Purpose & Identity
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Just One Thing
Many of us are ready to do anything but the one thing Jesus asked of us!
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Chicago No-Nonsense Preacher
Looking for straight answers? You'll find them at Bishop Arthur Brazier's church. At 81, Bishop Arthur Brazier still refuses to play it safe. Back in the '60s, when many black Pentecostal pastors worried about mixing politics with religion, Brazier was at the forefront of the civil rights movement. In fact, he was a confidant of Martin…
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Enemies of Evangelism
Sharing Christ is not a ministry reserved for the super-brave.
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How Not to Lose Your Focus
While it’s easy to list the many external diversions, our most fatal distraction lives within. A frustrated New York attorney sits across from the “other woman,” pleading for peace. He attempts to make restitution, to justify his one-night stand, to say something–anything–that will get this obsessed woman to leave him, his possessions and his family
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Let Us Bow Before Him
If we are to see the church strengthened and the nation healed, we must learn how to approach the throne of God in humble, reverent worship.America is in a time of crisis. During the last several decades, more and more people have turned away from God, no longer wanting to hear what He has to…
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Are You Pregnant With God’s Promise?
You can trust God to bring it to pass--as long as you don't settle for less than his best.Many of us are pregnant with a word that God has spoken to us either directly or through someone else. But if we have been carrying the word for a season with no indication that it is…
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Welcome to the Ready Room
The thing I miss most about being a pilot in the Marines is the Ready Room, where we gathered before and after our flights. It smelled of sweaty flight suits, and occasionally, coarse humor blued the air while our inflated egos competed, but I loved it nonetheless. Then came the day I had to let…
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Answer the Wake-Up Call
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No Time to Listen
Returning from yet another speaking engagement, I promised myself: "I'll do it tomorrow. I really mean it this time." Despite my exhaustion, I rested comfortably that night. As daylight broke, I rose to pray and then began my morning routine. My mind was racing as I rehearsed my to-do list. How can I get all…
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Faith Over Fear
 The beginning of a new year is like a mile marker on the path of life--a checkpoint to show how far you've come. It's a good time to think about where you are on the road to destiny. When you were younger, what did you expect to have accomplished by this point? When you first…
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Behold His Glory
Throughout the ages, God has progressively revealed Himself to humanity. Now He seeks to display His splendor through us. Early one Sunday morning I found myself pacing back and forth in front of the altar in my church’s sanctuary, crying out to God. With a heavy heart I wept, asking God to send His glory
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When God Speaks in a Whisper
Since his voice was ruined by surgery, worship leader Bob Sorge has been speaking with quiet authority about faith in the face of frustration. Why do bad things happen to obedient, faithful Christians? If God allows evil to afflict the believer, is it for punishment or promotion? Does God intend to deliver us out of
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To Conquer, You Have To Confront
Probably the best advice my mother ever gave me came when I was finishing my senior year of high school. We were in one of those mother-and-daughter heated discussions because I had made some decisions that were breaking her heart. Like a broken record, she had repeated her speech over and over. It went something…
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Watch Your Mouth!
Real men don't use bad language. If you watch enough television and movies, or listen to enough popular music, you'll eventually get the message that real men talk like old sailors. Words once considered taboo in public have now become part of our nation's lexicon. In his book Cursing in America, Timothy Jay says 13…
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The Weapon to Combat Satan’s Accusations
Deep within our hearts, where only heaven’s eyes witness, we long to experience the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. We long to be lovers of God. This has been my dream and consuming desire for many years. When I first heard God’s promise to make me a fervent lover, it seemed too good ever
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