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...and by His stripes we are healed. (Is. 53:5)

Another great quote from Bill Johnson

Of all the things that Jesus taught that challenge me to my inner core, I am even more stunned by the things left unsaid. He carried the person of the Holy Spirit into the earth. He illustrated a lifestyle that is within reach but must be reached for. It will not come to us. Much…
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Is there great joy in your city?

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.  And…
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The Divine Nature

…that through these (exceedingly great and precious promises we’ve been given) you may be partakers of the divine nature…  2 Peter 1:4 What does it mean to “partake”…? I looked it up in Strongs (you can and should as well) and it means “to partner with or share in”. What is divine? It means “spoken…
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Who can pray?

I hear two extremes mentioned in Christian circles regarding prayer, prophecy, and ministry. The first is, “I let anyone lay hands on me – I trust God to keep me safe!” and the second is its opposite, “I don’t let just anybody pray for me!” My personal take on it looks more like the former…
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Kingdom Principle

The nature of the Kingdom of God is always expansion. That means the nature of God’s people is always expansion, too… in our hearts, our minds, our finances, our power in Him, our love for Him and each other… always growing always overflowing.