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How Close are You Willing to Go?

How Close are You Willing to Go?

James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Come close to God is the command. He will come close to you is the promise. James identifies five ways you can grow spiritually and come closer to God. 1.) […]

The Power to Resist

The Power to Resist

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Pride is a taskmaster.  It gains a foothold and becomes a stronghold that the devil uses to keep you in bondage.  According to James, pride causes wars and quarrels because you want your own way.  The wars take place […]

How to Maintain the Addiction

How to Maintain the Addiction

I Corinthians 16:15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) There is an addiction that God really loves. Stephanas and his household addicted themselves. An addiction is something that you habitually do. It […]