Life Under Deborah's Palm

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God’s Love: Holy Spirit Released

God’s love for us shows through Jesus’ actions and death. When Jesus died, the final piece of the trinity was released. Hello Holy Spirit! Holy Spirit is known by several names; comforter, counselor, Advocate, Spirit of truth, helper, guide, author of scripture, revealer, power, and

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God’s Love: Raising the Dead

Welcome back, Spiritual Explorers! I know raising the dead may seem impossible, weird, a little spooky, or like something straight out of a horror film, but let’s delve into this subject anyway! Raising the Dead: Elijah Raising the dead may sound both impossible and yet,

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The Love of God: Jesus’ Prayers

Jesus prays. Should that go without saying? Prayer, in its simplest definition, is talking to God. What is Jesus praying for? Jesus Prays for Provision & Multiplication One of the more famous stories of Jesus’ miracles is the feeding of five thousand men (plus women

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The Love of God: Jesus the Healer

“Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.”(Matt 20:34) Medicine in Biblical Times Jesus was known for healing people! It was right up there with teaching the crowds and one reason people followed him everywhere! Can

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God’s Love: Rightly Judging Sin

The Pharisees and Sadducees were harsh with their judgment of the people. They also hated Jesus because the people loved him and had never heard teachings like the ones he presented. Jesus was a threat to the religious leaders of that day, and they were

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Jesus Loved Us by Teaching

 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;    I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” Psalm 38:2 NIV The Love of God Through Teaching God shows his love by teaching us. It may seem odd, but any good father does not

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Sinner’s Prayer: What is it?

“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” asked the jailer to Paul and Silas while they were imprisoned (Acts 16:30).  Paul replied, “Say the sinner’s prayer, and when you die, you will go to heaven!” Um…no. That was not Paul’s reply. The Sinner’s Prayer

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Christianese: What Does Salvation Mean?

Christianese. It’s the sometimes crazy language used in church. It may sound strange that Christianity has its own language, but if you think about it, everything has its own lingo! No matter what you do for work, there is a language exclusive to that field.

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Christian vs. Born Again Christian

Born Again Christian. There has always been something about that title that has annoyed me. I know, Jesus told Nicodemus that he had to be born again to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.  I’m not disputing the facts. It’s just that the title has been

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