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"Is any one among you afflicted, ill-treated, suffering evil? He should pray." (James 5:13,  The Amplified Bible)

The Greek word translated afflicted doesn't mean the result of sickness and disease. It means "troubled." If you're in trouble, you need to pray. That's what the Word says. Notice it didn't say your pastor needs to pray for you or your friends need to pray…

In the great things of religion be of one mind; and where there is not unity of sentiment, still let there be union of affection. Agreement in the greater things should extinguish divisions about the lesser. There will be perfect union in heaven, and the nearer we approach it on earth, the nearer we come to perfection. Paul and Apollos both were faithful ministers of Jesus Christ, and helpers of their faith and joy; but those disposed to be contentious, broke into parties. So liable are the…

All Christians are by baptism dedicated and devoted to Christ, and are under strict obligations to be holy. But in the true church of God are all who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, and who call upon him as God manifest in the flesh, for all the blessings of salvation; who acknowledge and obey him as their Lord, and as Lord of all; it includes no other persons. Christians are distinguished from the profane and atheists, that they dare not live without prayer; and they…

Dear Friends, I think no one who knows the individual will of God for their life can live happily, (Except the overall will of God that everyone should be saved and be happy). And no one can accept if God tells him what would happen in his future.. Pls respond With regards, Jayaseelan Samuel

By Christ and his righteousness, we have more and greater privileges than we lost by the offence of Adam. The moral law showed that many thoughts, tempers, words, and actions, were sinful, thus transgressions were multiplied. Not making sin to abound the more, but discovering the sinfulness of it, even as the letting in a…

Live Like Jesus: "But [Christ Jesus] made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men." (Philippians 2:7)

  The truth of this verse hasn't really dawned on most people. They mistakenly think that Jesus was able to work wonders, to perform miracles, and to live above sin because He had divine power that we don't…

Through one man's offence, all mankind are exposed to eternal condemnation. But the grace and mercy of God, and the free gift of righteousness and salvation, are through Jesus Christ, as man: yet the Lord from heaven has brought the multitude of believers into a more safe and exalted state than that from which they fell in Adam. This free gift did not place them anew in a state of trial, but fixed them in a state of justification, as Adam would have been placed, had he stood. Notwithstanding…

Start children off on the way they should go and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

The Precious Blood of Christ – Charles H. Spurgeon

From the sermon “The Precious Blood of Christ”

The precious blood of Christ has a REDEEMING POWER. It redeems from

the law. We were all under the law which says, “This do, and live.” We

were slaves to it: Christ has paid the ransom price, and the law is no longer

our tyrant master. We are entirely free from it. The law had a dreadful

curse; it threatened that whosoever…

Privileges that Christ procurred: Boldness to enter into the holiest. They have access to God, light to direct them, liberty of spirit and of speech to conform to the direction; they have a right to the privilege and a readiness for it, assistance to use and improve it and assurance of acceptance and advantage They may enter into the gracious presence of God in his holy…

I was reading Romans chapter 8 and there is a verse that talks about how freelyGod gives to his children.  Isn't that just wonderful.  It brought a smile to my face just thinking about it.

O Lord Jesus Christ,

keep these young people in your love.

Let them hear your voice and believe what you say,

for you alone have the words of life.

Teach them how to profess their faith,

bestow their love, and impart their hope to others.

Make them convincing witnesses to your Gospel

in a world so much in need of your…

How essential that this be our foundation! Then can we adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things (Titus 2:10). To think that we in any way can adorn the wonderful gospel by our lives! As we put a frame on a beautiful picture, to enhance its beauty and make it more conspicuous, so we must adorn and make more beautiful the gospel of Christ. A king in his royal robes is…

Last night on television I saw an advertisement for Scientology … one of our culture’s greatest dupes to entice people to grow wiser and actually increase their ‘IQ’… Of course, it also entices folks to spend a lot of money to do so, because a ‘follower’ has to work with an auditor on his e-meter (similar in function to a lie detector machine), to achieve next levels as he moves to remove the…

Through the ages, God has used a variety of ways to speak to His people. He spoke directly with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, meeting them in the cool of the day (Gen.3:8). After God expelled the disobedient pair from the garden, He turned to other forms of communication. These forms have included direct revelation, dreams and visions, the words of prophets, and others.…

One scriptures have been going over and over in my spirit these past few days.

1Peter 1:16 Scripture says, "Be Holy, because I am Holy." Also, questions about this come. What is it to be Holy? 1Thess 4:7-8 7For God has not called you to impurity but to Holiness. 8Therefore, whoever defrauds, does not defraud a man, but God, He who gives His Spirit of Holiness among you. We are shown how not to be, we are not to…

“Lec” Benner, my childhood pastor and later the General Superintendent of his denomination, told the story of his visit to the West Indies island of Dominica where missionaries under his charge were serving.  When he spoke to the church in little seaside village of Layou, on the west side of the island, Rev. Benner decided to use the children’s story of “The Little Engine That Could” since it seemed to fit his message. …

WHAT GOD CONSIDERS IMPORTANT

THE PRIORITY OF GOD'S WORD

Sunday, December 18, 2011 9:33:55 PM DISC 3

Hebrews 1

1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image…