Forgiveness Of Sins
for this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Matthew 26:28 We have all sinned, therefore forgiveness is necessary. Our sin is a rebellion against God. He is offended by our sin. We have broken his law. We have ignored His standards and gone our own way. Sin has destroyed man’s relationship with God. God is completely pure, perfect, complete and separate from evil. God is completely holy. God can not associate with evil, sin, wrong-doing, and rebellion. God’s judgement which is perfect requires that our sin be judged. Sin is so opposed to God that it needs an maximum penalty.…
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Forgive From The Heart
So also my Heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart. Matthew 18:35 God wants us to forgive. Jesus taught about forgiveness. He taught about God’s forgiveness. Even though God freely gives to those who confess and turn away from sin, it also depends on each individual’s willingness to forgive others. A person could lose the chance to be forgiven of their sins. If they are unwilling to forgive others. A person heart can become bitter, resentful, and unforgiving when they refuse to forgive. This is a sad state to be in. This is where you could lose…
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Receiving Mercy
Once you were not a people but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:10 Once we accept christ as our savior, we yearn for God’s bread of life. His truth which is found in the Bible. God extends an abundance of mercy to His people. We only have a taste of the compassion of God, though. Jesus taught us, his servants, that he is our protection and security. All the christians are a chosen generation. We make one family. We are distinct in the world around us. We are sanctified by Christ. At first, we are in a…
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Mercy Over Judgement
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgement is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgement. James 2:12-13 We are saved by God’s gift of Grace through faith. As christians, we are required to obey Christ. We, christians, will go before the judgement seat of Christ, to be judge by the way we conduct ourselves. We must speak and act that is pleasing to God. We must act and speak in ways that are obedient to God. God will judge those who show favoritism because it breaks the law of love. Verse 12,…