Watch the summary video It’s very common for Christians to know about prayer, study prayer, memorize prayer verses, read books about it, and still not believe that prayer makes any difference. when we don’t actually pray, we prove we don’t really believe what God says about it In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus reveals …
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22002.13 God’s Help Is On The Way
Watch the summary video When you’re experiencing tough times, the last thing you want to do is to wait for relief. Don’t be discouraged! God knows what you are going through and wants the very best for you. He is the only One who knows what is truly best. God’s timing is very different from …
22002.14 God Offers Supernatural Power
Watch the summary video God’s presence in your life is powerful. This is particularly assuring in a situation where your own power is totally inadequate. In his presence, you will experience the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same presence and the same power that Jesus enjoyed when he was on earth because …
22002.15 God Offers Supernatural Freedom
Watch the summary video God wants to free us from the bondage of Satan’s lies through the truth of his Word. God’s truth frees us from the elaborate deceptions Satan uses to manipulate our thoughts, feelings, and decisions. Jesus gave his disciples a remarkable promise: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set …
22002.16 God Offers Supernatural Peace
Watch the summary video We all want inner peace. Normally we associate the presence of peace with the absence of turmoil in our life. Under the right circumstances, we can temporarily experience this natural peace. However, the peace that Jesus offers is a peaceful state in the midst of turmoil. The apostle Paul writes, And …
22002.17 Journey Time with God
Life is a journey. When you are in a crisis situation or prolonged hardship, it seems more like a disruption to your journey. In reality, it is part of your journey. When parents take their children on a trip, invariably they will hear the question, “Are we there yet?” In response, they encourage their kids …
22002.18 Growing in Tough Times
Watch the summary video God uses tough times to develop Christ’s character in us. It is the potholes, detours, and difficulties along the journey that provide opportunities to reshape and refine our attitudes and actions. This takes time and it’s his goal we not get derailed from his plan, but become champions of endurance. The …
41311 Testimony Themes
Personal testimonies, particularly, testimonies of salvation, are powerful. A salvation story is never simple, however. People reach the point of believing in Jesus over a period of months and even years. Usually many people are involved in the process. How they realized their need for Christ may not be just one in a single occasion. …
63202 2. In the Image of God
In order to fix my broken life, God had to change the way I thought about Him and the way I thought about myself and others. He had to reintroduce Himself to me as a God of love. First John 4:16 tells us, “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, …
63203 3. Adam and the Fall
Before the fall, Adam and Eve had a Spirit-to-spirit connection with God. God did not live in them, but He walked with them. In the Garden of Eden, everything for Adam and Eve’s full life—their perfect relationship with God, self, others and the world—came through their relationship with God. Adam and Eve’s spirit, soul and …