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The I Am for Your Every Need (2): Praise Party

“I AM” in Hebrew is closely related to God’s personal name, Jehovah or Yahweh or YHWH (Exo. 6:3), which occurs more than 6000 times in the Old Testament. It suggests the timelessness of God, the very foundation of all existence. Revelation 1:4 also may suggest this, “from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come.” Jesus probably alluded to this in John 8:58,... read more

The I Am for Your Every Need (1): In Christ Is…

Do you need something desperately? Are you becoming anxious as your situation moves from concern to crisis? Your need, whatever it is today, has been met in Christ Jesus. It has been met in Him just as the Israelites’ needs were when God was leading them through the wilderness. At The Red Sea When God led the Israelites to the Red Sea, they were shut in with the sea in front, the mountains on both... read more

From the Archives: Fasting Day 20

Fasting Day 20 Posts from the Archives: The Calvary Road, Part 3 | Fasting Day 20: Returning in Power, Part 4 | Fasting Day 20: Returning in Power, Part 5 | Fasting Day 20: Keeping It A Part of Your Lifestyle | Fasting Day 20: Three Promised Results   Fasting Day 19: The Calvary Road, Part 3 What we need above all else is to see and savor the glory of God in Christ Jesus. More than... read more

From the Archives: Fasting Day 19

Fasting Day 19 Posts From the Archives: The Calvary Road, Part 2 | Returning in Power, Part 2 | Returning in Power, Part 3 | Breaking Bondage, The Disciples’ Fast | Faith, Bravery, and the God Who is Able | Call for the Fasting, Watching Women   Fasting Day 19: The Calvary Road, Part 2 There is a direct relationship between Jesus’ forty-day fast and Israel’s testing in the... read more

God Answers Desperate, Persistent Prayer

I’m convicted. Convicted about my lack of persistence and travail in prayer. It all came about through revisiting past blog posts here and compiling the post about David Brainerd. If you teach Sunday school or serve Christ through serving others, I’m sure you’ve noticed that you receive more than you give. You’re the one who receives the blessing. That’s what happened... read more

300+ Names, Titles, and Attributes Of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

This post is part of an ongoing series putting the focus on God—fixing our eyes on HIM and praising Him for who He is. 300+ Names, Titles and Attributes of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Abba, Father Abiding Able Abounding and Abundant Adequacy Adonai, Lord and Master Advocate All All-knowing All-powerful Almighty God Alpha and Omega Amen Ancient of Days Anointed of God Answer Architect and... read more

David Brainerd: Missionary, Man of Prayer, Mighty Spiritual Influence

David Brainerd was a missionary to the Indians in his 20’s. Although he died when he was 29, and his years as a missionary were brief, his ministry has dramatically impacted the lives of many—and continues to impact believers today. Brainerd was born in 1718, the year that John Wesley and Jonathan Edwards turned 14, Benjamin Franklin turned 12 and George Whitefield 3. He was 21 years old when... read more

From the Archives: Fasting Day 18

    Fasting Day 18: The Calvary Road, Part 1 In A Hunger for God, John Piper describes the correlation between fasting and Jesus’ victory over Satan: “It must not go unnoticed that Jesus triumphed over the great enemy of his soul and our salvation through fasting. “It seems to me that this story should shake us. Here is Jesus, standing on the threshold of the most important... read more

Fasting: Clean Slate by Jentezen Franklin

As believers, at times we need a clean slate spiritually. Why? Because we’ve become like the disciples in Matthew chapter 17. We’ve become faithless and perverse—too disconnected from God (faithless) and too connected to the world (perverse). Fasting and prayer is a remedy for this problem. Through fasting we disconnect from the world and through prayer we connect to God. Feeding Faith... read more

From the Archives: Fasting Day 17

    Fasting Day 17: Breaking Negative Emotional Habits (The Elijah Fast) Do you have a habit of being negative – a habit of seeing the glass half empty? Are you plagued by frequent despair and despondency? Are you so focused on yourself and your problems that you can’t see what God is doing in and around you? Don’t feel condemned; you are joined by one of the greatest prophets in the old... read more
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