The Essentiality of Having an Ear that can Hear God

Are you a good listener and if so, how do you know?

According to selfimprovementbox.com, a good listener would enjoy and exercise the following ten characteristics:

1)Focus, 2) Verify understanding, 3) Be able to Give Feedback on the message, 4) Avoid judgment, 5) Show interest in the communication and the speaker, 6) Enter a dialogue, 7) Extend dialogue and questions, 8) Transform the message and process it, 9) Internalize the message, and 10) Following up on conversations.

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Supplement or Savior and Lord?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than half of U.S. adults use dietary supplements which consist of multivitamins, minerals and herbs. As a result, Americans are spending an astronomical amount of money on supplements. The Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS) industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. In 2012, this industry produced about $32 billion in revenue for just nutritional supplements alone. According to the Nutritional Business Journal, this industry is projected to supplant that total in 2021 and is expected to generate a staggering total of $60 billion in revenue.

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Conditioning Our Conscience to Fear God

Are you aware that there are more than 150 references to the fear of God in the Bible? Although the bulk of these occur in the Old Testament, there are an ample number in the New Testament to persuade us that fearing God is an attitude of heart that we should cultivate today. Being in awe of God or having reverential respect for God is the ultimate power for the prevention for sin.

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The Belittlement of the Blood of Jesus

Question? Does your behavior belittle the blood of Jesus? The inquiry is intentional. Specifically, as it relates to your walk, worship, and work for the Lord. Before you begin this exercise of personal examination, lets first refresh our minds and hearts of the eternal efficacy of the Blood of Jesus.

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Scriptural Solutions for Struggling Relationships

For this week’s blog entry, I was encouraged to elucidate on conflict resolution in relationships. All of us are familiar with the fixture of relationships in our human experience. We all have different relationships with spouses, parents, children, employers and fellow employees. Some of them move in smoothness providing an abundance of joy. Others provide an abundance of jail time and a yoke of unpleasantness.

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Abiding under the Lord’s Authority: Part 3

In my early days as a follower of Jesus Christ I was blessed to participate in a neighborhood outreach in Woodbury, New Jersey. I had never participated in a group outreach before so I was nervous but excited to see what the Lord would do in the lives we were purposing to win for Christ. Soul winning weekend was a great opportunity to witness the work of the Holy Spirit of everyone that heard the Gospel, but it was also a blessing to see how he would work in my heart as well. Specifically obeying the call to win souls for Christ.

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Abiding under the Lord’s Authority: Part 2

In this week’s blog we will explore the concepts of being under and standing in God’s authority. First let’s consider a working definition for authority to wrap our heads and hearts around the conceptualization of walking under and in the authority of the Lord.

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Abiding under the Lord’s Authority

I begin this week’s blog with several questions.

Do you remember in your life where you personally understood and acknowledged authority? Have you ever given any consideration to where authority comes from? Are you steadfast in, as well as standing under, the Lord’s Authority? As a young child growing up, authority got my undivided attention in the form of my grandmother aka Big Momma. I believe that she was an original member of the R.O.D. authority. (Reminder Of Discipline)

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Eternal Emancipation : Part 2

On Thursday January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared a decree of deliverance for 3.5 million Blacks as the nation found itself embroiled in an evil and eviscerating civil war. The Emancipation Proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."(U.S National Archives)

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