Monthly Archives: November 2016

The loss of God and the loss of harvest

Isaiah 17:10-11 (NIV) 10  You have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Therefore, though you set out the finest plants and plant imported vines, 11  though on the day you set them out, you make them grow, and on the morning when you plant … Continue reading

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A symphony of oneness

John 17:20-23 (NIV) 20  “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21  that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us … Continue reading

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Be fruitful

Romans 7:4 (NRSV) In the same way, my friends, you have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit for God. Galatians 5:22 (NRSV) The fruit of the … Continue reading

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No longer a P.O.W.

Do you experience the victorious Christian life? Or would you compare your life to that of a prisoner of war? Can your life be described by this graphic testimony? I lost my freedom while fighting in this spiritual war. Years ago, the enemy surrounded me and forced me to surrender … Continue reading

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Faith shows our fruit

Luke 3:8 (NKJV) Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. Galatians 5:22 (NKJV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, … Continue reading

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THANKSGIVING FROM ABOVE

Psalm 100:4 (NKJV) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. 2 Corinthians 9:15 (NKJV) Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! Thanksgiving… comes from above. It is the gift that we cannot fabricate for ourselves. It is to … Continue reading

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Love never disappoints

Romans 5:5 (NKJV) Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 1 John 3:11 (NKJV) For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, We find … Continue reading

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Church: 100, NFL: 0

The Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Indianapolis sits directly across the street from the main gate of the RCA Dome, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts in downtown Indianapolis. The church petitioned the National Football League to change the starting time of the Colts Christmas eve game against … Continue reading

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Understanding true victory in Jesus

Ecclesiastes 9:11 (NKJV) I returned and saw under the sun that– The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all. Philippians 3:4-16 … Continue reading

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The immorality of the sinful mind

Genesis 2:23-24 (NIV) 23  The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” 24  For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and … Continue reading

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