If you live for very long, you will face disappointment and discouragement. The Psalmist, in Psalm 42, sure was discouraged. He was so down that it says he cried “day and night.” Have you ever been that low? Have you ever been so disappointed with life that…
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Can you imagine what Martha must have felt like when she heard the words “The Master…calleth for thee”? Here was the Creator of the world, God incarnate in the flesh and He was calling for Martha! Wow! What an honor. But guess what; He’s calling for you, too!
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It had been four days since Lazarus had died and Jesus was not there. Have you ever gone through a trial and it seemed as if Jesus was far away? Have you ever faced a valley and you felt as though Jesus was not there? Mary and Martha had lost their brother, Lazarus. I’m sure they
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For years, the Children of Israel had been enslaved by Pharaoh in the land of Egypt. But, one day, God sent Moses to deliver them out of bondage. The Bible says that God brought them OUT, that He might bring them IN. And God wants to do the same with us, too! FIRST—God Wants To Bring You FROM Something. In the Bible, Egypt is a type of the world. God never intended for His people to…
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Why is it necessary that we have a broken heart at times? Why doesn’t God just keep away all hurt that would break our hearts? Well, I believe there are a couple of reasons God allows a broken heart: FIRST—Because We Fail To Appreciate the…
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God had led Elijah to be sustained at the brook Cherith, only to have the brook dry up. It seemed like there was no hope. Ah, but with God there is ALWAYS hope! What did God do? He sent Elijah to What happened next was a miracle…
God told Elijah to prophesy to king Ahab that there would be a famine in the land. After Elijah’s prophecy, God led him to go stay by the brook Cherish. It was a place where God would refresh and sustain Elijah during the famine. Everything was going as planned. All of the sudden…
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Jesus encountered a devil-possessed man and miraculously set him free the unclean spirits who were possessing him. This man, who was found living among the tombs, was now found “sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind.”
One would think this would have made everyone happy. I mean, come on…not only had this man’s life been saved, but now his family could be restored again. Now, his wife would get her husband back, and his children would get their father back. It seemed like a win-win for everyone…but not so.
Notice something very unusual about the way this unclean spirit spoke to Jesus. He said…
Here we see a case of demon-possession. The world mocks at such a thing, but we see it as all too real…
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