Living the Strange Life

Living the Strange Life Matthew 16:24 – “Whoever wants to be My Disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me.” Mark 8:34 – Then He called the crowd to Him along with His Disciples and said, “Whoever wants to be My Disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me.” […]

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Can You Take the Heat?

Can You Take the Heat? 23. And these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. 24. Then king Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisors, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, your Majesty.” 25. He said, “Look! I see four men walking […]

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The Blessing of Broken Things

The Blessing of Broken Things 39. When the morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground. 40. So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, […]

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The State of Contentment

The State of Contentment Philippians 3:11 – Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content. 22. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of anyone’s life among you, but only the ship. 23. For there stood […]

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When God Speaks into Your Circumstances

When God Speaks into Your Circumstances Facing Life’s Challenges – Part 3 10. And when there arose a great dissention, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. […]

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Finding God in a Crisis

Finding God in a Crisis Facing Life’s Challenges – Part 3 30. And all the city was moved and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the Temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. 31. And as they went about to kill him, tidings came to the chief captain of the […]

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Preparing for the Battle

Preparing for the Battle Series: Facing Life’s Challenges – Part 2 3.      After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload its cargo. 4.      We sought out the Disciples there and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged […]

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Facing Life’s Challenges

Facing Life’s Challenges 17. From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the Church. 18. When they arrived, he said to them, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you from the first day I came into the province of Asia.” 19. “I served the Lord with great humility and with tears […]

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When Somebody Falls

When Somebody Falls 7.      On the first day of the week, we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8.      There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. 9.      Seated in a window was a young man […]

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The Importance of Spiritual Identity

The Importance of Spiritual Identity (Fake Religion Will Not Work) 13. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the Name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus Whom Paul preaches.” 14. And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jew and chief of […]

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