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RECALLING GOD’S PROVISION

RECALLING GOD’S PROVISION Psalm 42:1-11 RECALLING GOD’S PROVISION Take some time today to look at your own life and recall the mighty provision of God in spiritual and physical deliverance in your own life. Start at the point of your salvation. Stop for a moment and think what God has saved you from and the […]

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HOW THE WORD BECOMES EFFECTUAL

HOW THE WORD BECOMES EFFECTUAL Acts 2:1-19 Why would anyone say prayers if they really didn’t want their prayers answered? Simply because they are going through a form of self-imposed spiritual obligation. “Lord, deliver me from cigarettes!” How many times that prayer has been prayed from an insincere heart that really doesn’t want to give […]

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MOVING FROM STATIC TO ACTIVE

MOVING FROM STATIC TO ACTIVE Ephesians 2:11-22 God is not only big enough to take care of the entire universe, but He is also interested in the smallest details of your life. He is concerned about you personally. Spiritual progress is impossible without a personal relationship with God. In the Old Testament, the relationship was […]

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REMEMBERING WHAT GOD HAS DONE

REMEMBERING WHAT  GOD HAS DONE Isaiah 43:1-7 Not only did Jehoshaphat recognize he was calling upon God Almighty, he also remembered what God did for him and the nation of Israel in times past. That is the second step to personal victory: Remember what God has done for you in times past. Art not thou […]

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THE FOUNDATION OF ANSWERED PRAYER

THE FOUNDATION OF ANSWERED PRAYER 2 Chronicles 6:28-31 When faced with a powerful enemy, King Jehoshaphat declared, “God, I know that it is not by might nor by power that we can ever defeat the enemy, no matter how large our armies are, nor how small the enemy’s armies. Lord, You have shown Israel over […]

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THE AN UNLIMITED GOD

THE AN UNLIMITED GOD 2 Chronicles 20:8-12 Today let’s look at the next portion of Jehoshaphat’s prayer. He said, “Rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?” (verse 6). Jehoshaphat exclaims, “You are a God of Power,” […]

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THE GREATNESS OF GOD

THE GREATNESS OF GOD 2 Chronicles 20:5-7 During the next few days we are going to mediate on seven steps to personal victory taught in 2 Chronicles 20 where Jehoshaphat faced an overwhelming challenge as a massive enemy army advanced towards him. The first step Jehoshaphat took toward the solution of his problem was that […]

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A SPIRITUAL FORMULA

A SPIRITUAL FORMULA Isaiah 58:6-14 Jehoshaphat was so filled with fear that he called a fast. What do you think would happen to our nation right now if every pastor and denominational leader in America would be so filled with fear concerning the future that they would stand before their congregations next Sunday and tell […]

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THE POSITIVE SIDE OF FEAR

THE POSITIVE SIDE OF FEAR Psalm 23:1-6 The immediate results of fear determine life or death, paralysis or victory for a nation and an individual. Fear can be our greatest enemy, but it can also have positive results if we react to it in the right way. In every truth there is a negative side […]

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WHAT WILL YOU LOSE?

WHAT WILL YOU LOSE? WHAT WILL YOU LOSE? 2 Chronicles 20:1-4 Second Chronicles 20 could be called “The Great Power Play,” for the enemies of God put on a display of unified might designed to bring fear into the hearts of the Israelites. This same spectacle is being repeated before our very eyes every day. […]