HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS (2)
“If [you]…overdrive them…[they] will die.” Ge 33:13 After being reconciled with his long-estranged brother Esau, Jacob agreed to accompany him back home for a celebration. Esau, who was a fast-tracker,...
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“They could not dwell together.” Ge 13:6 NKJV Abraham and Lot started out together in business. Then a problem arose: “Their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together. And there was...
View ArticleFAITH: THE POWER TO OVERCOME
“This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” 1Jn 5:4 NIV When your health, your finances or family are at risk, you suddenly realize how fragile life is. Today you may be living...
View ArticleJUST DO WHAT GOD'S CALLED YOU TO DO!
“Stay within the [boundaries] of the work which God has set for [you].” 2Co 10:13 GNT Nobody is good at everything, and nobody is called to do everything. God has given each of us clearly defined roles...
View ArticleLORD, TEACH ME TO PRAY (1)
“Lord, teach us to pray.” Lk 11:1 NKJV In his book, With Christ in the School of Prayer, Andrew Murray writes: “None can teach like Jesus…therefore we call on Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’ A pupil...
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“Jesus…spent the night praying.” Lk 6:12 NIV One of the dangers of being involved in God’s work is that you can go for weeks, or even months without praying. In a survey of a thousand pastors, half...
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“Evening and morning…he hears my voice.” Ps 55:17 NIV God is far too creative to insist that every person interact with Him in exactly the same way. He designed each of us differently. There are prayer...
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“He fashions their hearts individually.” Ps 33:15 NKJV Your prayer style should be consistent with the way God designed you. Yes, you can learn from people who are more experienced in prayer than you...
View ArticleIT'S ABOUT HIM - NOT YOU
“This work had been done with the help of our God.” Ne 6:16 NIV After scoring a goal for his team, a big, rugged linebacker started dancing and beating his chest as if to say, “Look at me, I’m the...
View ArticleDON'T ARGUE, JUST PRAISE GOD!
“She was made straight, and glorified God.” Lk 13:13 NKJV One day Jesus healed a woman in the synagogue who’d been crippled for eighteen years. As a result, two things happened: First, she rejoiced...
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