Topic:THE FLOW OF THE MIRACULOUS It is thrilling to see Go move supernaturally. I recall preaching in a small country church and recounting the marvelous deliverances of Jesus recorded in Mark 5. Just as I ended that message and closed my Bible, a woman slowly got up and approached me with her crutches. In her own words, Clara Neil McWhirter recounts her …
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Topic: God may take away material belongings to reveal His will. Later, during the time of the judges, when “everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6), the nation of Israel fell into a cycle of idolatry and disobedience. At one point, God responded by bringing judgment through the Midianites, who devastated the land. “They would encamp …
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Topic: No Excuses, Just Results At the gym where I exercise they sellshirts that say “No Excuses, Just Results.” Any time I even start to murmur, my coach says, “No excuses, just results.” They know how apt people are to make excuses of all kinds for not being at the gym regularly. Some of the exercises are very hard, and …
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Topic: LIVE IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT You do not have to feel like God’s power is in you. Believe God. You have the Holy Spirit. Go in the Name of Jesus! God expects you to live and move in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Bible says that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are divided …
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Topic:God may use defeat to show you when you are not following His will. God also used defeat to show the Israelites they were not following His will. After the peoples’ stunning victory over Jericho (see Joshua 6), they were filled with confidence. But God got their attention by allowing them to suffer an embarrassing defeat to the small town of Ai. …
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Topic:find a solution to obstacles Instead of complaining and making excuses for not doing something, use your energy to find a solution to your obstacle so you can more easily take care of your responsibility. If you’re late for work frequently and it frustrates you because traffic is heavy, think about leaving earlier. Years ago, Dave worked at a …
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Topic: DECLARE THE WORD OF GOD When I first received the baptismof the Holy Spirit, I wanted everything that God would give me. I was so thrilled to find out the truth about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. As I began my ministry, I would pray for the gifts of the Spirit. I wanted all nine of themto operate …
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Topic: Whatever It Takes Paul’s encounter with the risen Christ stopped him in his tracks. The Lord used temporary blindness to halt his persecution of the Christians, show him that Jesus was truly the Messiah, and transform his life so he would bear His name “before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15). Paul had to go through …
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Topic: THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT ARE FOR EVERY BELIEVER God wants every man, every woman, and every child to be filled with the Holy Spirit and move on in the gifts, power, and energy of the Holy Spirit! Consider the following three passages of Scripture from the Amplified Bible: The spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit are “the special …
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Topic:Be aggressive Don’t procrastinate in taking care of your responsibilities. It isoften best to do the things first that you like the least. That way you have no time to dread them, and you can do them while you have the most energy. Approach them aggressively, and don’t let a lethargic attitude take over. If you put something off too …
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