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Prayer Is Your Most Powerful Weapon In The Kingdom

by Lauren Koch April 25, 2022

written by Lauren Koch

Prayer is communion. It is our lifeline to heaven and connecting point to God, an inseparable tether.

Jesus modeled to us how to pray all throughout the bible, but what does prayer do?

– It’s how we remain in contact with the Father and our first response in every circumstance.

– It’s how we bless our enemies: “Bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you” Luke 6:28

After being released from prison, the first thing Peter and John did was report their experience to the elders and pray. “After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Acts 4:31

Prayer with the Holy Spirit

So what about when we do not know what to pray? Or how? The Holy Spirit inside of us cries out to our Abba Father, interceding on our behalf. You can trust that God put Himself inside of you so that your communion could stay forever connected. You can also trust that

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever the Spirit of truth.” John 14:16-17

What a perfect truth! The Holy Spirit has a home inside of us, teaching us how to pray, guiding our thoughts and ultimately our lives.

How are you partnering with this truth?

Does this reminder challenge you to live your days different? Let it slow you down, nudging you to ask and hear from God more frequently and regularly. Allow this truth to challenge you to pray specific prayers meant to bless those around you, empower them in Christ, and give you testimony of how intimately God hears your prayers.

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April 25, 2022 0 comment

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10 Verses That Make Good Prayers

by Sarah Crockett April 10, 2022

written by Sarah Crockett

The Word of God is a powerful tool in the life of every believer. John 1:1 says the “Word was with God” and “the Word was God”. A few verses later in John 1:14, it is revealed that “the Word became flesh”. Thus, the Word of God is Jesus because Jesus is the person of the Godhead that became flesh and dwelt among us.

Praying The Word of God

Let’s be honest, sometimes prayer can be hard. As believers, there are times when we don’t know how to pray or we don’t know what to pray. Using the Word of God as a tool for prayer, not only gives us word to pray, but we’re actually activating the Word of God that is living and active (Hebrews 4:12) into our lives!

Verses You Can Pray

#1 – Psalm 27:1 – The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?

#2 – 1 Thessalonians 5:24 – The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do it

#3 – Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

#4 – Psalm 63:3 -Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

#5 – Psalm 100:1-2 – Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

#6 – Isaiah 60:1 – Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

#7 – James 1:22 – Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

#8 – Ephesians 4:29 – Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

#9 – Ephesians 1:17 – Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

#10 – Romans 15:13 – Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Tag You’re It

I hope these verses have been helpful in providing a place to activate you into praying the Word of God. Now it’s your turn to dig into the Bible and find other verses than you can pray over yourself, your family, your city, your nation, and the world!

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April 10, 2022 0 comment

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Establishing A Strong Foundation In Jesus

by Kate Muguira April 7, 2022

written by Kate Muguira

Building a house starts with the foundation. And the foundation determines how your house will hold up.

It will either stand the test of time and weather any storms, or over the years you will start to see cracks in the walls and it will eventually begin to crumble.

They same thing is true for our personal houses: our lives, our mind, body and soul.

The House that Fell

²⁴“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. ²⁶And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. ²⁷And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” Matthew 7:24-27

Let’s look at the man who built his house on the sand. As the storm came, I imagine he’s inside freaking out and trying to save his home. No matter how much he tries on his own to get buckets to catch all the rain coming through the roof and push out the sand that keeps coming through, or putting back up a wall that came down, it won’t work.

There’s was probably a lot of fear and worry that he’s losing his house!

It all starts with a strong foundation. He can try all he wants but when the storm comes the house doesn’t hold up.

The House that Stayed Standing

Now let’s look at the man who built his house on the rock. He used wisdom and had a strong foundation. And as the rains came down, he didn’t have to worry because he knew his house will hold.

I imagine he and the family are cozied up with a blanket and some tea watching a movie together. The same storm came to each house but he didn’t have to worry because he knew his house would stand.

How the Parable Applies Today

Jesus taught us this so we can know how to weather the storms of life.

When we build our lives on culture, movies, what other people think, what our emotions tell us, etc. then we are building our house on sand.

When we build our house/life on the Word of God, the Bible, that is building our lives on the rock. We let the words and actions of Jesus lead our lives and choices. That is how we build a strong foundation.

And when the storms of life hit – losing a job or loved one, waiting for a promise to be fulfilled, someone does something against you, sickness or disease, etc – your house will stand firm. You won’t partner with fear or worry because you will know your life is built on the rock. And that Rock is Jesus.

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April 7, 2022 0 comment

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Believe God’s Word

by Nina Keegan March 2, 2022

written by Nina Keegan

I cannot tell you all enough how important it is to watch our words… The power of life and death are in our tongues… Speak life… The Bible tells us this. Our words have so much power, we have to remember that the enemy is not omnipresent, he is not omniscient, but he does know what we say about ourselves and our situations.. When we declare negativity, defeat, and believe the lies he’s throwing at us… We are essentially giving him license to take those negative words and run with them ..

As the mind thinks the man follows!

It takes a thought to heal a thought!

Be so careful what you speak and what you are thinking about… Resist the enemy at the onset..

LET’S STOP GIVING THE ENEMY A “TO DO”LIST …The enemy is very limited in his bag of tricks… He can only use what we have given him license and freedom to use… When we speak and declare negative things over our own lives, we have essentially given him the freedom to have his way concerning our situation… When we say things like “my marriage will never be restored, my children will never serve the Lord, I am always broke, nothing good ever happens to me” we are declaring the enemies stamp on our lives… When we profess these negative affirmations, the enemy has a field day… But to the contrast, when we praise God ,when we declare victory over the enemy and his schemes by the power and the blood of JESUS..We will win…!!! Turn your words around and start declaring the word of God over your life… At the name of Jesus the enemy has to flee!

Isaiah 54:17 – No weapon formed against us can ever prosper!

Psalm 22:3 – God inhabits the praises of his people

Matthew 18:18-20 – Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven.

Matthew 28:18 – And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Romans 13:1 – Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

1 John 4:4 – Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Hebrews 13:17 – Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.

James 4:7 – Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 – For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (Read More…)

John 10:27 – My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Praise is God’s address, it’s where He lives!!! Let’s speak life, let’s stop giving the enemy a to do list!!!

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March 2, 2022 0 comment

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Why Are Declarations Important?

by Seth & Lauren Dahl February 28, 2022

written by Seth & Lauren Dahl

Why are declarations important? Declarations are a powerful form of prayer, so powerful in fact that God spoke declarations to create the entire universe. When we declare the truth of who God says we are, it not only helps line up our beliefs about our families with the Truth of God’s word, but it will also recreate our homes and relationships to look like God’s home and relationships.

It is the great privilege of the believer to be able to pray this way and like God does, to “Call those things that be not as though they were.”

Sometimes believers struggle with declarations. Maybe it feels like we are saying something that isn’t happening yet so it seems like we’re lying, or they feel fake. I want to give you just a couple of thoughts around this so you can make biblical declarations with confidence.

We want everything we declare to be based on Scriptural promises (every declaration in the card sets are). In other words, they are based on the Truth. So if it feels like we are lying while we are declaring the truth, it’s a sign we may want to examine what we were thinking before we made the declaration. “Have I been in agreement with a lie so that the Truth feels like it’s not true?” is a great question to ask ourselves.

We also want to keep in mind that the circumstances of our lives may not be lining up currently with the Truth of these declarations. We don’t change what we believe because of what we are currently experiencing, but we declare God’s Truth into those experiences to begin to change them.

Another struggle many people have is that declarations can feel like we are living in denial if our circumstances look different than what we are saying. Let’s look at Joel 3:10 to see the difference between living in denial and declaring Truth over our lives. This verse says “Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’” Denial would say, “Let the weak say, ‘I’m not weak.’” Notice the difference?

Psalm 46:1 says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” And this same truth is repeated in Hebrews 13:5, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” I don’t think any of us would consciously say we don’t believe God is omnipresent—He is able to be everywhere all the time. But if we’re honest, we’ve probably all had circumstances where it felt like He wasn’t there or He wasn’t willing to help us.

We all want our family to be confident in the truth that God is with us and ready to help us. As we declare this truth in faith, we are renewing our minds to be in line with Truth, and we’ll begin to see our circumstances change as we have faith in God to be with us and help us in every situation!

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February 28, 2022 0 comment

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10 Verses To Strengthen Yourself In The Lord

by Sarah Crockett January 25, 2022

written by Sarah Crockett

The Word of God is powerful. It is living and active and it can divide soul and spirit (Hebrews 4:12). We can hide the Word of God in our hearts as a way to train ourselves in knowing God’s ways (Psalm 119:11). In 1 Samuel 30:6 we see David choose to “strengthen himself in the Lord” in a moment of distress and we can do these same.

Take some time to go through each verse. Read them out loud. Then take the part of the verse that stands out to you and turn it into a prayer of your own.

Verses For Strengthen Yourself In The Lord

Psalm 25:1 – In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.

Romans 15:13 – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Exodus 14:14 – The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.

Psalm 139:1 – You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.

2 Corinthians 10:4 – The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Romans 5:5 – And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

1 Peter 2:9 – But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Psalm 27:1 – The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?

Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Ephesians 1:18-19 – I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, ¹⁹and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

The Power Of Your Testimony

Have you been touched by these verses? Did the Holy Spirit speak to you as you read through each one? Was there a prayer that you prayed that you were finally able to express?

Your testimony is powerful and we would love to hear how God is working in and through your life. If you would like to share your story email us at [email protected].

May the Lord bless you and keep you, and make His face shine upon you (Numbers 6:24-26)!

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January 25, 2022 0 comment

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Why We Need To Keep Coming Back To The Word of God

by Matt Brown October 18, 2021

written by Matt Brown

The Bible is life-changing. Not only does reading, and responding to God’s Word change our lives today, but it can continue to change our lives as we keep coming back to it over and over throughout our lives. It’s not enough just to have the Word, but we need to incorporate the habit into our lives to keep coming back to the Word.

God’s Word is where the power is.

R.A. Torrey shared what has become one of my favorite quotes, “People who pray for power but neglect the Bible abound in the church. But the power that belongs to God is stored up in the great reservoir of His own Word, the Bible. We cannot obtain or maintain God’s power in our own lives or in our work unless there is deep and frequent meditation on the Word of God.”

Torrey was a longtime ministry associate of D.L. Moody. Moody also had a passion for God’s Word, and based his whole ministry on it. In one of my favorite stories about D.L. Moody, he shares: “A quickening that will last must come through the word of God. A man stood up in one of our meetings and said he hoped for enough out of the series of meetings to last him all his life. I told him he might as well try to eat enough breakfast at one time to last him a lifetime. That is a mistake that people are making; they are running to religious meetings, and they think the meetings are going to do the work. But if these don’t bring you into closer contact with the word of God, the whole impression will be gone in three months.”

If we really want to grow in our Christian lives, we need to keep coming back to the Word of God.

It’s not enough to read the Bible once and then move on. We need daily manna from heaven that God only gives us in the form of coming back to His Word over and over.

Your Bible is living and active.
Often when you become a student of the Bible, and you read it over and over again through the years, different Scriptures stand out to you at different times. God’s Word is living and active, and speaks to us what we desperately need to hear at just the right moment.

God’s Word is also living and active in our hearts when we memorize it, and meditate on it. To meditate on the Word of God means to let it roll over and over again in your heart and mind until it get’s deep into your spirit. It is one thing to get into the Word of God, but it is another thing to let the Word of God get into you. I spend much of my life as a ministry, throughout my day thinking on the Word of God, and what God wants to say into the chaos, dysfunction and brokenness of our world. I meditate and ponder what God might be saying, and what He might want me to say to bring hope and truth into a world that needs Him so badly.

We need to keep reminding our own heart of what God has said.

It is important to keep coming back to the Word of God because the Bible tells us the importance of getting reminded of what God has said:

“For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.” (2 Peter 1:12-15)

It is good to be reminded of what God has said, and we do this by coming back to the Word over and over, so our life can keep being changed.

Matt Brown is an evangelist, author of Truth Plus Love, host of Think Eternity with Matt Brown, and founder of Think Eternity — a ministry dedicated to amplifying the gospel every day through podcasts, devotionals, videos, live events and more. Matt and his wife Michelle have three children.

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The Bible Was Written For You, But Not About You

by Rabbi Eric Tokajer August 26, 2021

written by Rabbi Eric Tokajer

One of the things about getting older is that the older you get the more experience you have. Sometimes it is good experience and sometimes it is less profitable experience. Regardless of the quality of your experience, with each and every day we acquire more of it. After I passed a certain age and had gained a certain level of experience, people (mostly younger) began to seek out advice and counsel and advice from me. I have been asked what the most important lesson that I have learned over my years as a believer in Yeshua is. So, I thought I would share that nugget of experience and knowledge with you.

So, here it is. G-D is the main character in the Bible. Too often in our reading and studying of the Bible, we forget that Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Moses, David, Solomon, Samson, Peter, Paul and John are all supporting characters in the greater narrative in which G-D is the only protagonist. You may be wondering why I consider this the most important lesson I have learned as a believer. It is because once we realize that G-D is the one and only main character in the story, we will conclude that the Bible is a story about G-D and not about you and I.

In other words, just as Abraham, Moses, Sarah, Rebecca, and the others are a part of the story, they are not what the story is about; the Bible is about G-D. Once we come to terms with this truth, then we are able to remove ourselves from the lead role and allow G-D to be the one and only star.

It is then that we realize life isn’t all about us. When we realize we are not the hero of the story, then we also realize that everyone really isn’t watching our every move. We are not responsible to be the be-all and end-all. When we rightly conclude that the story is not about us, but about Him, then all of the weight and burden of trying to be Him gets lifted off of our shoulders. When we stop trying to be Him, being us becomes so much easier and so much more peaceful. When we realize that our job is to let Him do His job within us, then becoming what He designed us to be becomes much less stressful. Life as a disciple becomes so much less problematic when we start being a disciple (follower) instead of always trying to be the leader.

Every other lesson that we as believers need to learn is easier to learn once we learn that we are not the stars of the story and that the story isn’t really all about us. That’s why the story begins with: “In the beginning, G-D,” not “In the beginning, you.”

August 26, 2021 0 comment

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10 Ways We Weaponize The Bible

by Joseph Mattera August 22, 2021

written by Joseph Mattera

The following are ten ways we weaponize the Bible. By weaponize I am referring to using the word of God as a way to prop up our “false self” or manipulate others.

1. When men use Ephesians 5:23-31 to coerce submission from their wives

Biblical submission works both ways. A woman will usually be more prone to submitting to a husband who submits to Jesus and allows God’s love to manifest through his life. When husbands love their wives as Christ loves the Church, it is a dealbreaker for most women. A husband who merely quotes this verse to his spouse without the preconditions of sacrificial Christlike love toward her is weaponizing scripture to have his way.

2. When spiritual leaders utilize one of the APEST gifts as a title to demand obedience

When a person claims to be an apostle or prophet according to Ephesians 4:11 and uses it as a title to get other spiritual leaders to submit to them, they are weaponizing scripture. When a pastor uses his title to demand autocratic obedience, he weaponizes his vocation and the Bible against the sheep.

3. When we use the Bible to judge one lifestyle and overlook many other sinful lifestyles that do not offend us

Romans 1:24-32 has been used to point out the seriousness of certain sexual sins. However, the context demands that other sins mentioned in the passage be included as well. The other sins mentioned by Saint Paul that most Christians ignore are: covetousness, malice, envy, strife, deceit, maliciousness, gossip, slanderer, being haughty, boastful, disobedient to parents, etc.

When we point out one sin while ignoring other sins in the Church and culture, we weaponize the Bible.

4. When we marginalize people because of their unbiblical political beliefs

When we castigate people because of who they voted for in an election, we use the Bible as a weapon instead of a bridge to reconcile them. Of course, there is nothing wrong with disagreeing with a person in a spirit of humility. Unfortunately, for the past 20 years, we have seen an alarming increase in the number of Christians engaged in politically driven vitriolic public spats on social media. This is not the way of Christ.

5. When we look down on unbelievers

When we have a “holier than thou” attitude with unbelievers and act as though we are better than them, we use the Bible and our faith as a weapon against them.

6. When we legalistically judge other Christians who are not living up to our standards

When we have bad attitudes towards weak Christians, instead of attempting to help them, we weaponize the Bible against them (Galatians 6:1-4).

7. When we use the Bible as a pretense to do unbiblical things

Jesus rebuked the religious leaders of His day for their misuse of the word of God and traditions to get people to serve them (Mark 7:8-13). For example, some people neglect their family in the name of putting the kingdom of God first (Matthew 6:33). Even the devil tried to weaponize the Bible to get Jesus to jump off the pinnacle of the temple (Matthew 4:5-7).

Whenever we use the Bible as a pretense to justify unethical behavior towards others, we weaponize the Bible.

8. When we don’t speak the truth in love

Biblical faith must always be conveyed with an attitude of love. If not, it will be ineffective in God’s eyes (Galatians 5:6). When biblical doctrine/truth is robotically spewed out of a person’s mouth, it is weaponized merely to prove a point or win an argument.

9. When we objectify people to accomplish our biblical mission

When spiritual leaders don’t really care about people in the Church but use them merely to accomplish their mission, they are weaponizing the Bible against them. (People used in this manner eventually get hurt by the Church.)

10. When we demand biblical ethics that we are not living ourselves

When we use the Bible as a particular standard (in the Church or home) that we are not willing to live by, we are weaponizing the Bible against others to have our way.

– Joseph Mattera

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August 22, 2021 0 comment

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A Prayer For Healing From COVID-19 For All Families

by Seun Odumbo August 4, 2021

written by Seun Odumbo

So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you (Exodus 23:25)

Coronavirus is still infecting people and taking lives as well, many people are mourning, and this is heartbreaking. The Scriptures say we should pray that the will of God to be done on earth as it is in heaven (see Matthew 6:10). Exodus 23:25 says, “God will take away sickness from our midst” Psalms 91:10 also says, “No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.” Coronavirus is a plague, is not supposed to come near us, and should be taken away. Luke 18:1 says, “that men always ought to pray and not lose heart” Colossian 4:2 also says, “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving”

Persistence in Prayer

We all need to stand in prayer and continue in prayer not in fear but with thanksgiving until this wicked virus is eradicated in all countries. We should be persistence in our prayer as Jesus told us to do in Luke 11:5-10, “And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”

The Scripture says if we pray according to the will of God, He will answer us (see 1 John 5:14), and we should therefore be confident that He answers and He will always answer, Amen.

There are prayer points raised and prayed in the below video. I pray you will also partake in the prayer, and we shall all testify to the glory of God the Father in the name of Jesus.

Seun Odumbo::Prayer Against Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

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