Are your words limiting what happens in your life? If so, how can we change what comes next?

Apostolic voice and best-selling author John Eckhardt is reminding believers of a timeless truth straight from the words of Jesus in Mark 11:23–24: “You can have what you say.”

In a recent teaching, Eckhardt unpacks this revelation with a fresh urgency, calling the church to return to a life governed by faith-filled confession.

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The Law of Faith: Believe and Speak

“The law of faith is believing and speaking,” Eckhardt declares. “Faith works by believing in the heart and speaking with the mouth.” In Mark 11:23, Jesus emphasizes “say” or “say it” three times, while “believe” is mentioned only once — pointing to the importance of our words in manifesting God’s promises.

Eckhardt stresses that faith is not passive. It doesn’t stop at mental agreement — it demands verbal activation. Believers must move beyond hoping silently to speaking boldly. Faith must be released through the mouth to create movement in the spirit realm.

Words Locate You: Faith or Doubt?

“Your words locate you,” Eckhardt teaches. “They reveal your faith or your doubt.” Citing Proverbs 18:21 and James 3:6, he urges believers to recognize that words are containers — of faith or fear, life or death. “Many people speak sickness, defeat and lack — and then live in it.”

He teaches that what flows from the mouth is evidence of what fills the heart. If doubt and fear dominate your speech, they will direct your life. But when your words are aligned with the Word of God, they become instruments of divine power. They set the trajectory of your life.

Speak to the Mountain, Not About It

Mountains in Scripture represent obstacles — debt, sickness, oppression. Eckhardt exhorts, “Don’t talk about the mountain — speak to it.” Believers must stop confessing the problem and start declaring the Word. “Speak what you desire according to God’s Word, not what you see, feel or fear.”

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Too often, Christians magnify their struggles by rehearsing them out loud. But faith-filled speech speaks to the situation, not about it. Jesus never told His disciples to climb the mountain — He told them to cast it into the sea with bold, unwavering declarations.

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Faith Has No Feelings

Eckhardt reminds listeners that biblical faith isn’t governed by emotions. “We walk by faith and not by sight. Faith doesn’t go by how you feel — it goes by what God says.”

Eckhardt points out that feelings fluctuate, but God’s Word is constant. If believers rely on how they feel to determine their confession, they will constantly waver. Faith holds its ground, even when emotions scream otherwise. The discipline of confession is not based on how we feel, but on what God has already declared.

Repent and Reframe Your Speech

“Identify areas where your words have limited your life,” he instructs. “Repent for speaking unbelief and fear.” Eckhardt leads believers to pray: “God, forgive me for operating in fear, doubt and unbelief. I renounce it. I change my speech.”

Words like “nothing ever changes,” “I always get sick,” or “I never have enough” must be rooted out. They do not align with the promises of God. Eckhardt encourages believers to replace these declarations with God’s truth and actively repent for empowering the enemy through negative confession.

Daily Confessions Shape Destiny

Eckhardt stresses consistency: “What you consistently say is what you’ll eventually have.” He encourages writing personalized, Scripture-based confessions for healing, finances, family and more. “You are today where your words have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your words take you.”

He emphasizes training your mouth — just as athletes train their bodies. Daily decrees, even when circumstances remain unchanged, build spiritual momentum. Faith grows when spoken, not just believed. And what begins as discipline becomes a lifestyle of supernatural breakthrough.

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Passover is much more than most Christians could ever imagine.

Many Christians think of Passover as simply “a Jewish holiday or holy day,” but its significance runs far deeper. As Rabbi Schneider explains, “Passover is central to the faith of New Testament or New Covenant believers.”

Passover, in its essence, commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. God instructed each family to sacrifice a lamb and apply its blood to their doorposts, a sign of obedience to His command. The blood served as a mark of protection, sparing them from the final plague. This powerful symbol of salvation through sacrifice is foundational for understanding Jesus’ role as the ultimate Passover Lamb.

As Christians, we believe that Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross mirrors this ancient act, offering us spiritual freedom and protection from sin’s ultimate consequence—death.

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From the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry, the Passover imagery is clear. “John the Baptist identified Jesus as ‘the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world’” when he saw the Holy Spirit descend on Him at the Jordan. This wasn’t just poetic language—it was prophetic: “This is Passover language,” Schneider says.

Passover is not just a historical event but a continual spiritual practice that shapes the believer’s understanding of Jesus’ redemptive work. In the Gospels, Jesus’ words and actions during the Passover meal reflect the deeper fulfillment of the Old Testament promises. By becoming the true Passover Lamb, Jesus not only fulfilled the symbolism of the sacrifice but offered a new covenant for all who believe in Him. This deep connection to the Old Testament roots of faith makes Passover essential for understanding the fullness of Jesus’ mission.

Schneider explains how Jesus wasn’t crucified at a random time. “He could have been crucified any day of the year,” but “Yeshua slipped away because His time had not yet come.” That time was Passover. “Why? Because he is ultimate fulfillment of it.”

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In the Book of Revelation, Jesus is identified “28 times as the Lamb of God.” Rabbi Schneider explains that the term “lamb” isn’t meant to evoke a soft or sentimental image: “They’re connecting Yeshua to the lamb because Yeshua fulfilled the ancient Passover lamb that was sacrificed almost 3500 years ago.”

The sacrifice of Jesus fulfills the deepest longing of the Old Testament: to restore humanity’s broken relationship with God. The lamb’s blood that once covered the Israelites’ doorposts now covers the believer’s heart. The sacrifice of the lamb represented the price of freedom, and through Jesus, that price has been eternally paid for every believer. This momentous event not only signifies the end of the old sacrificial system but introduces the once-for-all perfect sacrifice through Christ.

Jesus Himself instituted what we now call Communion during a Passover meal. The bread and wine are no longer just symbols of the Exodus, but now represent the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the ultimate Lamb of God. Communion is a way we can reflect on the full significance of Jesus’ death and resurrection while embracing the reality that through Him, we experience a new covenant of grace.

But the message of Passover isn’t just historical—it’s deeply personal. “The blood in the basin wasn’t enough to save anybody.” Just as the Israelites had to apply the blood to their homes, “we have to take that blood and personally apply it over our own hearts,” says Schneider.

This idea of personal application is essential for salvation. The blood of the Lamb, symbolizing Jesus’ sacrifice, must be personally appropriated. This requires more than just acknowledging Jesus as the Savior—it means receiving His forgiveness into our lives, allowing His sacrifice to transform our hearts. It’s an intimate act of faith, where each individual claims the promise of salvation for themselves.

“We need to bring Jesus near. We need to cover ourself in his blood by eating his flesh and drinking his blood, which means he is the one that we’re drawing from in life,” Schneider says.

In this season, Rabbi Schneider encourages believers to “take this time of year seriously,” perhaps even to “have a family meal in your home” using a traditional Haggadah.

For believers today, Passover is not only a time to remember but to reflect on the ongoing relationship with Christ, who remains the sacrificial Lamb.

Celebrating Passover reminds Christians of the ultimate freedom found in Jesus and encourages them to make His sacrifice a central part of their spiritual lives. As Rabbi Schneider suggests, “take this time of year seriously” and consider how the significance of Passover can deepen your faith.

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Could your illness be directly linked to spiritual idolatry?

In an interview with Isaiah Saldivar, Katie Souza shared a powerful testimony that revealed the surprising spiritual root behind a mysterious illness.

Her employee, John Blake, suffered from symptoms resembling Alzheimer’s—confusion, memory loss and extreme fatigue. Despite medication, his condition persisted. After much prayer, Katie and her team received a revelation through dreams involving the smell of ammonia. Research revealed that the chemical name “ammonia” originated from the ancient temple of the Egyptian god Ammon, suggesting a spiritual connection.

As they prayed and worshipped over John, he experienced immediate mental clarity. Over time, all his symptoms reversed. Medical tests confirmed his ammonia levels were suddenly and completely normal. This breakthrough led Katie and her team to a deeper understanding of how spiritual forces and idolatry can manifest in physical affliction.

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Idols in Disguise
Following this testimony, Isaiah Saldivar unpacked how idolatry isn’t just an ancient sin—it’s alive and thriving in modern society. While we may not bow before carved statues, many people still serve idols, often unknowingly. These idols take the form of excessive devotion to career, success, comfort, entertainment and even family activities. When anything consistently takes priority over God—whether sports, social media or material possessions—it becomes a modern-day idol.

The Idol in Your Pocket
One of the most prominent idols today is the smartphone. It commands our attention, often the first and last thing we engage with each day. The constant scrolling, checking and dependence on digital stimulation mirror the acts of worship seen in ancient idol rituals. This devotion robs believers of prayer time, Scripture meditation and meaningful spiritual engagement.

When Idolatry Grows from Trauma
Souza and Saldivar also highlighted a deeper root of idolatry: trauma. Many turn to distractions—shopping, food, media—as coping mechanisms for pain and emotional wounds. These temporary comforts can subtly become spiritual strongholds, offering relief while pulling people away from true healing found only in Christ.

Reclaiming the Altar
Believers are called to examine their lives for hidden idols and to confront them honestly. God desires to occupy the throne of our hearts, not share space with worldly distractions. In this digital age, reclaiming time for God and turning tools like phones into instruments for worship can transform altars of distraction into altars of devotion.

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In a world overflowing with distractions and counterfeit comforts, the call to renounce idolatry has never been more urgent. Idols may no longer be carved from stone, but they are just as real—shaping our priorities, consuming our time and subtly stealing our devotion. God is not asking for a place on our schedule; He is demanding the throne of our hearts.

Now is the time for believers to tear down every altar that exalts itself above Christ, to break agreement with the idols we’ve unknowingly served, and to return to the only One worthy of our worship. Revival begins when we surrender everything that competes with Him—and say once again, with undivided hearts, “Jesus, You alone.”

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Are we in an hour when the church should take a look at our financial integrity?

In Acts 5, the early church faces a shocking event that forever alters its community: the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira. In the midst of growing persecution from the outside, Satan shifts his strategy to an even more dangerous attack from within. This story has profound implications for Christians today, especially concerning our approach to money, integrity and the heart behind our giving.

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In a recent prophetic message, Jeremiah Johnson shared how the message of Acts 5 highlights the stark contrast between Barnabas and Ananias and Sapphira. “Barnabas sells his land and gives all the proceeds to the apostles,” but Ananias and Sapphira, “appear to do the same, but secretly withhold part of the money.” The key issue is not that they owned possessions, but their deception. “Their sin was not having land… their sin was in the fact that they made a vow or a promise to give it all and they did not.”

This moment serves as a dire warning for the church, especially when viewed through the lens of modern Christian life. Jeremiah Johnson emphasizes, “If Satan cannot attack the church from the outside, he will bring deception from the inside. Satan’s tactics have never changed. If he cannot destroy the church, he will corrupt it.”

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Financial integrity is crucial because “money is not evil, but the love of money is evil.” Jesus spoke often about money because it reveals the state of our hearts. Jeremiah Johnson points out that Ananias and Sapphira weren’t punished for their possessions but for their desire to appear more generous than they were, saying, “They had an agenda… a motive where they desired to appear more generous than they really were.”

This is a warning for modern Christians who might be tempted to give with a hidden agenda or fail to honor their financial commitments.

“God sees everything… our checkbooks, our bank accounts, our possessions.” Just as the early church feared God after this event, we too must reflect on our own financial practices. “I just want to be right with God,” Jeremiah Johnson prays, encouraging us to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any areas of deception or unfulfilled vows.

In today’s world, where financial pressures and temptations abound, it is crucial to remember that our integrity in money reflects our integrity before God. The story of Ananias and Sapphira serves as a powerful reminder: God values our honesty, and our giving must align with a pure heart.

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Pastor Jack Hibbs is urgently calling the church to wake up to the prophetic signs unfolding around us. Despite the growing fulfillment of Bible prophecy, Hibbs believes many believers have become spiritually asleep.

“We’ve never been this late in Bible prophecy before. All of the major end-time prophetic events have either happened, are happening, or are staged and ready to happen,” says Hibbs.

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But rather than staying alert to the signs of the times, Hibbs warns that the church has grown complacent. “We are so inundated with news that deals with Israel and or the last days events,” he said. “We’ve become so accustomed to watching news and hearing words like the word Israel, Jew, nuclear war, Iran, Russia—we have failed, I think, to notice because we’ve been inundated and then we grow little lazy.”

Hibbs explains that this growing complacency is exactly how Satan works: “Satan will either take the believer and freakishly deceive him by overstating the fact that Jesus is coming back… or he’ll move the pendulum all the way over to the other side where people are overstimulated by the news and their response is He’s not coming at all.” This manipulation of extremes leads many believers to miss the true understanding of Scripture. “Satan doesn’t care as long as he can get people off the real target.”

Perhaps the most terrifying part about the complacency of the church in this hour is how it has led way to the rise of false teachers and prophets.

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“The Bible says that there’s going to be a dramatic increase of false prophets and false teachers now,” Hibbs warns. “We’ve seen false prophets and false teachers and the rise of the cults and aberrant Christian groups increase, and I think that’s going to continue.” He points to 2 Peter 3:3, where it says, “scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lust,” mocking the return of Christ by asking, “Where is the promise of His coming?”

Hibbs sees this as a significant issue for believers today: “There are people mocking His return. Do you know anybody who’s mocking His return? I do.”

He cautions that these deceivers are not only misleading believers but also making the church more susceptible to error. “Satan will deceive people. He’ll throw a sparkly toy in front of them and they’ll chase after it,” Hibbs said, emphasizing that believers must be careful to avoid falling into this trap.

The final sign we cannot ignore when it comes to the end times is the rapid pace of technology’s advancement, which is setting the stage for the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

“We live in a time right now that let’s be honest—when was the last time you were pretty concerned about the cashless system? We live in a time right now that… the Bible says in Revelation 13 in the last days there’s going to be a cashless system.”

Above all, we must look at the seriousness of these prophetic times: “We need to be careful that we don’t fall asleep in the sun, fall asleep in the volume of light… This is what’s happening right now in the world that you and I are living in.”

The clock is ticking, and the return of Christ is nearer than we realize. Will you be ready, or will you fall asleep in the light of prophetic fulfillment?

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We can stand on the assurance of this truth: Who the Son sets free is free indeed!

In a powerful interview on CBN, author Dayne Kamela shares his inspiring story of how the Lord set him free from mental trauma more than 10 years ago.

“I never spoke the illness over my life,” Kamela says. “I understood that was the situation in the case. I was going to therapy and doing all of those things, but her encouragement helped me hold onto faith.”

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Kamela says that even through his struggles, he clung onto the truth that his identity was found in Christ, not in the circumstances and the situations he saw around him.

“My identity is in Christ; it’s not in this crisis,” Kamela says. “I believe I can beat it. I’ve never seen someone healed, but this is the God that I serve.”

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Kamela says that after making up his mind that he would be healed because God is a healer, he found himself in a miraculous situation at church when someone prayed over him.

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“I remember walking up to the front, putting my hands in the pastor and his wife’s hands, and they started to pray for me and my hands started to shake,” Kamela recounts.

He knew God was getting ready to do something massive: He was about to heal Kamela of all the mental trauma he had been through.

“After they got done praying I felt this spirit, that spirit of oppression, because I don’t think it just was an illness, I think it was an attack from the felt that thing left, and I knew right then and there that I was healed.”

Kamela’s remarkable testimony is a reminder that there is nothing too big or powerful for our God to do, and that He is mighty and able to do all things because nothing is too difficult for Him to accomplish.

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Perhaps the ultimate sin separating us from God is not one that we would expect.

In a recent post to Instagram, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda shared how the way to destruction, and to salvation, isn’t as complicated as we may think.

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“There is actually only one sin that sends people to hell,” Kolenda says. “Maybe some of you think, ‘Oh, it’s the sin of murder.’ But it’s not murder. Maybe you think it’s the sin of adultery. It’s not adultery. Maybe you think it’s the sin of robbery. It’s not robbery.”

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If these sins are not too great to be redeemed from, then what could possibly be the worst of all?

“It is the sin of refusing to be washed in the blood of Jesus,” Kolenda says. “Because if you are washed in the blood of Jesus, then it cleanses away every sin.”

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A new theory making waves online has reignited the age-old question: where was the Garden of Eden? While many have long believed it was located in Mesopotamia—between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers—a recent study suggests something far more surprising. According to this theory, Eden may have been in Egypt, right near the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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In a new video by Off the Kirb Ministries, this theory is investigated deeply to see what truth or flaws may be held in this viewpoint. Dr. Borisoff’s idea comes from a published a peer-reviewed paper that blends biblical texts, ancient maps and modern geographic analysis. The energy patterns, he notes, branch out in a tree-like structure—symbolic, perhaps, of the tree of life described in Genesis.

Another potential theory by Juris Zarins is that the Garden of Eden lies near the four rivers mentioned in Genesis—particularly the Tigris and Euphrates.

Other scholars have offered alternate ideas. Author Pete Van Dyke suggests Eden exists in a spiritual “cosmic east,” beyond our physical world. Joel Kramer points to Saudi Arabia’s gold-rich land as the biblical Havilah, while David Rohl favors the idea that Eden was in the location of ancient Persia.

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Yet for all the research and speculation, one truth remains: Eden was more than a location—it was a place of perfect communion with God. When sin entered the world, that fellowship was lost. But through Jesus Christ, the “last Adam,” the way back has been opened. By His death and resurrection, He tore the veil and made access to God possible again. So perhaps the better question isn’t where Eden was—but who can lead us back. And the answer is Jesus.

In the end, while the location of Eden may remain a mystery debated by scholars and dreamers alike, its true significance lies beyond geography. Eden represents the intimacy humanity once had with God—and the separation that came through sin. Yet the beauty of the gospel is this: what was lost in the first garden is restored through Christ. The longing to return to paradise is really a longing for Him. And through Jesus, the way back isn’t hidden or guarded—it’s wide open, marked by grace and available to all who believe.

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Is the Easter Bunny a symbol of paganism?

With the upcoming celebration of Resurrection Day, Jonathan Cahn challenges us to rethink what we celebrate and why. He declares, “Messiah did not die in some mythological banquet hall of the gods or He didn’t rise up from a mythological earth. He died a real death on a real execution stake under a real Roman procurator and was buried in a real first century Judean tomb.”

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Cahn emphasizes, is not a myth or an abstract concept but a life-altering, historical reality. This Resurrection is what we should be focused on, not bunnies or Easter egg hunts. Yet, in our society, Easter has been desecrated by many, including last year’s celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility by the previous White House administration.

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“[Former] president Biden called for Americans to celebrate Transgender Visibility Day for Easter shows the contrast, the dark contrast of how far America has fallen,” Cahn says.

Further, Cahn urges us to reflect on the shift within culture from celebrating Passover to Easter. The transition from Passover to Easter, according to Cahn, marked a significant departure from the original biblical focus on Jesus’ death and Resurrection. What’s scary about this transition is how Easter is connected to some rather dark practices instead of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Cahn traces the origins of Easter back to “the goddess of springtime, goddess of fertility, goddess of rebirth” and explains how “Easter in the western calendar is determined by the spring equinox,” a time connected to the ancient fertility rites.

“Why would I want to call the Resurrection of the Lord by the name of a pagan goddess or a pagan practice or a pagan time?” Cahn asks.

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He further compares the Easter bunny to the real focus of the Resurrection: “The Bible speaks of the lamb of God not the bunny of God. The first documented case of the Easter bunny comes from Germany in the lamb goes out, and in comes the bunny.”

He reminds Christians that the Resurrection is a “once in a lifetime, once in an eternity event” that “changes everything.” The Resurrection of Jesus is not a tradition or a ritual; it’s a real, life-changing event that calls for transformation. Cahn passionately urges: “He rose in real time in real space so you could do the same in real time in real space in your real life.”

On Resurrection Sunday, let us return to the truth of the Resurrection and honor its true significance.

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What does it take to actually grow your faith in Christ?

In the journey of faith, it’s easy to be distracted by life’s challenges. But Todd Mullins reminds us that if we have Jesus, “then you’ve got everything that you need.”

In a stunning message, Mullins shared powerful insights from Mark 4, where Jesus teaches the parable of the sower—a story that reveals how the condition of our hearts impacts our spiritual growth.

In this parable, Jesus compares the Word of God to a seed that is sown by a farmer. “The seed is the word of God,” Mullins explains, and the soil represents the condition of our hearts. “This is really the parable of the soil more than it’s the parable of the sewer because the sewer can’t make anything grow,” Mullins says. “The sewer doesn’t do anything about the soil. The sewer just sows seed.”

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Mullins explains that our hearts must be prepared to receive God’s word. He identifies several obstacles that hinder spiritual growth.

First, a hardened heart blocks God’s word from taking root. “The more that you and I ignore God… every time we resist God… my heart gets hardened in that area and I can no longer receive,” Mullins states. Just as a rocky path prevents seeds from sprouting, our hearts can become resistant to God’s influence when we turn away from His voice.

Mullins also highlights the danger of distractions, comparing them to thorns that choke the growth of plants. “The worries of this life… the deceitfulness of wealth… and the desires for other things come in and choke the word,” he warns. These distractions can take many forms—fear, anxiety and misplaced priorities—but they all prevent us from fully embracing God’s word and growing in our faith.

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To see growth, we must cultivate good soil. How do we do that? We live our lives according to the Word of God. If we do not live out what the Word of God says, it will be impossible for us to cultivate strong, good soil for the kingdom of God.

“Good soil is going to not only receive the word but is actually going to do what the Word says to do,” Mullins emphasizes. True spiritual growth is not just about hearing God’s word, but about living it out. As James 1:22 reminds us, “Do not merely listen to the word… but do what it says.”

Spiritual growth is a continual process of sowing, cultivating and tending to our hearts. When we decide to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit, eliminate distractions and live out what Scripture says, then we can truly have victory and freedom in Christ.

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