Category Archives: New Christian

Never give up on prayer

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Why does God allow perseverance in prayer to be part of our experience with Him? Prayer is an appeal to one who can do what I cannot do and what others won’t do. Continue reading →

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True followers of Christ

Posted on January 13, 2018 by

Consider how eight blessings (which we call beatitudes) present in a logical, interrelated sequence the character qualities of normal Christianity.  Continue reading →

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7 resources for spiritual maturity

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

Spiritual growth requires looking ahead and looking back. Continue reading →

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The pathetic idea of flesh trying to be holy

Posted on January 8, 2014 by

The devil loves to invert truth and turn it into a lie, and probably what he has been saying to you is this: “Try not to fulfill the lusts of the flesh, and then you will walk in the Spirit,” as though the latter were a reward for the former. He knows that in this way, he will keep you preoccupied with yourself, instead of being preoccupied with Christ. Victory over the flesh is not to be attained — it is to be received. Continue reading →

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10 essentials for followers of Christ

Posted on November 21, 2013 by

10 essentials for followers of Christ. Continue reading →

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Truths we must learn

Posted on July 28, 2013 by

God wants us to feel that our way through life is rough and perplexing, so that we may learn thankfully to lean on him. Continue reading →

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Teach this truth to new believers

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

Discipline is an unavoidable part of God’s plan for spiritual transformation. Christian discipleship should teaching about the fact that, “The Lord disciplines those he loves.” Some Christians are not experiencing spiritual growth because they don’t understand this truth.  ___ A failure to … Continue reading →

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Intervention, Transformation, Relationship…

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Notice the order of God’s work “I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow … Continue reading →

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Heaven: Reserved for one group only

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

  Here is a sobering thought: Only the humble will go to heaven. Yes, heaven will be filled with humble people! All the proud of heart will be excluded. What a great place heaven will be! But this is sobering … Continue reading →

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Life changes when someone becomes Christian

Posted on November 16, 2007 by

When a person becomes a Christian by receiving God’s free gift of salvation (Jesus as his Savior), he begins to experience significant changes. Inwardly, he will feel God’s joy because his sins have been forgiven and he has been made … Continue reading →

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