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Abiding In Christ Ministries
GOD HEARS ME WHEN I PRAY
Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It is wonderful what happens when Christ desplaces worry at the center of your life. Philippians 4:6-7 MSG
JESUS IS THE WAY
THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE
If God sees the sparrow falling, then He knows exactly where I am. He is going to bring me out of this storm with great calmness, and I will come out of it better than I went in. When I have done all I can do, I can expect God to do what what only He can do. I can expect Him to do the impossible.
He will provide for all your needs, open doors that need to be opened and close doors that need to be closed. He will help you get the miracle you need and He will guide and direct you so that you will be able to get it.
"Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart: wait I say on the Lord". (Psalm 27:14)
One of the really wondrous things about prayer is that it opens up avenues for you to see the hand of God on your life. We begin to see a pattern emerge
where we like David call on the Lord in despair God hears and delivers us out of all our troubles
each time this happens our faith soars we see God caring
He never fails us as we put our trust in Him
we see His power manifested in our lives we begin to see that He does exceedingly, abundantly, above all we ask or think. When David says," Be" of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart"
believe it as you see God answer prayer..get bolder
knowing He will answer you His promise is,"I will show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not."
Even as you continue in prayer believe He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him
Embark on this adventure of prayer--seek God in all things
Go to the Father in Jesus' name --God does not withhold any good thing from His Son--nor will He withhold any good thing from us as we approach Him in Jesus' name--God's answer to us is yea and amen His Word says so ask that your joy may be complete--Don't tell God how to answer your prayer hand it over to Him and trust Him to answer it exceedingly, abundantly above all you ask or think
Don't limit God--Let Him show you great and mighty things are you suffering?--are you in need of answers?--pray give God free reign to answer your prayers--above all we ask or think--don't limit God with your thoughts, fears and anxieties, cast all your cares upon Him and don't limit God in any way--"The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."(James 5:16) that your joy may be complete. Amen
According to John 16:23 Jesus said, " I assure you most solemnly I tell you, that My Father will grant you whatever you ask in My Name."
Jesus, You said in Mark 11:24, "Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe, trust, and be confident that it is granted you, and you will get it."
Your Word states in Luke 6:38, "Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom." In accordance to Your Word, I give, I sow seed, in order to set this Spiritual Law to work in my behalf.
(I Chronicles 4: 9-10)
"Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" SO GOD GRANTED HIM WHAT HE REQUESTED.
It is God's desire for you to prosper in all your ways. He has made provision for you. He goes about the earth seeking whom He may bless. Matthew 7:7 says: "Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door shall be opened to you."
King Jehoshaphat prayed this powerful prayer:
"Oh Lord God, there is no God in the heavens except You. There is no God like You. You are so strong, so mighty, so powerful. Who can stand against You? You have delivered us out of the land of the heathen. And You have given this land freely to Your friend, Abraham. And You promised that his descendants would have it from now on. And God, we are his descendants. But now God, these three mighty armies are coming against us. But we know God, You have the power to stop them. We know nothing is too hard for You. But God we stand here in our own power and in our own might, in our own ability. We don't have any strength to stand against this mighty army. We don't know what to do God. But our eyes are upon You."
ABIDING IN CHRIST MINISTRIES
PO BOX 460216, DENVER CO 80246
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Resurrection Life-Faith
HE WILL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER YOU TO KEEP YOU IN ALL YOUR WAYS Psalm 91:11
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Faith is the Key
God's word is the greatest evidence for your faith. It provides a knowing in your heart that you know for certain what His will is and that He is a way maker. All your needs are met in Him. He will meet you at the point of your need and you will be able to move from doubt and unbelief to faith, a faith that accomplishes things and changes defeat into victory.
GOD IS FAITHFUL!
This means we can trust Him. And it indicates that we can trust Him in everything -- in the big things, the little things, with our family, with our society, with out bodies, our minds, our souls, with our job, our career, in our sicknesses, in our prosperity of in our lack of money. We can really trust the Lord. (Psalm 37:1-7)
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God Cares
Those who choose God's imperishable can expect a blessing back from Him that will be much bigger than anything they thought it would be.
Hear that carefully. God has a greater blessing for you than you have imagined. He says that the windows of heaven will be opened to you and that He will pour out a blessing that you will not be able to contain! In Luke 6:38 we read about this type of blessing in similar words, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over. God has an abundance for you in all areas of your life.
What is the greatest miracle that you can imagine receiving from God today?
Well, think again, because the blessing God has in mind for you is even greater!
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The Way, Truth, and Life
LOOKING UNTO JESUS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH
Hebrews 1:3Jesus is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,
4 [Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs.
Hebrews1 IN MANY separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in and by the prophets,
2[But] in the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].
3He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,
4[Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs.
5For to which of the angels did [God] ever say, You are My Son, today I have begotten You [established You in an official Sonship relation, with kingly dignity]? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He will be to Me a Son? [II Sam. 7:14; Ps. 2:7.]
6Moreover, when He brings the firstborn Son again into the habitable world, He says, Let all the angels of God worship Him.
7Referring to the angels He says, [God] Who makes His angels winds and His ministering servants flames of fire;
8But as to the Son, He says to Him, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages), and
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From Curses to Blessings
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J esus, Son of God Eternal
E verlasting Lord is He,
S avior of a world of sinners,
U niversal King to be,
S ought us, brought us victory.
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C hrist is due all adoration,
H umbly born to save our race,
R uler of the whole creation
I ntercedes and gives us grace,
S aves us from sin's condemnation,
T ruly worthy of all praise! |
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Life Giver
Jesus Revealed God's Goodness and Mercy
Jesus healed the sick, delivered the oppressed, multiplied loaves and fishes, stopped the storm. He declared, I have come that [you] may have life, and that [you] may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10). He said, I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. (John 10:11). His death on the cross was pure mercy. His suffering paid for our sins. We receive forgiveness instead of punishment because of His mercy.
Jesus said, He who has seen Me has seen the Father. (John 14:9). We know God is good and merciful because Jesus was full of mercy and goodness. You can have confidence and faith in God's promises to be performed in you when you are settled upon the truth of His goodness and mercy.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. (James 1:17). God does not change His character in any way. He gives good gifts and He never varies.
Remember, there is a devil in the world. The fall of man opened the door to a curse on the earth. Humans have freedom of choice. Sin has its own consequences. Bad things come from many causes. Don't blame God for bad things. He is for you. He wants the best for you.
Daniel Webster
He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet.
Speech on Hamilton, March 10, 1831. P. 200.
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SCRIPTURE
2 Timothy 2:15 Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth.
Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: " 'The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone[ 21:42 Or cornerstone] ; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes' [ 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23] ?
Matthew 22:29 Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
Matthew 26:54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?"
Mark 12:10 Haven't you read this Scripture: " 'The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone[ 12:10 Or cornerstone] ;
Mark 12:24 Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
Mark 14:49 Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled."
Mark 15:27 They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left.[ 15:27 Some manuscripts left, 28 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "He was counted with the lawless ones" (Isaiah 53:12)]
Luke 4:21 and he began by saying to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."
Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
Luke 24:32 They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"
Luke 24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. John 2:22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
John 5:39 You diligently study [5:39 Or Study diligently (the imperative)] the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me,
John 7:38 Whoever believes in me, as[ 7:38 Or / If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me. / And let him drink, 38 who believes in me. / As] the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."
John 7:42 Does not the Scripture say that the Christ will come from David's family[ 7:42 Greek seed] and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?"
John 10:35 If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God came and the Scripture cannot be broken
John 13:18 "I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: 'He who shares my bread has lifted up his heel against me.' [3:18 Psalm 41:9] John 17:12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.
John 19:24 " Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing."[ 19:24 Psalm 22:18] So this is what the soldiers did.
John 19:28 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
John 19:36 These things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," [19:36 Exodus 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psalm 34:20]
John 19:37 and, as another Scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced." [19:37 Zech. 12:10]
John 20:9 ( They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
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Names of God
Romans 10: 9-10 "If you will confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved: for with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
DON'T LIMIT GOD
He is all powerful
No matter what your need, God is the answer Believe that God has all the wisdom and council you need and listen as you call on Him. The Word of God will direct you to His promises and provisions.
2 Corinthians 2:9 "For you are becoming progressively acquainted with and recognizing more strongly and clearly the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (His kindness, His gracious generosity, His undeserved favor and spiritual blessing), [in] that though He was [so very] rich, yet for your sakes He became [so very] poor, in order that by His poverty you might become enriched (abundantly supplied).
" The Lord is He who establishes, strengthens, and upholds, making strong that which is weak and enabling us to stand in the midst of difficulty and in the day of battle.God is with us to do exceedingly above all we can ask or think. God Heals when doctors can do nothing. The Resurrection power of God quickens your mortal body as you claim the promises. God increases your finances when you tithe and trust in Him God's provision is in His presence-By abiding in God, obeying His word, every need is met. When God's word abides in our hearts and minds we can ask what we will and receive it. John Let Him guide you in all business as well as personal matters. He will provide whatever you need.
John 3:16 Whoever believes on the Messiah, Jesus Christ shall have deliverance from satan's kingdom of darkness, full provision in this life, and heaven after this life.
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Refuge In God
ATTACKS NOT GOD'S JUDGMENT ON AMERICA
LET'S TURN TO LUKE 13:1
1 There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
The Galileans had come down and were in the temple offering sacrifices -- they, in essence we would say it this way today. "They had gone to church and while they were there offering sacrifices Pilate had them killed."
That's what it means when it says "whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices." And listen to what Jesus says about it.
2 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
There's a popular theory that all suffering is in response to sin. That if somebody dies in a tragedy or something well they must have been a real bad sinner. And that must have been the judgment of God.
Jesus said, "No! In John chapter 9, "There was as man sitting there who was blind. And they said to Jesus, "Who did sin this man or his parents that he was born blind?" Stop and think about the question! Who did sin this man or his parents that he was born blind." Jesus responded saying that no one sinned. He brought out the fact that He has come to deliver us from the works of the devil who has gained dominance over us because of original sin. And that is exactly what He expects us to do in our world. We are to rule and reign over our circumstances and to pray for God's Kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven.
LUKE 13:4 "Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them...
Jesus, here's how Jesus addressed terrorism and tragedy in His day?
4 . . . do you think that they were worse sinners than all [other] men who dwelt in Jerusalem?"
In verse 5 Jesus brings out the fact that without the Messiah all will perish. The human race became cut off from God and ruled by Satan. He was bringing out the ultimate reality that humanity is under a curse because of original sin and has become a fallen race. Therefore tragedies are happening everywhere. Unless mankind gets out of the carnal state and walks in the Spirit and is obedient to God they will perish. God has given each of us a choice and our eternal destiny is decided by each one of us individually. However, in this lifetime we live among those who are carnally minded and under control of demonic powers. Evil comes against us just as it did Job.
In John 16: 23 Jesus said
whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you." We are told in I Timothy 2: 1-4 that the first responsibility of the Christian is to pray for the government and we are told that it is necessary so that we might live quiet and peaceable lives. It is also essential to have good government so that the gospel might reach all for God wants all to be saved.
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Holy Spirit
JESUS KNOWS YOU BY NAME
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised" Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me...Notice that Jesus instantly dispelled all personal claims of power and attributed His power to the Holy Spirit when He began His ministry on earth as the Son of God. He had put aside the glory and power of His Diety and had taken upon Himself the form of man for the purpose of redeeming man and putting him in a place to be blessed. Jesus came to enable us to have this same Holy Spirit in our lives. We are joint heirs with Him.
This is a very personal thing. God knows you as a person, and individual in your own right. He knows your name, every hair on your head is numbered, He knows your thoughts before you think them, and what you say before it is on your tongue. God knows all your needs and cares. You have the same Holy Spirit that Jesus did and He has come to bless you in unity with Jesus. John 15:26 "But when the Comforter is come...even the Spirit of truth...He shall testify of me."
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In God We Trust
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Daniel Webster (1782-1852) |
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The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people. Note 1 |
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Second Speech on Foot's Resolution, Jan. 26, 1830. P. 321. |
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When the State of Pennsylvania held its convention to consider the Constitution of the United States, Judge Wilson said of the introductory clause, We, the people, do ordain and establish, etc.: It is not an unmeaning flourish. The expressions declare in a practical manner the principle of this Constitution. It is ordained and established by the people themselves. This as regarded as an authoritative exposition. The Nation. That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abraham Lincoln: Speech at Gettysburg, Nov. 19, 1863. |
1. Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.
Speech at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1820. Vol. i. p. 44.
2. I thank God, that if I am gifted with little of the spirit which is able to raise mortals to the skies, I have yet none, as I trust, of that other spirit which would drag angels down.
Second Speech on Foot's Resolution, Jan. 26, 1830. P. 316.
3. America has furnished to the world the character of Washington. And if our American institutions had done nothing else, that alone would have entitled them to the respect of mankind.
Completion of Bunker Hill Monument, June 17, 1843. P. 105.
4. The Bible is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of morals, and a book of religion, of especial revelation from God.
Completion of Bunker Hill Monument, June 17, 1843. P. 102.
5. We wish that this column, rising towards heaven among the pointed spires of so many temples dedicated to God, may contribute also to produce in all minds a pious feeling of dependence and gratitude. We wish, finally, that the last object to the sight of him who leaves his native shore, and the first to gladden his who revisits it, may be something which shall remind him of the liberty and the glory of his country. Let it rise! let it rise, till it meet the sun in his coming; let the earliest light of the morning gild it, and the parting day linger and play on its summit!
Address on laying the Corner-Stone of the Bunker Hill Monument, 1825. P.
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Faith Food
Dodie Osteen's book "HEALED OF CANCER" is available along with other books and tapes in the product store. $7.00
IT IS GOD'S WILL TO HEAL YOU. A Roman centurion came to Jesus one day seeking healing for his servant. He told Jesus about how his servant was in bed paralyzed and in great agony. After hearing the centurion's words, Jesus did not hesitate for a moment. Immediately He said:...I Will come and heal him. Matthew 8:7
In that one statement of absolute fact, Jesus was establishing something for you and me today, and for every human being who has ever lived: IT IS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU TO BE WELL.
Never again believe that God wants you to be sick. That is a life of the devil. God's desire is for you to be healed. It is His will that you be whole in spirit, mind, and body; and that you be prosperous in your finances, and in your relationships.
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Channels of Grace
You may use the contact form to contact us at:
Abiding In Christ Ministries
P.O. Box 460216
Denver, CO 80246
USA
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