Psalm 123 — short and powerful. It’s the hand of God psalm. Do you need a helping hand? There is none better than God’s hand. There’s an interesting eye/hand shift in Psalm 123. Verse one says, “To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens.” We would think that […]
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Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving (Colossians 4:2, ESV). Powerful prayers demand watchfulness. Prayers can be reactive: something bad happens, and then we pray and get on Facebook® to ask for prayers. Prayers can also be “ask to receive” for our needs in life and ministry. We pray for others, we bind
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So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing (1 Thessalonians 5:11, NLT). A difficult time in the ministry, people leaving, many upset, accusations against me, and then I received this handwritten note from an encouraging sister… Pastor Grant, you have a larger heart than many. Thank you for
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So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most (Hebrews 4:16, NLT). I woke up one morning last week to see this headline splattered across the various Christian newsfeeds I receive: Author Philip
There are three steps to receive forgiveness. Pierced… The Apostle Peter had just finished preaching the first sermon to the church. The result… Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:37, ESV). The phrase “cut to the
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There are three things that amaze me – no, four things that I don’t understand: how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman (Proverbs 30:18-19, NLT). A book entitled The Mystery of Marriage was published thirty years
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I’ve read Psalm 23 a thousand times. It’s my “go to” chapter when conducting a memorial service, and a stalwart of my personal devotions when I’m stressed. This Psalm, written by King David 3000 years ago, has been known as the most popular chapter in the ancient Scriptures read by the Jews, and since the
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Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you (Psalm 116:7, ESV). Recent studies on the negative impact of not sleeping well at night depict hazards to our health that, if read, will keep us awake at night. Listed below are three “before you sleep” disciplines that will help you get more sleep
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In 1972, our ministry was called the One Way House (Jesus is the only way), with four brothers living upstairs and worship and Bible studies happening frequently downstairs. One morning, while I was sleeping, there was a loud knocking at the front door. A smiling older couple stood at the door, proclaiming they had a
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Jesus said to the Apostles… Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19, ESV). Easier said than done. If Jesus had given this commandment just 50 years earlier, it would have been impossible. Augustus Caesar ruled the Roman Empire from 27
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