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January 29, 2016 - Upper Room Christians

In Acts 1 we find the early disciples following the Lord's instructions to go to the"UPPER ROOM"and remain in prayerful waiting until they received the promise of the Holy Spirit. They were promised power for life, ministry and witnessing unto their homeland and unto the entire world. They obeyed and Acts 2 records the fulfillment of the promise and the result was the birt...

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January 25, 2016 - Rejoice in the Lord, He Makes No Mistakes

Years ago when our children were young we would put them to bed with " Patch the Pirate" music. In our church we would also have children drama/ musicals that were written by Ron Hamilton who had trademarked " Patch the Pirate" material. One of Ron's earliest songs was "Rejoice in the Lord." Ron wrote this song back when he first was diagnosed with cancer in his left eye. ...

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January 20, 2016 - Five Healthy Habits

3 John 1:2 -Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.Proverbs 3:7-8- Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.The spiritual life is associated to some degree with the physical life, as 3 John 1:2 indicates. In seeking spiritual ...

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January 5, 2016 - The Conviction of Sin

The Holy Scriptures teach clearly that before anyone can be saved they must repent of sin. Jesus said twice in Luke 13:3-5 "Unless ye repent ye will all likewise perish." Now that to me is a very clear verse concerning repentance. And what we are to repent of is our sin! Before one can believe on the Lord Jesus, ( John 6:35) and receive the Lord Jesus by faith in God's gra...

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December 23, 2015 - Questions About Christmas

There are many opinions about the celebration of Christmas. Some old and some new groups oppose the celebration of Christmas as absolutely evil. Groups like the Jehovah Witnesses, Worldwide Assemblies of God (followers of Garner Ted Armstrong) and the Assemblies of Yahweh all teach strongly that celebrating Christmas is to be abstained from completely. But what does the Bi...

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November 27, 2015 - Thanksgiving is a way of Living

For the maturing Christian thanksgiving needs to become thanksliving. Now don't misunderstand me giving thanks is a huge discipline in life but just doing it is not enough we must live it on a constant basis. Every season, every day, every hour and every minute. Giving thanks needs to grow into living thanks. The actions of thanksgiving need to grow into the attitudes of t...

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November 20, 2015 - Rules Without Relationships Breed Resentment

Using the word relationship, here is an acrostic of ideas to help prevent resentment and rebellion in your child's heart.RRead God's Word together! Study the Bible as a family unit.EEnjoy special times together! Occasions like birthdays, Sunday dinner, holiday's and spiritual birthdays are times that will build relationships or destroy such. Plan times to be together and w...

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October 29, 2015 - Helping Teenagers Find Success in Life & Eternity

​Teenagers are no longer children nor are they adults. They seem to be a mixture of both. At times they seem to be more like children and at other times they can be very adult like. Parenting, teaching, mentoring and ministering to teens can be somewhat confusing at times. It can be difficult to teach, lead, and develop teens because from one minute to the next they seem...

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October 9, 2015 - Trusting God in the Hard Areas

For some it seems very hard to repent and receive Christ as Savior. According to Matthew 7 receiving Christ is compared to a Narrow Gate and a Wide Gate, so certainly any time someoneTRUSTS CHRISTfor Salvationit was not an easy decision. But for me trusting God for His forgiveness and salvation concerning eternity was easier than trusting Him for some of the things in this...

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October 5, 2015 - Uninvited Guests

Do you haveUNINVITED GUESTSin your living room, bed room, office, car or many other places?TELEVISIONAmericans view an average of twenty-eight hours of television per week, the highest viewing rate in the world. When an American turns eighteen, on average he has seen 16,000 simulated murders and 200,000 acts of violence. Nearly two-thirds of sampled programming in the 2001...

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