Nearly everyone prays – you pray. But do you pray effective prayer? Does your prayer make a difference? Does your prayer get answered? My prayer life has evolved over the years. Asking God for personal help was the start of my prayer life. When I began to explore scripture, I discovered many principles for effective…
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Years ago, I participated in a Wednesday evening Bible study. Each week we slowly worked our way through scripture, one book at a time. As we were about to wrap up another book, I asked for suggestions as to which book was next. Someone piped up and suggested Haggai. So, that’s what we did. We…
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Following Jesus doesn’t mean we won’t be tempted. In fact, we may be tempted even more as we follow him. How do you overcome temptation? What are some practical strategies, scriptures and practices to help you? Understanding Temptation How we are tempted James 1:14-15 (ESV)gives us a look at the anatomy of temptation: But each…
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Spiritual growth should be the goal of every follower of Jesus. What are the requirements that cannot be neglected to ensure spiritual growth? Foundational Before we define the three requirements, there are two obvious basics. You must desire it. You won’t ever grow spiritually unless you want to. While this seems obvious, I have seen…
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