Faith

Pray Boldly

We need to pray bold prayers. God hears bold prayers. God answers bold prayers. Maybe you remember some stories from the scriptures about boldness in prayer: A group of friends who dug through a roof to get their crippled friend to Jesus. A widow who went to a judge day after day and demanded justice …

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The Daily Docket (8/5/14)

Feelings are Real, but they are Not Always the Truth— I love this.  Every believer should share this. Feelings are real but they are not necessarily the truth. Feelings are a poor barometer of the truth. We walk by faith and not by feelings. Is It Arrogant to Tell Other Christians to Imitate Your Example?— Here …

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Monday Musings

Trying to grow in your faith?  Here is some great counsel, I prayed for faith, and though that some day Faith would come down and strike me like lightning.  But faith did not seem to come.  One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, ‘Now faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the …

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Preaching Christ Builds Faith

“Faith is not built by preaching introspectively (constantly challenging people to question whether they have faith); faith is not built by preaching moralistically (which has exactly the opposite effect of focusing attention on the self rather than on Christ, in whom our faith is placed); faith is not built by joining the culture wars and …

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Book Review: The Shape of Faith to Come

If you are looking for an encouraging read for the holiday season, The Shape of Faith to Come by Brad Waggoner is not it.  However, if you are looking for a book that adequately diagnoses the current state of the church and the individual members of your church, this is a must read.  Waggoner and …

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