Through Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 18 and the remarkable testimony of Corrie ten Boom, we see that forgiveness is not merely an emotion but an act of faith and obedience empowered by the Holy Spirit.
The “double command” in this command is eye-opening! Truly everything we have is from the Lord and is to be used for the Lord. If we gain a vision for “rendering to God the things that are God’s” it will have a profound impact on every aspect of our lives.
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Render to Caesar: Part 1
“Should we pay the tax to Caesar?” was a politically & religiously charged question — and it was asked intentionally to trap Jesus. Would He openly defy Rome? or would He speak against His people, the Jews? In profound wisdom, He cut right to their hearts.
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Bring in the Poor: Part 4
How do we help people without enabling them? How do we help without hurting? These are tricky questions.
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Bring In the Poor: Part 3
Where is your focus? Is it on yourself, your dreams, and your goals? We miss out on participating with God and how He wants to touch others when our attention is consumed with ourselves.
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Bring in the Poor: Part 2
Do you ever find yourself having an attitude of superiority toward those who you think are “less than” you? We need to realize that we were — and still are — “the poor.”
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Bring in the Poor: Part 1
There is a tendency in all of us to exalt ourselves — to seek the recognition and attention of other people. As we dig into the context of this command, we’ll see that Jesus cuts right to the heart and exposes this pride in all of us.
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Ask in Faith: Part 4
A real evidence of faith is persistent prayer. But why do we find it so hard to continue in prayer without giving up?
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Ask in Faith: Part 3
God tells us to ask Him for things in prayer, but why do we ask sometimes and not see anything happen?
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Ask In Faith: Part 2
What competes with faith in our lives? Unbelief and doubt come into our lives when we give our ear to other things.
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Ask in Faith: Part 1
Augustine said: “Faith is to believe what you do not see. The reward for this faith is to see what you believe.” When Jesus commanded us to ask in faith, He also gave us an invitation — an invitation to draw near to the Faithful One.
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Bonus: “Fixed on the Finish Line” with Arlen Glick
Did you know that the cumulative weight of something as small as a cell-phone carried for 100 miles would add up to 70,000 pounds? This puts a whole new perspective on “setting aside every weight” in order to run the race set before us! We are thrilled to have ultramarathoner Arlen Glick join us on this delightful episode.
The Testimony of an Ultra Marathon Runner
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Be a House of Prayer: Part 4
As we allow God’s Word to renew our minds and change our hearts, our “temples” are cleansed. As we allow Him to deal with anything that would hinder us, we will begin to live and operate as houses of prayer!