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You really have to be careful about what you listen to and watch and what you allow your children to listen to and watch. Satan uses entertainment, including movies, tv shows, music, social media, and all other forms of media to keep us away from God. He uses it to keep our minds on sinfulContinue reading “Guard Your Spiritual Heart”

Don’t be distracted and deceived by the culture of this world. We live in a fallen world influenced by Satan. The bible calls him the god of this world. He hates anything that has to do with God, including all mankind. He uses music, movies, and false religions to deceive and distract people from theContinue reading “Are You Placing Culture Over God?”

John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” is probably the most well known verse in the bible. God loves the sinner so much that Jesus died for us while we were still sinners. ButContinue reading “Are You Living in God’s Love?”

People seem to think that they will have faith in God if they see a miracle. But faith is cultivated through our relationship with God. Part of that relationship is reading and studying His Word, the Holy Bible. The Apostle Paul teaches in Romans 10:17 KJV,”So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by theContinue reading “How to Have Faith”

God uses rejection to lead you into your purpose.  The Bible teaches that God’s thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are His ways our ways. (Isaiah 55:8)  We interpret rejection as something to be avoided because it causes us pain, but God uses rejection to lead us into the purpose He has for us. ThisContinue reading “God Uses Rejection – Don’t Despise the Process”

Sexual immorality is a big deal to God because our bodies are the temple of God. We think of temples as buildings where we gather to worship, but God has made our bodies to be temples for His Holy Spirit to inhabit. Therefore, God has set strict guidelines of what is acceptable sexual behavior. ToContinue reading “What God Has to Say About Sex”

There are many people who go to church, but they have no personal relationship with God. Some of them even know some scripture. It seems that people want to do Christianity and church without God.  They just want to pick and choose what they like in the bible and base their set of beliefs aroundContinue reading “Do you have a real relationship with God or do you just have religion?”

The scripture that inspired this study is the second part of James 5:16. The KJV states: “…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”   The AMPC translation states: “…The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].” The TPT translations the verse to state:Continue reading “The Importance of Prayer”