To Help OR To Hurt

We just spent the last two weeks talking about the beautiful prayer we call the Lord’s Prayer. One of the things I hope you took from those teachings is how important words are. We need to understand the power of what we say because words can either help us or hurt us. This week, let’s…

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Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

My Friends, make a commitment to lift this prayer to our God daily, but please don’t just drone it out mindlessly. Think about what you are saying ABOUT God and what you are requesting FROM God. The more sincere we are as we pray these wonderful words, the more…

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More Than Just Avoiding, Delivered

…and deliver us from evil. Oh my goodness how deceptive evil things are! And how quickly we fall for the lies. I read a book once that gave an example of a hill and how holiness is on the top, while sin is on the bottom. It is easy to understand that it…

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Because the Flesh IS Weak

…and lead us not into temptation…this phrase is here to remind us of our weaknesses. Apart from God’s Wisdom and Strength, we will continue to get ourselves into situations that will tempt us to fall back into that old, sinner nature. Only in Christ, can we have…

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Forgiving Offers US Freedom

…as we forgive those who sin against us…The truth is we are all broken, and whether we do so intentionally or not, we will hurt one another. This requires that we are ready to forgive others when they sin against us. We are actually praying that…

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We Are Not There Yet

…and forgive us our sins…Praise God we are not who we used to be, but we are still children growing into who we will be forevermore. Children of God are still growing, learning, maturing and yes, still messing up too. We are no longer…

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