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Confidence in the Lord (Matt 8)

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​ Preacher: Pastor Ray Confidence in the Lord comes when you believe that Jesus is not only ABLE but He is WILLING. Sermon Notes… Read more

Who is Jesus to You? (Mark 5-8)

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Preacher: Pastor Ray Jesus is our Deliverer, our Healer, the Christ and our Lord. Discussion Questions Read Mark 5:1-5. Jesus is our Deliverer. – If you encountered this man from the Gerasenes possessed by an unclean spirit, what would be your reaction? – In cases of demonic oppression, do you agree or disagree that we are overly dependent on human institutions and human means at the expense of faith that Jesus can actually deliver us from any type of bondange and stronghold?… Read more

Quotes from Jack Deere’s “Surprised by the Power of the Spirit: Discovering How God Speaks and Heals Today”

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Jack Deere, formerly an associate professor of Old Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, is a writer and lecturer who speaks throughout the world on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The real reason Christians do not believe in the miraculous gifts is simply because they have Inot seen miracles in their present experience.… Read more

Acts 4: Should We Pray for Signs and Wonders?

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In Acts 4:29-30, the early church prayed for 2 things: 1) boldness to preach and 2) that the Lord would stretch out His hand for healing, signs and wonders. Should the church today be praying this same prayer? Discussion Questions – Here are some ways to read the OT: 1) civil/ceremonial/moral laws – only the moral laws in the OT are binding for us today; 2) old vs new covenant – Jesus didn’t come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them (i.e.… Read more

Acts 3-4: Faith is Believing that Nothing Is Impossible with God

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When you say that you have faith in God, how much do you believe that because He’s God, nothing is impossible for Him? Discussion Questions – Why did the coming down of the Holy Spirit in power manifest historically in tongues, as opposed to teaching or healing? Discuss two reasons (read Gen 11).… Read more

Dr. Heath Lambert: Can Jesus Heal Mental Illness? (pt 4 of 4)

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In this post I want to talk about the relationship of suffering to the spiritual issues that our culture often refers to as mental illness. At times the biblical counseling movement has received a bad rap for equating the kinds of spiritual issues on the table in counseling with sin. I want to make clear that sins aren’t the only kinds of spiritual issues that biblical counselors want to address.… Read more