Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear (Ephesians 4:29). Most of those reading Interruptions listen to sermons. Lots of them. We begin to believe that we are experts on sermons. And then we […]
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Fire! For this reason, I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control (2 Timothy 1:6-7). All of us have been around a dwindling campfire when someone throws on a
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The regathering of Israel to the Promised Land is the most frequently prophesied event in the Old Testament. Yes, more than predictions about the birth, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The Lord your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and He will prosper you and multiply you
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Psalm 102 is the big perspective Psalm! During trials, we focus on the moment, we are overwhelmed, and often we grieve. Psalm 102 gives a different viewpoint… Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands. They will perish, but you remain forever; they will wear out like
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The gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come (Matthew 24:14, ESV). Matthew 24:14 is an amazing promise. Jesus states that when the gospel has been preached to the entire world, then the end will come. I tend to believe Jesus. How about you?
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Since we have such a hope, we are very bold (2 Corinthians 3:12, ESV). Be completely humble and gentle (Ephesians 4:2, NIV). Paul writes in 2 Corinthians about being “bold” and in Ephesians about the need for “humility.” Years back, a Russian, while I was in St. Petersburg, said to me, “I believe the Lord wants
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice (Ephesians 4:31, NASB1995). If a controlling people can’t control you, they will try to control what others think about you! Slander, and its evil twin, gossip, are enlisted to help. Watch out for them! They whisper!
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The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17, ESV). Control is the devil’s ploy; true freedom comes from the Spirit of God! Everything in this world will attempt to control you – the demonic, the flesh, your pride, others, the government (especially the government), and anxiety. You
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Every book of the Bible has God speaking to His people. Below are a couple of my favorite verses about listening to God’s voice. A voice behind you will say, “Turn to the left or turn to the right, this is the way of the Lord, walk in it” (Isaiah 30:21, OGV). When you make
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Have you been awake at night overwhelmed with grief, confusion, or anger? Laying on your bed, have you stretched your hands out to God? Yet, He seemed distant – not there? In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness; my soul refused to be comforted. When I remember God, then I am disturbed (vv. 2-3, NASB1995). Asaph, a
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