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Is “Heavenly Father” Just a Title or an Active Role?
Find God’s Unconditional Love Demonstrated Through His Fatherly Actions in Your Life -- We all have a heavenly Father that loves us. As Christians, we often accept "everlasting Father" as one of Jesus's titles without recognizing that He actively fathers us. Here are a few examples of how God fathers us.
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Is Your Thanksgiving an Offering of Great Praise to God?
How to Avoid Offering the Same Old Sacrifice -- Psalm 145:3 tells us the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. Yet in years past I often found myself feeling like my praise falls short of that. I started using biblical terminology, repeating phrases found in scripture that describe Him. “You are great and greatly to be praised!” (Psalm 145:3.) “You are Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6.) “You are full of compassion and plenteous in mercy.” (Psalm 86:15.) Although I find great value in praying scripture, praising through scripture seemed…
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How to be Confident in Knowing God’s Will
God’s Will is Not a Secret to be Grappled With -- My husband and I are currently serving in Costa Rica as Associates in Missions, which means we help the local churches and the appointed missionaries with anything they need. When we first felt God calling us to Costa Rica, we first prayed about it, then spoke to our pastor about it, and then the wheels started churning and things started happening very quickly. We spoke to our pastor in January and by November we were approved to go to Costa Rica. This was clearly God’s will!