What type of reaction do people have when they hear your name? Do they think “gossip”? Do they sigh and turn away? Or do they smile and think of what . . .
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Sermon Preparation
Have you ever stood before your congregation, wondering if your preaching truly resonates, glorifies God, and effectively impacts hearts? Biblical preaching isn't merely about delivering a message; it's about clearly and passionately explaining the unsearchable riches of Christ, ensuring God alone is glorified.
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Cultivating a Godly Heart
What do you do with those three months between Memorial Day and Labor Day? For myself, when the days get nicer and the nights are warmer, that only means one thing—it is time to plant . . .
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Trusting the Lord in Times of Crisis
I was driving in my first snow storm! Well, actually, if you are a native of the North you probably would not necessarily call it a snow storm, but for a “California girl” like me it definitely qualified as a snow . . .
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Putting Off–Putting On Principle—Part 1
The preaching of the Word of God is both negative and positive. Paul tells us in 2 Timothy 3:16, that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for:
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Practical Tips and Tools for Scripture Memory
Your body has rhythm. I’m sure you can tell who is coming down the hall of your house by their walk. Little children are able to memorize the words to songs long before they can read because the words are written to the rhythm of music.
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Developing Your System for Memorization
Now here is where my plan gets unique from others. When I decided to start memorizing seriously in 1978, I thought through how I was going to be using what I had memorized. I had two situations in my ministry where I most often needed to know the Bible—when I was preaching and when I was talking with people one-on-one in soulwinning or . . .
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The Plan and Purpose of Scripture Memory
Very little gets accomplished in our lives that isn’t planned. If you are seriously going to memorize Scripture, you must be willing to block off a section of time . . .
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The Reward of Memorizing and Meditating on Scripture
Often people come up to me after I preach and say: “My, you have a wonderful memory. I wish I could memorize like that! God has really gifted you with a great mind.” I want to cry! Now don’t . . .
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Are you a help or a hindrance? You are one or the other!
You can be an extension of your pastor and your ministry team leader. Extend means to stretch or
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Sin Will Leave You Stranded
Over the two million miles I have driven preaching revivals, I could count on one hand the number of times I have had a flat tire—that is, until recently. Over a period of six weeks I was able to practice my tire-changing skills three times! Culprit number one was a nice sharp . . .
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