Category: Encountering God
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The Law of Displacement
Recently, I heard my friend, Pastor David Briggs preach about the “Law of Displacement.” This describes the process in which a container is filled with something that displaces or pushes out what the container used to contain.
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When Faith went through the Roof
Jesus always is completely able to do whatever stirs His heart. When you act in faith, your faith stirs His heart. Mark wrote of a group of men who understood this.
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On the Ocean at Midnight
In 1997, my wife, Nancy and I found ourselves in an open boat traveling between two small islands in the South Pacific. We were on our way to a meeting in which I was to preach that evening. It was an open boat, about eighteen feet in length.
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The Proper Perspective
When it comes to what we think about people, it is human nature for our prior opinions to influence our current judgments or choices. In addition, we are easily tempted to compare ourselves to others by
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When the Natural Conclusion Stinks
You are probably familiar with the narrative in John, Chapter 11, which tells of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Do you remember Lazarus’ sister Martha’s response
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Focus on the Opportunity
In the previous Mentoring Minute, I spoke about what happens when your faith brings a lifestyle of testimonies to the caring hand of God. Now, consider this. In difficult times, our expectations always fall short of
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A Question for God (Sermon by Pastor Nancy Abramson)
This is a forty-one minute sermon my wife, Pastor Nancy, preached at Trinity Church International, in Lake Worth, Florida. I know you will be blessed as you listen to it. Listen now to “A Question for God.”
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Fed until You’re Fed Up
I was talking with a couple friends about those who find themselves in churches that do not fulfill their responsibility to teach the depths of the Word of God. One of my friends, mentioned that someone he knew
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A Divine Exchange
I would like to look with you at the value of a great exchange or trade we should make every day. It’s the one in which Jesus invites us to trade our own ambitions and desires to follow
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In All My Years
In 2012 I had a conversation with my then seven-year-old grandson, Max. He was telling me about putting together a gift I had just given him for Christmas. He said to me, “In all my years I never had one of these.”
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