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5 Reasons You Will Flourish In The Local Church

“Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall FLOURISH in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be FRESH and FLOURISHING” (Ps. 92: 13,14, NKJV).

Here Are My Top 5 Reasons I Believe A Believer Should Attach Themselves To A Solid Local Church:

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How to Get Wise to the Devil's Lies

Buying a used car can be tricky.  They may tell you all about how wonderful that old car is but do they tell you about the oil leak?  The rust underneath?  The bent frame or the flood the vehicle went through?

Satan doesn’t tell you everything, either.   When we read the story of Adam and Eve, we get the full picture of Satan’s “sales pitch.”

HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT ADAM AND EVE WERE NOT TOLD WHEN THEY INNOCENTLY REACHED OUT AND PLUCKED THAT FORBIDDEN FRUIT:

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Presents...or presence?

The commercialism of Christmas is in high gear.  Amazon trucks are rolling.  Malls are packed.  Trees and tinsel prepare for the Christmas Day “loot.”

There is a “presence,” an atmosphere in Christmas that’s about a lot more than Santa Claus.

HERE, FOR ME, IS THE “PRESENCE” OF CHRISTMAS:

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How to 10X Your Prayer Life

I love to pray.  It hasn’t always been that way.  I have moved from “desire” to “discipline” to “delight.”

LET ME TELL YOU A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE HELPED ME:

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You Need a Rock When You Feel Insecure

Insecurity, in all of us, is a huge problem.  It pressures us to act like someone we are not in order to get approval.

This 8.5 MILLION pound boulder recently smashed into a highway in Colorado.  It’s so big they are building a new road around it!  Somehow, it reminds me of God Himself who called Himself “THE ROCK.”

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Do You Still Have Your First Love for God?

The 7 churches of Revelation have always fascinated me.  They have one phrase repeated seven ways:  “Watch yourself.”

We in the modern day church must check our “vitals” continually. 

Ask yourself these seven questions to be sure your love for God is still lined up: 

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How To Stay in the Will of God

The will of God:  Is it a “path” or an “environment”? It’s BOTH. You have to “find” God’s path.  You have to “follow” God’s path by your attitude.  

Israel “found” God’s path from Egypt to Palestine (the cloud and fire).  They could not “follow” it because of their attitudes.

Here are the 6 ways from 1 Thessalonians 5 that will help you to “follow” the will of God after you “find” it:

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How to Watch Over Your Heart Like a Hawk

“The heart of the issue is an issue of the heart.”

Somebody’s heart has gotten hard.  Somebody’s heart has become selfish or impure.  It may be MINE.

Here are 7 areas I try to continually look into the mirror of Scripture so I can watch over my heart like a hawk:

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