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

do you believe what the Bible says?

Consider… whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do… [1. John 14:12]As He is, so are we in this world… [1. 1 John 4:17]  we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ… [1. Romans…
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Anything I could do – You can do better!

I had an astonishing vision recently. I saw Jesus, and He smiled, and He sang His own version of an old Sesame Street/Muppets song to me. “Anything I could do, YOU can do better!” And He backed it up with Scripture: John 14:12: “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will also…
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Mark 1:14,15 – “when” is the Kingdom?

When is the Kingdom of God? Many people the Kingdom far into the future… out of our reach, out of our grasp, not for today. What did Jesus say about it? I’m going to utterly dissect a passage I found in Mark. “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the…
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don’t stay sick…

What is it within mankind that we feel the night to fight against the simplest of things… and the best of things? Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives ALL your iniquities, Who heals ALL your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness…
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An amazing account of Wigglesworth

I’m sitting here at Starbucks, reading Bill Johnson’s “Face to Face with God” – great book. One chapter is devoted to some of the great revivalists, including Smith Wigglesworth. Smith was an interesting character – an illiterate plumber who broke down at the thought of speaking in front of a group, transformed by the power…
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