Pride Avenue Leads Nowhere

While on our way to Kansas City, we came upon a college town. As we were driving, we noticed an exit sign labeled “Pride Ave.” I thought, “That’s a strange name for a street. I hope it doesn’t lead to destruction!” Suddenly, I thought about Proverbs 16:18 in a whole new light:“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”Lucifer is a perfect example of this scripture. Satan allowed others to exalt him into something he wasn’t. The kings of the earth s

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Shanah Tovah and GOD's Holidays

Shanah Tovah! Happy New Year! We will be blowing the Shofar on Monday night September 22nd—Tishrei 1 on GOD’S calendar—at my good Brother Stuart's house in St. Louis. A lot of us Jews are getting together to celebrate Rosh Hashanah at his house!Chag Sameach! Happy Holidays!!! We then have the Ten Days of Teshuvah (Repentance), leading up to Yom Kippur on the 9th of Tishrei, October 1st. On Rosh Hashana, the Books of Life and Death are opened in Heaven and closed at sundown

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Fear Has No Power Over You

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). The devil uses fear tactics to rope us into his plan of poverty, sickness, and separation from God. When we give in to fear, we begin receiving Satan’s not-so-perfect “gifts”: poverty, sickness, and lies designed to keep us from hearing the Holy Spirit! The devil is loud, chaotic, and full of confusion. He does everything he can to rattle your mind and dump anxiety on

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When the Devil Lies, Let God's Word Rise

The devil has a long history of trying to exalt himself above God. In Isaiah 14:13, we see an account of this:

“You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend into heaven and exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will rule on the mountain of the congregation, on the highest place of the sacred mountain’” (Isaiah 14:13 TPT).

Even after being cast out of heaven, that ole rascal hasn’t stopped. Satan works hard to make God look like a liar, and sadly, he has succeeded time and time

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The Worship That Never Ends

For some reason, I had lost my sense of what it truly means to worship God. I felt like I had reduced worship to a 20-minute segment in a church service, where we sing praise and worship songs to Him. Don’t get me wrong—those moments are important, and we absolutely need them! But my struggle was deeper. It was about my daily walk with God.

I prayed, “Lord, how do I worship You continually? I know it’s more than just standing still and singing until I get goosebumps and the

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Don't Think of Yourself Higher Than You Should

Have you ever asked yourself, “Do I ever think myself higher than I ought?” (See Romans 12:3.)

You see, satan himself thought more highly of himself than he should have. He believed it was a good idea to exalt his throne above the stars of God and sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north (Isaiah 14:13).  He didn’t submit that idea to God—he just thought he was as good as, if not better than, God. He obviously thought God needed some help.

So ho

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Be Who God Created You to Be

Psalm 139:13-16 — For You formed my inward parts. You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. 

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Livin' Large in 4D

The Kingdom

“Seek ye first” (in order and in priority) “the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.” — Matthew 6:33

Many of us have known this verse for years and associate it with getting our needs met—as long as we seek Him. This supply is certainly included in the provision of the Kingdom but we focus on that so much that we easily miss the much deeper truth: within this Kingdom lies the power to change the world.

Simply put, the Kingdom of God is the King’s domain—the realm

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Healing for Today – Sent to Heal the Sick

Before my diagnosis and healing from cancer, God had called me in the area of healing, evangelism, and encouraging other believers through His Word. This helped me tremendously as I went through what I call my personal “fiery trial,” in which the enemy sought to destroy both me and my faith in God. The enemy was foolish enough to believe that he could destroy me in the very area that God had called me to minister His truth to both the saved and the unsaved. God, however, h

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The Story of Two Different Wounds

This is the story of two different wounds. The wounds start out similar, but the treatment and outcome for them are very different.

First—Meriwether Lewis of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Everyone has heard of Lewis and Clark and their heroic exploration of the West (Louisiana Territory). It’s a wonderful, inspiring, and true story. These guys were the real deal. What’s perhaps less well known is that Lewis suffered an accidental gunshot wound on the return trip to

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Faith and Words

Hebrews 11:1-2 tells us, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report.”

Then verse 3 continues: “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”

Right from the start, Hebrews 11 describes how God Himself uses faith. It takes us back to the first book in the Bible—Genesis: “In the beginning, God create

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Faith Forgives

Everyone has been wronged, offended, and sinned against at some point. But how should Christians respond to such offenses? According to the Bible, we are to forgive others.Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 – “Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” The key in both Scriptures is that we are to forg

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Don't Curse Your Memory

Sometimes we say things and we really are not aware of what we are saying. We forget that we have been made in the likeness and image of God and that God created everything with words. That means we create with our words. Words are powerful. 

Words we say without even thinking about what we are saying still create. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that death and life are in the power of the tongue. That means our words are either creating life or death. 

Recently, in one of our servi

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The Key to Manifesting the Power of God

I remember when I was very young in the LORD. I wanted nothing more than to see the manifested glory of God. I wanted to see miracles and all the gifts in operation. I especially wanted them operating at my will in my life.   

I am still very hungry for the things of God, but as I’ve grown in the Word, I’ve come to see that God is structured, and certain conditions must be right for specific spiritual laws to be effective. I’m not saying that everything is a formula—because

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Empowered for the Times - Part 3 of 3

Combat Boots: The Neglected Armor

Part 3

We have been sharing about the neglected armor of God, the preparation of the Gospel of peace in the hearts of the people God has called, which, of course includes us all.Preparation of Joseph and David

In Part 3, we begin by quickly examining both Joseph and David. They have a few similarities. Both were young when God called them; at age 17 Joseph had a dream, and Samuel anointed David at a similar age. But neither entered their call

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