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Many of us search for God's will in our lives. In fact, one of the most pervasive questions I receive as a pastor is: how do I know God's will in my life? In his book, The Secret of Guidance, F. B. Meyer writes these words: God's impressions within and his words without are always …
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“Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10) Following the first petition that God’s name be hallowed and the second that God’s kingdom would come, the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer asks that God’s will would be done upon the earth. This summarizes the first half …
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This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'" (Jeremiah 6:16) A lot of us are standing at crossroads in …
Mark Batterson of National Community Church kicked off our main sessions together with some great words from the story of Balaam in Numbers 22:18-35. Angel of the Lord to Balaam: “I have come to block your way…” (22:32) “God is far more concerned with who you’re becoming than with where you’re going” Sometimes God gets …
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Matthew Erickson 