When we consider only 1 Samuel 28:7 and 1 Chronicles 10:13-14, it may appear that it was a familiar spirit that showed up and spoke with Saul. However, when you consider the story in its entirety, I believe there is strong biblical evidence that it was Samuel who showed up, as a form of God’s […]
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In Ephesians 5:16, we read the following, “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. In this text, “redeeming the time” is given as a cure for foolishness. It is how the wise walk circumspectly, recognizing that the days are evil. If we
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In the previous study (Part 1 of this series), we saw that Jesus Himself established praying to Him in His name. Paul followed this example in the New Testament, and Jesus again counseled His church to do so in these last days. Consequently, we have no biblical basis upon which to claim that praying to
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YES, it is biblical pray to Jesus in the name of Jesus just as Paul did and Jesus again affirmed after His resurrection to His church in the last days. Here is the biblical proof: In John 14:14, Jesus said “If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it”. There are a
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How to Fulfill the Vision God Has for You – Conclusion Everyone can apply the principle of having dreams and committing to a plan to fulfill them. But “unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it…” (cf. Psalm 127:1). As Kenneth Hagin pointed out, “the text doesn’t say that unless
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How to Fulfill the Vision God Has for You Cont’d So far in this series, we have looked at the power of vision, why you need God’s vision for your, how to know God’s vision for your life, as well as the first practical step towards fulfilling your vision, i.e. writing down the vision (e.g.
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How to Fulfill the Vision God Has for You In the previous studies, we looked at God’s will for us to be people of vision. We also looked at the importance of living by God’s vision, and how we can obtain the vision God has for us. Just as knowing the right medication does not
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How to Know God’s Vision for Your Life – Cont’d Another primary way to know God’s vision for our lives is to pray and ask Him. Matthew 7:7-8 says “Ask, and it will be given to you.. for everyone who asks receives”. This is God’s will for us that we receive whenever we ask Him.
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How to Know God’s Vision for your Life A primary way to obtain God’s vision can be found in our main text: “Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained; But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God]” (Proverbs 29:18). In this text,
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Why We Must Have the Kind of Vision God Desires for Us In the previous study, we learned that God has an ultimate vision for us to conform to the image of Christ (Romans 8:29). He also has individual or personalized visions for each of us based on our unique call and destiny. When we
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