February 27, 2012
today’s meditation verse:
i corinthians 12:9b
9b) …and to another gifts of healing by the one spirit,
Category: Faith
Having A Tight Friendship With God
February 24, 2012
This week I’ve been writing about the gift of faith. On Wednesday I wrote about how God has given us each a gift or portion of faith for our own benefit. On Monday I wrote about the Gift of Faith and its ministerial benefit for the common good and the difference between that gift and our personal gift of faith.
Today I thought it only fitting to write about the father of faith, Abraham. I think you may be surprised at some things that never occurred to you before.
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Wednesday Word Study – Gift of Faith
February 22, 2012
Gift of Faith
Transliteration: charisma
Phonetic Spelling: (khar’-is-mah)
Short Definition: an undeserved favor
Definition: a gift of grace, an undeserved favor. The operation of grace (divine favor), i.e. a grace-endowment (natural gift ability or quality) to edify the Church.
Transliteration: pistis
Phonetic Spelling: (pis’-tis)
Short Definition: faith, belief, trust
Definition: faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.
The topic this week is the ministerial Gift of Faith that Paul is referring to in
I Corinthians 12:9a
9) to another faith by the same Spirit…
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Monday Meditations – I Corinthians 12:9a
February 20, 2012
today’s meditation verse:
i corinthians 12:9a
9) to another faith by the same spirit…
we’ve been discussing the gifts of the spirit and this week i’ll be writing about the gift of faith.
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Wait For the Wind
January 6, 2012
I’ve been talking this week about hope. Today I want to tell you a little bit of a personal story with a little teaching added in.
I’ve often thought of myself a ‘Jack of all trades’. And it is true that I have done a lot in my lifetime and been very good and talented at most of them. I attribute the talent and success to God.
But just being good at something doesn’t always mean that is your dream, especially when you are good at many things. We are told in the bible that everything we put our hand to will prosper so it stands to reason as a child of God we will be good at many things.
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Wednesday Word Study – Hope
January 4, 2012
Hope
Transliteration: elpis
Phonetic Spelling: (el-pece’)
Short Definition: hope, expectation
Definition: hope, expectation, trust, confidence.
1680 elpís (from elp?, “to anticipate, welcome”) – properly, expectation of what is sure (certain); hope.
Hope is something that is easily translated into a ‘feel-good’ emotional entity. It ranks right up there with joy and love.
We use it a lot just like those words too. “I hope so…” is a common phrase used a lot just like telling someone who is just a friend, “I love you…” We know that love is so much more than that, but so is hope.
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But Do You Believe?
September 2, 2011
Mark 11:23
23) “Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.
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Are You Confusing Faith with Belief?
August 19, 2011
Have you ever encountered someone who made a comment similar to: “Their faith was shattered”? Or maybe they said it of themselves, “After that situation, my faith was just shattered”.
The problem with these comments is that they are confusing Faith with Belief.
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Wednesday Word Study – Faith
August 17, 2011
Faith
Hebrews 11:1 AMP
1NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].
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Monday Meditations – Hebrews 11:1
August 15, 2011
Today’s Meditation Verse:
Hebrews11:1 KJ
1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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