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THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY

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2 Corinthians 9:6-9 (NKJV) But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." God, our Heavenly Father, is a Father of generosity.  He has given to us not just what we need, but an overabundance.  He has given to us so much food, so much beauty, so many stars, so many birds, and the list goes on and on.  God wants us to be a generous people.  As we let a spirit of generosity guide our life, it is truly amazing how everything comes together, and we have an overflow of abundance. The Scripture is clear that if we hoard u...
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LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE

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Matthew 22:35-40 (NKJV) 35   Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36   “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37   Jesus said to him, “’You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38   “This is the first and great commandment. 39   “And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40   “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Love God!  It sounds easy, until we think of what that means. God tells us that if we love Him, then we will love people.  Now that is where it gets hard!  Oh, it is easy to wake up and say, “Oh Father, I love you.  I love you so much , and my life is yours.  Anything that you ask , I will do.”  Then we hear His still small voice saying, “Ok, go and love so-and-so,” and that is when the challenge begins! You see , people are made in the image ...
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PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD

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Psalms 20:7 (NKJV) Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the Name of the Lord our God. Too many times, we put our trust in the arm of flesh, but God is looking for us to put our trust in Him.  It is easy to do this, because we can see people and things, but we cannot see God.  Yet the Bible, and even past experiences in our lives, proves to us that when we put our trust in the Word of the Lord, He never lets us down. In Hebrews 13:5 it says, “…for He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”   This verse does not say, “I will not leave you unless what you are going through is just too big for Me,” or, “I will not leave you unless you get yourself into a mess.”  No!  It says that He will not leave us or forsake us. I do not know about you, but I have gotten myself into many jams, and if it had been left up to my ability to get out of them, it never would have worked.  But God , our Father , ...
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SAY THE WORD ONLY

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Luke 7:7 (NKJV) Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the Word, and my servant will be healed. The centurion had faith in the power of the Word of Jesus.  Jesus even marveled at this Gentile who believed for healing for his servant through the Word of God. God wants us to have this same kind of faith: a faith that will trust Him for what His Word states. As we saw yesterday, the Word of God is living and powerful , and when we say, “Father , I believe You because your Word declares it!” that faith moves mountains and removes things that have tried to harm us. Let God be true and every man a liar! God is truth, so His Word is truth.  God cannot lie, so His Word cannot lie.  As we find the truth (which is His Word) and speak it out in faith, look out!  Mountains are coming down!  Many times, though, people do not see the situation change immediately , and they start to lose heart.  Do not give up!   The mo...
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SPEAK TO YOUR MOUNTAIN

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Mark 11:23 (NKJV) For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, “Be removed and be cast into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. There are times in our lives when situations will not change until we speak to them.  We cannot just speak anything; we need to speak the Word of God.  You see, it is God’s Word that has power in it to change things.  God’s Word has the breath of God within it.  His Word is alive!  It is living and powerful. In Hebrews 4:12 it says , "For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Think about that today.  God’s Word is living, powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword.  When we lift up God’s Word and speak it through our lips in faith...
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GOD’S WORD IS NEVER EMPTY

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Isaiah 55:10-11 (NKJV)   For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11   So shall My Word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. When God’s Word is released in our hearts, it has to produce.  His Word never returns to Him void, but it always does what it is sent out to do.  If His Word is sent out in faith for salvation, look out!  That person that you are praying for is going to have an encounter with God.  If His Word is sent out in faith for healing, then healing will manifest itself! You might say, “How can you be so sure?”   Because it is God’s very Word , and His Word is His bond!   God is not a man that He should lie.  He gave us His Word so we can have ass...
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GOD’S WORD HEALS

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Psalms 107:20 (NKJV) He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. When God, our Father, gave us His Word, it was to provide for all of our needs as we live our lives.  His Word provides for our spiritual needs, mental needs, and physical needs. Our God is a good God who loves His children, and He wants us to have a blessed life here on earth. Jesus said in John 16:33,   “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” While we are in this world , we will have things come against us and attack us.  That is why He has given us His Word: to overcome the enemy and the attacks of life.  The armor of God is for our protection , and the sword of the Spirit is the Word of God to defeat the enemy.  God has given us an amazing arsenal of weapons to keep the devil in his place until Jesus returns.  Too many t...
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KNOWING YOUR ENEMY

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John 10:10 (NKJV) The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. I am always amazed at how society wants to pin all of the bad that happens on our Heavenly Father, when this scripture is so clear on who brings the evil into the world and into people's lives.  Here it states that the thief comes to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.  Well, if there is one thing that I know, it is that God is not a thief. Our Father in heaven is the giver of life.  He is the One who walks with us and talks with us and guides us along life's ways.  He is the One who protects us and brings life, and that more abundantly.  Our Father wants the best for us, just as any good earthly father would want the best for his children. The enemy, the devil, is the one who wants to destroy your life.  He’s the one that wants to destroy your marriage, home, health, and...
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