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The Sevenfold Ministry of the Holy Spirit
The sevenfold ministry of the Spirit of God (Isaiah 11:1-3): wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, godliness and the fear of God. To obtain and retain the blessings of the Holy Spirit, we must approach God as a child (Matthew 18:3). If we think He is impressed by our accomplishments or the ideas & values we’ve […]
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A Gospel Compendium
Matthew 5: 44 “…I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil […]
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God Was, Is & Always Will Be A Covenant God
Yahweh God has, is and always will be a covenant God. A quick search for “covenant” in your favorite Bible app, website or concordance will easily demonstrate this fact and yet will only scratch the surface. Not long ago I wrote a post on “hesed” — a Hebrew word used hundreds of times in the […]
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Is God Primarily Merciful or Loving?
The Hebrew word hesed / khesed / chesed (Strong’s H2617) is an efficient short-hand for the heart of God. It’s used almost 250x in the OT, particularly in the Psalms. This word has a long history of being translated strictly as “mercy” in English (see Coverdale, Geneva, Bishops, KJV). I believe it was the Young’s […]
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God’s Solid Foundation
“Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: ‘The Lord knows those who are His,’ and let everyone who claims the name of the Lord keep away from unrighteousness.” (2 Tim 2:19 Pickering NT) Notice God’s “solid foundation” doesn’t mention faith. The gospel was entirely conceived and begotten by the faithfulness of […]
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An Abbreviated Gospel
Jesus, the Anointed King (Greek word: christos; Hebrew: mashiach), foretold throughout the ages (Genesis 49:10, Numbers 24:17-19, Psalm 2, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Daniel 2:24-45, Micah 5:2, Zechariah 9:9, Luke 1:30-33, Matthew 27:11, Mark 15:2, Luke 23:3, John 1:49), the only begotten Son of God (Psalm 2:7, John 3:16, Hebrews 5:5), chose to die for us, offering […]
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Beauty for Ashes
Almost no one knows the backstory of how I became a dancer. Truth be told, most of my friends shouldn’t even know me. They wouldn’t, if it weren’t for a miracle! After a very bad breakup in 2004, I had been praying to God asking him for deliverance. Shortly thereafter, a foreign word began entering […]
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And the Heavens Opened…
Not long ago, quite unexpectedly, the Spirit of God paid me a visit while I sat at my desk scrolling through Twitter (of all things). For about 10 minutes, I experienced His perfect, body-energizing, all-encompassing, life-changing love. To call it miraculous is a perverse understatement. All I could do is weep. Several days later I […]
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Make straight the way of the LORD” (John 1:23)