Tag: promises
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Psst… A Secret that Is Not Really a Secret
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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Changing How We See Trouble
Think with me about the word tribulation… If that is a hard word to get your head around, pick something like these: struggle, hardship. What words do you think of when you think of those words? Do you think of words like pain, suffering, or hurt? When you think of your emotional response in such…
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Trust and the deception of our feelings
Have you said in your heart or heard a friend say, “I just don’t feel that God is very close to me.”? In that moment, although we may not realize it, we are wrestling with who to believe – our feelings or God. I think it matters who we believe! Let’s think today about that…
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At Calvary – Episode 160 – God is For Us
A teen asked me this question – “Our team is praying for God to help us win. The other team is praying for God to help them to win. The Bible says that God is for us. Is He for us or for them?” For young people and others involved in sports, this is a…
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In Charge and Never Dropping the Ball
Daniel 4:35 “All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’ Have you ever considered how big God must be…
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At Calvary – Episode 127 – Facing World Events With Faith
Wars. Financial Meltdowns. Government takeovers. Terrorism. All of these things are enough to make us worry. Yet, what kind of worry? Is it the type that makes us feel that life is out of control? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for more? You can always find all of the episodes right here…
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At Calvary – Episode 123 – The Fear of Death
Death. A light subject, right? I was wondering the other day about our death superstitions. So, I looked them up. Wow! We have a lot of superstitions about death! Have you ever noticed that? Have you noticed your own? Have you thought about why we have them? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking…
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Our Growing Confidence
Confidence. It can come naturally. It can also come from training. What about those of us who are naturally charismatic or haven’t gone through extensive training? Can we have real confidence to face either struggles or the naysayers of life? What can give everyday Christians the confidence of the apostles? Now as they observed the…
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Not Pray? That’s Silly!
Prayer is the key that unlocks all the storehouses of God’s infinite grace and power. – R. A. Torrey That’s a cool quote, isn’t it? When I read that, I get a picture in my head of the colossal power that is ready to be used when we just ask for it. I see God…
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The Power of God’s Promises
When God says something, do we believe it? I don’t mean when He declares right and wrong. I hope that we would say of course we believe Him there. I am talking about believing what He says that He will do in us. Do we believe it? Peter says, “2 Grace and peace be multiplied…
Pastor John D Jakes 