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Trusting in God’s Greater Plans for You

Angela — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:07:12 +0000

From crosswalk.com
By Cliff Young

It is a fantastical story about 26-year old Molly Mahoney, the manager of a magnificent toy store. The 243-year old eccentric proprietor, Mr. Magorium, announces that he will bequest the store to Molly after he dies. Molly is reluctant to accept the impending gift because she doesn’t believe in herself and in her ability to run the store.

Have you ever been in a similar situation where you had an opportunity for a change or something new (a job, a different residence, a proposition, a prospective mate) and your response was one of incapability, unworthiness, or disbelief the opportunity would ever work out?

There was a person in the Bible who shared these feelings, Gideon.

“The Lord turned to him and said, ‘Go with the strength you have and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you! ‘But Lord,’ Gideon replied, ‘how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!’”

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How You Can Live the Lord’s Prayer

Angela — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:49:59 +0000

From crosswalk.com
By Whitney Hopler

The Lord’s Prayer is much more than just a model of how best to pray. It’s a statement of how to get to know God’s heart. And when you live out those words, God will transform you completely.

Here’s how you can live the Lord’s Prayer:

Our: Realize that the journey to a deeper walk with God can only be fully lived in the company of God’s people. Faith is not an individual pursuit; it’s meant to be pursued within the context of community. Whenever you abandon the body of Christ, you’re abandoning yourself. You can’t grow in grace by withdrawing from others. Commit to long-term relationships with people. When you face a difficulty in any of your relationships, don’t simply run or battle it out with the other person. Instead, resolve the issue and reconcile. Focus on people over productivity and on relationships over results.

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I believe…God is a man

Angela — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:02:46 +0000

From lep.co.uk

A majority of people think God is male with nearly half of the population in Britain believing that all religions discriminate on grounds of gender.

Only 1% of people think of God as female, with 62% considering God to be male, the online survey conducted earlier this month of 1,050 adults in Britain found.

The survey showed around three quarters, or 73%, of those who classified themselves as Christian considered God as male.

Just under a half, or 49%, of people think all religions “fundamentally discriminate on grounds of gender” and 56% think all religions discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation, according to the poll finding.

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Becoming Better Christian

Angela — Sun, 18 May 2008 04:23:11 +0000

From emerge.com
Dr. Richard D. Dobins

Being a healthy Christian begins with a healthy view of God.

God is a loving God and wants you to see Him as someone who is loving and wants to be helpful and redemptive to the human race. There are several other characteristics of a healthy view of God:

DEVELOP A HEALTHY VIEW OF GOD
A healthy view of God sees Him as an intimate God. Scriptures teach that God is very near and intimate with us: In Him we live, and move, and have our being?(Acts 17:28). He is not some remote creator who set nature in motion and went away.

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Answered Prayer-Lower Crime Rate in Orlando

Angela — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:16:03 +0000

From National Day of Prayer

By Central Florida News

Orlando police said the streets are safer, but there is no clear answer as to why.

Some said the answer is the police crackdown that is forcing the crime rate to drop, but many others believe the answer is prayer.

Orlando police said the crime rate dropped drastically last month, and some religious leaders said God should take the credit.

After holding a 40-day prayer vigil, it just so happens that same month was the slowest for killings in Orlando and Orange county.

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Prayer Flights: Pray For Our Nation

Angela — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:53:51 +0000

From Family News in Fous

By Josh Montez

In one of thousands of NDP activities, pilots are flying small planes over state capitols to pray for our nation. They’re called “Prayer Flights” and they’ve got all fifty states covered.

Before pilots Bob Stephenson and Pat Carlile go up in their Cessna 182 for the Prayer Flight over Denver, they go through pre-flight checklist.

Once over the state capitol the two will offer specific prayers.

“We have a list here of things in the government, like government officials to recognize God’s authority and rely on him for wisdom,” says Stephenson.

Carlile adds, “our nation’s in great need with its economy, its military and the war in Iraq. And our election year. There’s a lot of great need for our country right now.”

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Pray and Live Longer

Angela — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:39:46 +0000

By Clem Boyd

Ever wonder how Methuselah lived to be almost 1,000 years old? Maybe he had a good prayer life.

At least that’s what a recent study from the Duke University Medical Center indicates. Looking at 4,000 older adults from rural North Carolina, the Duke team concluded that even occasional private prayer and Bible study helped people live healthier and longer lives.

“This is one of the first studies showing that people who pray live longer,” said researcher Harold Koenig.

Dr. David Stevens, a family practitioner and executive director of the Christian Medical Association, said Christians shouldn’t be surprised.

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