Mark DeJesus
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The Connection Between Biblical Prosperity and Your Health
It is important we understand how our biology relates to our spirituality and how we think. With modern science and technology available to us, I think Christians ought to be highly educated in how the body works because we are called and established by God to minister to the full person—spirit, soul and body. One does not need to…
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The Key to Ministering to Trauma Victims
It is often necessary for personal ministry to take place regarding traumatic moments. I personally believe this should be part of the ministry of the church. I do not think professionals should be the only ones helping others break free from a traumatic past. Often, it simply takes a loving friend with compassion and knowledge to…
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This Spiritual Warfare Tool Will Make Your Transformation Truly Effective
In order to make transformation effective, each person has to make a firm personal decision to fight for freedom. In my ministry experience, I have found that I cannot want someone’s transformation more than they do. We each have to make a decision to fight the spiritual battle of thought that wages over us. I…
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Confronting the Jezebelic Influence of a Bully
Years ago, I was asked to be a part of a board of directors for an organization that oversaw the policies and procedures for our condo association. I did not know any of the members well, so this was a new venture for me. We met once a quarter to discuss policies and issues that…
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Many of Your Health Problems Could Stem From This Mind Issue
The amazing fact is that God designed our bodies to be able to handle the temporary fears, stresses, disappointments and challenges of life in a dynamic way. It is when this system is abused, overused and compromised that breakdown occurs. Most of the biological problems that occur in our health deal with the issue of…
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Signs You Are Ready to Become a Spiritual Son or Daughter
The healing of the land requires fathers and sons to connect with each other and bring a restoration of relationship. All change that takes place in the world must happen in the context of relationships. “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers,…
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Identifying the Root Issue Behind Many Addictions
There is a key root that is common in all addiction issues and that is this: an excessive need to be loved. God created us for love. We have a love bucket that needs to be filled by Him and others through healthy relationships. When that need to be loved is not filled, a festering, excessive need…
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This Small, Daily Investment Reaps a Glorious Profit in Your Life
It is time we take inventory of our thought life and understand the nuclear power found in a steady, stable and fruitful thought life. Unfortunately, most people listen to whatever thoughts come up. They simply react to whatever thoughts come their way, rather than establishing by choice what they will think. We have to move…
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Blessings You Can Receive From a True Spiritual Father
Being exposed to a true spiritual father is one of the most refreshing and empowering relationships a person can have. Recognizing a father’s heart and receiving what they have to deposit can produce great rewards that carry into generations that follow. Over my journey, I have noted the blessings that spiritual fathers can bring to…
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5 Things God Says ‘Never’ To
Sometimes we can be really dramatic. One thing goes wrong in the day and we yell out, “I’m never going to break through,” or “I will never catch a break.” We quickly throw out the “nevers,” in a negative way. God has some “nevers” for you, but they are empowering “nevers,” not the defeating ones.…
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A Necessary Change to Ignite the Church to the Next Level
Thousands of years ago, the Apostle Paul observed an absence of spiritual fathers; we have the same gap facing us today. Thousands of teachers, instructors, lecturers and pontificators surround us. Yet it seems that very few genuine fathers exist among us (1 Cor. 4:15). True spiritual fathers are the very thing we need to move…
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Put These Daily Practices in Place for a Healthy Spiritual Heart
In a world that can often values surface image more than spiritual heart health, attention to matters of the heart must be something we daily pursue and steward. We must be intentional about this. Our hearts not only need healing, but regular nurturing and tending to. In doing so, here are some daily practices you can…
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Recognizing an Accusatory Mindset That Can Poison Your Relationships
Accusation is a weapon that originates from Satan’s identity. He is the accuser of the brethren. That’s what he is in everything he does. Satan goes before God day and night, accusing you and me constantly! He is a legalist that looks for any way to accuse someone and uses people to accuse others. His target is…
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The 6 Stages of Spiritual Heart Disease
Today, because of the lack of cultivating healthy love in our hearts, many wander through life with severe heart conditions. I am speaking about more than just medical heart issues, but spiritual and emotional heart issues. These conditions come out of ignoring the spectrum of heart experiences in life, including loss, grief, sorrow, joy, peace and…
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3 Needs Only the Father Can Fulfill
Jesus knew the love of the Father and experienced the foundational love that every believer should encounter regularly. In the gospels, we find the account of Jesus experiencing His heavenly Father’s love. This was imperative for Him as He was about to begin His earthly ministry. “Now when all the people were baptized, and when…
