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You’ve Followed Jesus A While Now, Want to connect with Him Personally?
Life can turn on a dime. Circumstances, events, people, words of a song, a movie, or moment of introspection can change us forever. Sometimes that life-altering turn comes because of what appears to be a chance word we hear in
Jesus Clearly Heard God’s Voice,Do You?
I started hearing God speak to me as soon as I got saved—and I needed to. It would be an understatement to describe my situation as desperate. See, I got saved in a county jail. I was falsely accused of
Even in Hard times, Is Your Joy found in Jesus?
God wants us to continually make good choices for our lives. So He’s given us the Bible – His Word – as an instruction book to live by. The thing is, once we know what it says, we’re responsible to
Jesus Learned to do this, Have you?
As this last year came to a close on December 31st, it’s only natural that we all took a moment to reflect on what happened in our lives over the past 365 days. There was a birthday, Christmas, probably a
Need A Way out?Become A New Creature!
In Luke 18:9-14 Jesus gave a parable of two men who went up to pray that reads as follows: “Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ‘Two men went
Jesus learned God’s Timing is best,What about You?
Do you remember the story of Abraham and Sarah? God gave them a promise that they were going to have a child, but year after year nothing happened, so they decided to help God out, Sarah came up with a
Perhaps Jesus Allowed your problems to teach you who’s Real!
One of the most profound of biblical characters is the man named Job. The book which bears his name is rich with insights about real life. It is profound, disturbing, and yet incredibly helpful precisely because it reveals something of
Note from Jesus: My Message for My Churches!
Dear Disciple, The apostle Paul talked about My church as My body, with Me as its head (Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18). His point was that the church is an organism, a living body getting its life-giving direction and coordination from
Be Thankful! A Note to You From Jesus!
Dear Child of Grace, You have been blessed with grace because of the Father’s love (John 3:16-18; Colossians 1:12-14). That grace was embodied by My coming to earth in human flesh, My life of service, My atoning death on the
Ever wondered if God “Really” Answers Prayer?
Most of us have heard that all prayers are answered. We are told that God either says “Yes” or “No.” What if the answer is “Yes”? What if the answer is “No” – how can we deal with it? How
Can Jesus Use You to Correct and Restore Those lost?
A Note To You from Jesus ……. Dear Beloved, Occasionally in an earthly family, a family member can lose his or her way. That person’s behavior can become bizarre, erratic, hurtful, rebellious, sinful, or dangerous. The same is true in
Ever wondered Why Jesus Permits Suffering?
Ever heard about Josef Fritzl? That question, or one similar, is where I always seem to end up. No matter what subject the conversation started on, every Alpha small group I’ve led and every ‘God’ conversation I’ve had with my
