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“Our Identity in Christ” Mart De Haan Identity theft is a problem most of us didn’t think about 5 years ago. Today it is common to hear the stories of victims who are trying to salvage their name and credit rating after learning that someone has stolen and misused a password, social security number, or…

My Spiritual Pilgrimage to the Christ-Life by Brad C. Shockley For nineteen years I struggled as a Christian with besetting sins and desperate feelings of inadequacy, unable to get off the roller coaster ride of spiritual up’s and down’s. From time to time the Lord revealed life-changing truths or principles in His Word that would…

“How to have True Assurance” part 3 (of 3) We have considered objective assurance (the promises of God) and subjective assurance (vital signs in the believer’s heart and actions). Now we will conclude this study by comparing the believer’s position and condition. What is our POSITION in Christ? The Bible declares “There is therefore now…

COMMITMENT- In obedience to God’s Holy Word and commitment to practicing Biblical Resolution Management, I promise to follow the Principle of Priorities. That is, my priorities are to glorify God, build harmony in the church, and avoid conflict. I will do as Matthew 18 admonishes – go to an offending brother “first alone”. FIRST STEP…

“When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested…” Colossians 3:4 One of the main objects of the Holy Spirit is to get believers really identified with Christ as the risen and exalted Lord, and to make His risen life real in their experience. As the age moves towards its consummation–the manifestation of Christ–two features…

“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe … For we … worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If…

A biblical prescription for resolving stress, from a Christian medical doctor THERE are many verses and passages in the Bible which reveal to us some of the characteristics of a mind at ease; of these, perhaps the most helpful to consider is Matthew 11: 28,29. These well-known verses record for us the gracious invitation of…

I grew up in a non-Christian home in North Carolina. My father was an alcoholic and my mother, well, she did the best she could. To make a long story short I was sexually abused from about age 5-10 and then again around age 13. This left some deep scars. When I was 21 I…

A Painful childhood memory becomes a door to faith and the knowledge of the healing love of God.[1] . The Holy Spirit really dealt with my husband and me at the Sonship Week conference in answer to many prayers. I’m seeing that as good as theology and teaching technique are, it is the Holy Spirit…

A Spiritual Life Testimony by Lynn Alford It started at a picnic (our call is to feast abundantly on Jesus; see Isaiah 55:2), so I now can see that a picnic was a perfect place to begin this feast that was to be greater than I could ever imagine. I had been a Christian for…