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Faith – In Disappointment (part 1)
We have all experienced it. Maybe it was when you were little and Grandpa promised you an ice cream cone, and then you were crushed when no ice cream cone came. Maybe it was in middle school when you experienced your first crush, and your beloved didn’t return your affection. It may have even happened…
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Faith In Real Life: Forgiveness
“My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.” (Matthew 18:35) Words have power. They do not have the power of magic. They can’t mystically change our life for the better or worse. But, the meanings of words can change our lives. …
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When Faith Stretches our Life
The toughest time to walk by faith is when God asks you to walk by faith through something that is close to your heart. Even when we generally use our faith in spite of our feelings there are those times when something happens that hits close to home. Our faith is challenged in a place…
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Do You Know God Loves You? (question 4)
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?” (Romans 8:31) Our final question that checks the reality of our faith is a different type of question. The first questions all dealt with our attitudes and values: is Heaven your home? Do you want godliness or painlessness…
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4 questions that check the reality of our faith (part 3)
“Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3) This week’s question is actually a challenge from our Lord Jesus. It isn’t just a question about what you and I are seeking or wanting from God. It is a question that…
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4 questions that check the reality of our faith (part 2)
Consider an athlete. No athlete can become an athlete without exertion and pain. They have to train. They have to stretch those muscles in new ways. They have to work through pain to get to the next level of performance. Why do they do it?
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4 questions that check the reality of our faith (part 1)
To examine that life of faith, I have 4 questions for us to consider. Let me give you one of those today. The question is this: Is Heaven or Earth your home? Before you answer consider carefully the ramifications of your answer.
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For the Person Who Has It All
1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. Do you every wonder if we are like the person…
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Jesus’ Most Stern Warnings
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte;…
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What Prophecy Means
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. – John 15:15 Scholars tell us that there are over 300 prophecies that Jesus fulfilled during His earthly ministry. I…
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Pastor John D Jakes 