Monthly Archives: April 2014

CURRENT EVENTS: What Lies Behind Current Events

Now I am not implying that I have special access to CIA files or Presidential Counsel. I am not scouring the country trying to gather the latest secrets behind political maneuvering, congressional decisions, or military proposals. I am simply declaring … Continue reading

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KNOWING GOD: Understanding the Times

1 Chronicles 12:32 HCSB From the Issacharites, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their relatives under their command. Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: As I was thinking about the tremendous need … Continue reading

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KNOWING GOD: Test the Spirits

1 John 4:1-3 ESV Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has … Continue reading

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CHILDREN OF GOD: Confidence in Prayer

1 John 3:21-24 ESV  21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; 22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, … Continue reading

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CHILDREN OF GOD: LIVE IN CONFIDENCE

1 John 3:19-24 ESV  By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Dear Fellowship of … Continue reading

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CHILDREN OF GOD: The Supreme Example of Love

1 John 3:16-18 ESV 16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in … Continue reading

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CHILDREN OF GOD: Love Rather Than Hate

1 John 3:10b-15 HCSB Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother. 11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one … Continue reading

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CHILDREN OF GOD: Beware of Deception

1 John 3:7-10 HCSB Little children, let no one deceive you! The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. The one who commits sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from … Continue reading

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CHILDREN OF GOD: The Need for Purity

1 John 3:4-6 NIV Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.And in him is no sin. 6 No one who lives in him … Continue reading

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CHILDREN OF GOD: EMBRACE THE LOVE

1 John 3:1-3 ESV See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did … Continue reading

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