Tag: Spirit
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What are You Capable Of?
Everyone has an idea of what they are capable of. Sometimes it comes from training. Our athletes, soldiers, and doctors have this idea. They have been trained for a job. It becomes second nature to them and they know that they can do it. Their training has tested them. Their training has also showed them…
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Flesh or Spirit… God’s Plan for Transformation
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. – Galatians 5 This week I want us to think about how God’s transformation works in us. I do mean transformation. God isn’t just…
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At Calvary – Episode 117 – Listening to God
Have you ever heard someone say, “God told me…”? Have you then wondered, “What do they mean by that?” Christians claim to hear from God. If that is true, it is essential that we think deeply about what listening to God means. Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for more? You can always…
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We Can Worship. Will We?
We read in the Psalms, “Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. 3 Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4…
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At Calvary – Episode 115 – Is There A Christian Look?
What does it mean to be a Christian? Is there a Christian look? In our world today we have tried to remove our dependence on stereotypes to define us. Although it is still a temptation to “look the part,” the question we want to really know is this – Are there Christian distinctives that are…
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What is Your Vision?
Everyone has an idea of what they are capable of. Sometimes it comes from training. Our athletes, soldiers, and doctors have this idea. They have been trained for a job. It becomes second nature to them and they know that they can do it. Their training has tested them. Their training has also showed them…
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God’s Peculiar Preparation
When we think of Christmas preparations we usually think of trees and lights and tinsel and stuff. However, someone else prepared for the coming of Jesus. No, I am not talking about Mary or Joseph. I am talking about God. And I am not talking about the immediate preparation of angels or stars or wisemen.…
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In Good – Be Excellent
I find getting lost to be easy for me. I am very good at it. It isn’t being lost that I have trouble with. I have trouble with finding my way. If someone wants directions, I will use Google or have them talk with my wife. I will have to find them directions from another…
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Call on God
Think for a moment who you call when you need help… It probably is a short list. Yet, the people on it are people that you can call on with confidence. How do you know that? You know it because those people have shown that they are committed to you. They have been there when…
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Live by the Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. – Galatians 5 This week I want us to think about how God’s transformation works in us. I do mean transformation. God isn’t just…
Pastor John D Jakes 