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The Way
I cannot ascend spiritual mountains on man-made trails. I cannot achieve Holy Spirit objectives with plans conceived by a human heart. I cannot advance against a supernatural enemy while confined within the thick walls of science or superstition. I cannot live if only death waits for me at every exit. But there is a way…
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When Praying Gets Hard
“Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and NOT LOSE HEART…” ~ Luke 18:1 “For I want you to know what a great CONFLICT I have for you…” ~ Colossians 2:1 “Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always LABORING fervently for you in…
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Insight: Arthur Wallis on a Tender Heart
The Bible speaks often and profoundly of the human heart as the real “you.” My heart pursues what I truly love, and is indifferent to the things that I don’t care about (Matthew 6:21). My heart is susceptible to external influences — good and bad — and must be guarded (Proverbs 4:23). My heart can…
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Protected: PM321 Pastoral Duties – Class Downloads
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Insight: John Newton on Seeking God
Every Christian is on a journey to know God more fully (John 17:3)… but rarely does anyone explain that the path is not an easy one nor is it well-populated. It can be strange and disorienting, especially as you look around and it seems no one else is travelling with you, or that no one…
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Insight: A.W. Tozer and the “Prayer of a Minor Prophet”
Aiden Wilson Tozer was 23 years old when he was called to pastor a new church in Clarksburg, West Virginia. On August 18, 1920 at a campground a few miles outside Cleveland, Ohio, leaders of the Christian and Missionary Alliance scheduled an ordination service. After the formal ceremony and laying on of hands, Tozer was…
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Glimpsing Revival: Wales, November 1904
For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” ~Isaiah 57:15 The Welsh Revival of 1904-1906…
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He Guides the Heart
Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:5 a prayer that He will guide my heart to two destinations… 1. the love of God & 2. the patience of Christ personal experiences with Him that become observable qualities in me only…
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You Can’t Have Two Altars in Your Heart
The book of Judges is an account of one of the darkest periods in the history of God’s people. Armed with His promises but weak in faith, the first generation to enter the Promised Land convinced themselves it was too hard to drive out the Canaanites. Defeat became a way of life. Settling down to…