Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

Come clean.

Hebrews 10:22 (ESV)  Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Change and decay in all around I see: O thou who changest not, abide with me. — Henry Francis … Continue reading

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Where is the Church?

Acts 14:27 (ESV)   And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. “Where is the church at 11:25 on Monday morning?” The church then is in the dentist’s … Continue reading

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Never faint

Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)  But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

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He is our Strength

Psalm 121:1-2 (ESV)  I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? 2  My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

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Pray for the Holy Spirit to Remind You

John 14:26 (NIV) But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

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The rebirth and renewal through the Holy Spirit

Titus 3:5 (NIV) He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Breathe on me, breath of God; Fill me with life anew, That I may love what thou dost … Continue reading

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Spiritual Evidence Proves the Case

I find myself wondering about the great majority of preachers and teachers in Christian circles who seem so intent upon making the deity of Christ rest upon historical evidence. I think they must not discern that the Holy Spirit has taken that matter completely out of the realm of evidence … Continue reading

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The world does not recognize Him.

John 14:16-17 (NLT2) 16  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. 17  He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you … Continue reading

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The Guarantee of the Holy Spirit

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NIV) 21  Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22  set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Every time we say, “I … Continue reading

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Sharing with Jesus

1 Thessalonians 2:2 (NIV) We had previously suffered and been insulted in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition. Jesus has many who love his heavenly kingdom, but few who bear his cross. Many … Continue reading

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