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Open Answers

So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.  Ezra 8:23 (NIV) Petitioned . . Answered – Ezra’s statement shows us the proper protocol for answered prayer.  It does not guarantee that the answer we receive is the answer we hope to receive, but it tells us that answers do…
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Hide and Seek (2)

But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you look for Him with all your heart and with all your soul.   Deuteronomy 4:29 (NIV) Seek – Did you think that “seek” and “look for” are the same thing?  Not in Hebrew.  Yesterday we discovered that “look for” is…
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Hide and Seek (1)

But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you look for Him with all your heart and with all your soul.   Deuteronomy 4:29 (NIV) Look – Have you ever played the game “Hide and Seek?”  What is the purpose of this game?  It’s simple – do not be…
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Unbearable Lightness

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.  John 1:5 Light – In a recent message, John Rankin posed an interesting question.  “How often do members of the covenant community make it a policy to tell pagans or other outsiders that what they believe is wrong?”  The answer, says…
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Knee Bends

The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock;  Psalm 18:46 Blessed – What do you get for a man who has everything?  If you thought that was a tough question, try this one:  what do you give to a God Who owns everything?  David gives us the answer:  knee bends. The Hebrew verb is barak. …
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Palm or Fist?

and there is no deliverer from My hand Deuteronomy 32:39 Deliverer – I’m not trying to scare you, but you should be scared.  The question about God’s hand is really simple.  Is His hand an open palm or a closed fist?  Does God welcome your attitudes, behaviors and thoughts with open arms, embracing you as…
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