Kingdom Life

One piece of evidence of kingdom life is that you will see more sin, not less. Outside the kingdom of heaven, there is no concern about sin. Unbelievers are indifferent to the fact that their sin is against God. When you are brought into the kingdom of light, you both...

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Prayer for son

Please pray for my son Andy. He has married a woman that appears to be demon possessed. I cannot reach him and neither can his father. The entire family is in prayer for him but he has grown, in less than two weeks, to a disrespectful and distant son. He’s...

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Ambassadors

We are ambassadors for Christ; certain that God is appealing through us, we plead on Christ’s behalf: “Be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 No matter how different the rest of our challenges may be, every believer can count on a multitude of challenges to forgive. Remember, God’s primary agenda...

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The Voice of God

A certain spirit attaches itself to the human voice. A voice may be passionate or cold, whining or demanding, timid or confident, coaxing or commanding. This is not merely a matter of sounds but also a matter of attitudes or personal characteristics that become tangibly present in the voice. The...

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What a Waste

Sin is a disease. It is lawlessness. It is rebellion. It is transgression—but it is also a wasting of the most precious of all treasures on earth. The man who dies out of Christ is said to be lost, and hardly a word in the English tongue expresses his condition...

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Misreading the Signs

The Bible is full of people who misread the signs of God’s presence. There are many examples to choose from. Eli missed God’s work in Hannah (1 Sam. 1); Naaman didn’t recognize God’s work to heal him (2 Kings 5); and the Jews didn’t recognize God’s work in and through...

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Pictures of Jesus

I’m a bit ashamed to say this, but in my high-school years I went door-to-door selling pictures of Jesus. Big prints, glossy and bright, two by three feet in size. I sold them for a margin of what they would have gone for in a decorating store or Christian bookshop....

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The Test of Truth

Every activity now being carried on in the name of Christ must meet the last supreme test: Does it have biblical authority back of it? Is it according to the letter and the spirit of the Scripture? Is its spiritual content divinely given? That it succeeds proves nothing. That it...

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