Four Categories Of Desire (2)

Four Categories Of Desire (2)

Psalms 37:4 reads, “He shall give you the desires of your heart.”   The desire to achieve: The first thing God said to Adam was, “be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and…have dominion” (Genesis 1:28). The reason you have such a...
Four Categories Of Desire (2)

Four Categories Of Desire (1)

Peter 13:12 reads, “A longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”   For the next few days, let’s look at some of our most common desires. Material desires: Lydia was a businesswoman who dealt in textiles (Acts 16:14). She was one of Paul’s first...
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Shadrach, Meshach, And Abednego

Daniel 2:49 reads, “The king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon.” Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew if they refused to bow down to the ninety-foot-tall statue of King Nebuchadnezzar, they would be...
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Where is God in the Storm

Acts 27:20 reads, “When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.” There are times when God seems inaccessible. When you pray, you feel abandoned in your present circumstances....
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Go on to Maturity

Hebrews 6:1 reads, “Let us go on instead and become mature.”   We all get the same 168 hours in one week. But if the only time you devote to your spiritual growth is the time in church on Sunday morning, you’ll never move beyond spiritual infancy....
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Lead Your Children to Christ

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 reads, “Memorize his laws and tell them to your children over and over.”   It’s not easy being a Christian parent in a world where peer pressure feels as if it’s crushing down on you at a million pounds per square inch; where...