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Everyone is talking about The Secret. But is it really a secret at all? The Secret, better known as the law of attraction, is a Biblical principle from the time of Jesus. The law of attraction for Christians is simply stated, to ask, believe, and receive. Jesus said whatsoever you ask for in my ... Views:2399
I have been a Christian for many years and one of the things that I have been meditating the most is; about the kind of life I am living. What does it take to be a Christian? Am I showing with my life that I am a Christian?
One morning I was praying and asking the Lord to help me, ... Views:1351
Chuck has pastored his church for five years. Over that time, he has implemented a home group ministry that has reenergized fellowship in the church. But Chuck senses that something is still missing. Small groups were supposed to be the spiritual growth vehicle for the church, and, in fact, many ... Views:1089
If you are facing obstacles that are stopping you from living the life you desire, you need to LOVE THEM TO DEATH !
In the presence of love, obstacles melt away. Literally LOVE is the force that will destroy every obstacle standing in your way. This is because "Faith worketh by love".Gal ... Views:1366
Crises crop up over and over again in this imperfect world. You have heard that Jesus came so you might have life, and have it more abundantly, (John 10:10) and wonder why you seem to be targeted for physical, emotional or financial doom. Have you ever had these three thoughts?
1. Why is ... Views:1337
One of the most essential parts of Christianity lies in recognizing the fact that Jesus Christ was divine. And one of the ways in which his divinity is proved by scholars in the Bible is to emphasize the several miracles that Jesus in academic circles, are oftentimes categorized according to the ... Views:812
Approximately 10 years ago, on a freezing July night, the cold, hard, truth hit me like a freight train...
NO ONE WAS COMING TO MY RESCUE.
On our bedroom floor, my wife was giving birth to our son, he’d come so quickly that we had just called the hospital to tell them we were on our ... Views:1371
To receive your healing you must first know it is God's will for you to be healed. Isaiah 53:4,5 says, "Surely he hath borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses and distresses), and carried our sorrows (pains, grief and sorrows): yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But ... Views:1351
How to overcome fear God's way?
Jesus Christ redeemed you from the curse of fear according Galatians 3:13. To overcome fear God's way and overcome all the attacks of the spirit of fear you have been given mighty divine weapons: prayer, thanksgiving to God for answered prayer, the name of ... Views:8199
Get to the Root Cause
Yes, He wants you to lose weight God's way. It is not God's will for your life to be hindered and shortened by unwanted weight gain. God wants you trim and healthy. He has given you the solution to this weight problem in His magnificent manual for healthy living, the ... Views:5512
In his second letter to the Corinthians Paul says “We’re ambassadors for Christ…” What does it mean to be an “ambassador”?
Ambassadors are diplomats, representatives of their country to the people and dignitaries of another country. They use their communication and problem solving skills, ... Views:915
I've spent most of my life seeking to understand how to relate to the non-churched, non-Christian world. My books and speaking platforms have all had a crossover flavor to them and I finally ended up at the peak of professional speaking opportunities on the largest platforms in addition to ... Views:740
Pornography addiction is playing with fire. If your marriage means anything to you at all then you are playing with fire every time you think about or view porn. Even if you are single it will transform your personality into something that was not meant for you to be. It is not beneficial for ... Views:1469
Studies have also shown that the average church will loose about 10% of their members each year and will only convert about 15% of visitors to becoming members. This means that a church has to attract the equivalent of 75% of their church size in new members each year just to maintain their ... Views:1129
Millions of people have lost their jobs as a result of this recession. You may be one of them. While the stock market has shown some positive movement, it’s unclear whether things will genuinely improve soon or if the rally we’ve seen is a false one.
So how does a person of faith deal with ... Views:799
In March of 2003 I had Lasik corrective eye surgery. After wearing glasses and contacts for so long, it was great to no longer have the need for those things. Although I still wear glasses sometimes, because my sight has regressed over the last 5-6 years, I can still see much better than I could ... Views:1972
Passion drives us! It is what makes us get up in the morning, ready to conquer another day. Passion is that desire that pushes us to go beyond what anyone else thinks is possible. It is an unquenchable thirst to do what we love. Passion could be described as “doing what you love and loving what ... Views:2725
You have had awesome creative power since the day you were born. The power to have or be anything you can imagine.
Not understanding this is the greatest downfall of mankind.
We kill, steal, and destroy to get the things we think we desperately need, because we feel we must, we think there ... Views:881
Here’s the question I get asked all the time: “Is this really a church?”
Like all the best questions, there’s a simple answer and a complicated one. The simply answer is YES, this is a church, meaning a community organized by faith that is expressed through spiritual practice. The Church ... Views:1601
“In all things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Romans 8:37).
If you watch and listen to the media, you hear words and see images that produce and escalate fear in the hearts of people around the world. The people watch and listen to the media the more fear seems to ... Views:1268
The economic challenges of the world touches the lives of everyone; however, as children of God, we are not to participate in the world’s recession or economy. The Bible tells us the story of how God brought several plagues upon the land of Egypt and yet God’s people in Goshen were well fed and ... Views:704
Spirituality, religious beliefs, and a sales career can oppose each other and cause internal conflict. One of the people I recently coached had a clash of beliefs when he moved from a customer service job to a role in direct sales. His beliefs about using selling techniques to influence others ... Views:2151
I am sure the nurses at Muskogee Regional Medical Center must have thought I was a “first-time father”, an inexperienced rookie dad, because I stood outside the hospital nursery, peering through the window at my newly born baby girl (Haylee) for more than an hour. In fact, one nurse came out to ... Views:1899
Over the years I have read all of the Christian Bible, some passages many times. As far as serious study and analysis, I have not yet progressed beyond Genesis 4. Yes, I am still seeking the deeper layers of meaning in the first four chapters of Genesis. It has been an intriguing journey, and ... Views:1556
What inhibits us from the effective practice of confession, either privately or corporately? Here are the top 10 confession killers:
1. Shame. Often, it seems as if everyone else has their act together ... surely they don't have any problems or struggles with sin! This (very fallacious!) view ... Views:836
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI's pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a mission of peace and reconciliation: “I will make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to ask the Lord, while visiting the places sanctified by His earthly life, for the precious gift of unity and peace, for the Middle East and for all ... Views:648
On a recent vacation, my six year old daughter and I were looking for seashells at the beach. As she ran along with her bucket in tow, she tried to pick up every shell she saw. She picked up broken shells, shells with holes, shiny ones, and dull ones. She didn’t care what they looked liked. ... Views:2146
I know the answer to this question before I even ask you, “Have you ever had a bad day?” Everyone has a bad day every once in a while. You know, the kind of day when your alarm clock didn’t go off, you can’t find your other black shoe, your hair doesn’t do right, you have an argument with your ... Views:1222
One night, my 6 year old daughter became sick with a virus in the middle of the night. She came and climbed in my bed and said she didn’t feel good. For some reason, my children haven’t grasped the concept of going to the bathroom if they feel like they are going to throw up. Therefore, ... Views:1087
With three young children at my house, someone is usually crying, whining, or fussing about something. One evening a few weeks ago, my three year old son was throwing a fit about something. He was standing in the middle of the kitchen floor crying, jumping up and down, and screaming about ... Views:1243
This subject has been debated and discussed time after time. It appears that many have walked away from the discussion with some sense of uncertainty on what to do. I will attempt to bring clarity to this subject.
After Christ’s resurrection he gave his disciples specific instructions in ... Views:1682
Original sin is a basic tenet in Christian theology. Adam and Eve, our first parents, sinned in the Garden of Eden and were kicked out because of that. Jesus came to save us from that sin and make things right again. The ideas that are contained in the biblical story and form part of the ... Views:1500
In the world of business today, people are searching for a standard that is at a level above the normal greed, arrogance, undisciplined practices that are prevalent on Wall Street and in the shop around the corner today. I believe the Bible is filled with words of wisdom that can serve as a ... Views:1818
In "The Keys of This Blood" Malachi Martin showed the three-way race for world supremacy between Communism, the Vatican and the Capitalist West. He predicted the fall of communism and shipwreck for Capitalism, and after that, John Paul would become “the servant of the Grand Design.”
The race ... Views:1540
Recently, the company I work for was involved in a lawsuit involving trademark issues. We are a Christian-owned company with a strong print catalog business, and another company put out a print catalog using our trademarked company name. Our business saw a big decline. The other company ... Views:1266
Have you ever had one of those mornings when nothing seems to go right? I had one recently. I couldn’t find anything to wear. I couldn’t get my hair to do right. I couldn’t find the children’s shoes. I couldn’t find the children’s backpacks for school.
When we finally got in the car and ... Views:2484
Have you heard? I heard a little baby has been born in Bethlehem. I saw a bright star in the East. I heard that He is the King of the Jews, the Son of God. I heard that He has come to be the Savior of the world! I heard that He was born to a virgin and laid in a manger. Can you imagine ... Views:1123
It was nearly a decade ago, and rock climbing was all the rave. I found myself with a harness wrapped around my torso and legs with a line running up the rock wall above me and another running behind me to someone who ‘had my back’ and who was there to help with my novice descent back down.
As ... Views:973
Many people today, in search of a more natural healing methods, have heard of an ancient healing energy technique called Reiki.
Reiki describes a technique wherein a practitioner lays his or her hands onto a client's body, while "running energy" into the client's energy field. Some of the most ... Views:1021
Easter Sunday Morning at Springfield Christian Church
“Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why do you weep?’ …. Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned around and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbuli!’ which means, My Teacher. Jesus said to her, ‘Do not come near me; for I have not yet ascended to my ... Views:811
On this day of Crucifixion, may we crucify our false beliefs.
As we saw in Maundy Thursday’s Lent Devotional, the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke depict Jesus growing depressed over his coming ordeal … asking God that the cup be taken from him … and so much in dread that he sweats drops of ... Views:1132
“Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knew the hour had come to depart from this world to his Father. He loved his own who were in this world, and he loved them to the end. During supper, Satan put into the heart of Judah, son of Simon of Iscariot, to deliver him. But Jesus, because he ... Views:1460
“As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us.” (John 17:21) During this Lenten Season, we have walked with Jesus as he showed us, through the major events of his life, how to become One with the Father (our I AM PRESENCE). Initiation means an ever-increasing attunement ... Views:770
“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword.” (Matthew 10:34) What an odd thing for the Prince of Peace to say.
Anytime there is what appears to be a contradictory statement in the surface reading of the Bible, we need to compare the ... Views:1349
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murderess of the prophets and stoner of those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and yet you would not!” (Matthew 23:37)
Jerusalem - The Old City Wall
The Hebrew meaning for ... Views:754
Throughout his ministry, the religious authorities were disturbed over the large crowds following Jesus. Even though their Old Testament prophets had performed the same works, the people were impressed with Jesus’ ability to multiple the bread and fishes, to heal the sick, and to raise the ... Views:1788
Read the account of Jesus’ transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-13. It is packed with truth the churches have ignored. The transfiguration is the 3rd major event in Jesus’ demonstration to us of the pathway to ascension.
Jesus takes three of his closest disciples to a mountaintop. There are ... Views:1092
Jesus incarnated to show us the Way to our own personal ascension into higher consciousness … to lead us along the Path to becoming a Christed being—an anointed one. Each of the five major stages in Jesus’ life depict our own journey into spiritual adulthood. His birth signifies our spiritual ... Views:1172
John 1:1-5 is easily the most esoteric passage in the entire Bible. It reaches back in time to Genesis 1:1-3 – “God created the heavens and the earth in the very beginning. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon ... Views:1970
For over 1,700 years, Christians have been taught that God required Jesus to suffer and die on the cross so he could forgive us our sins. Many churches teach that unless humanity accepts Jesus as their Saviour, God will punish them for eternity in the hot fires of hell. As a 14 year old, I ... Views:2010