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Is It Really Possible to be a Friend of God?
Serving is Good But Friendship is Better -- Friend of God is a song written by Israel Houghton and Michael Gungor. I first heard it on the Let the Worshippers Arise recording by Phillips, Craig & Dean released in 2004. In John 15:15 (NIV), Jesus tells his disciples, “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” If we are disciples of Christ, walking in relationship with Him, is it really possible that we…
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Overcome the Power and Obsession of Self-Contempt
2 Steps to Becoming the New Creature God Made You to Be -- I remember my first conversation with Lonnie. Nobody formally introduced us. We just began speaking to each other as we stood in the foyer of the church. He was one of those people who never knew a stranger and treated everyone like the dearest of friends from the first conversation.
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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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