Point # 2 – God is STILL talking to the King. He is affirming to Solomon that He may at times bring calamity upon Israel in response to their sins – just like the king had said in his prayer in 2 Chron. 6:24-31. “If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people;” God is addressing Solomon (not Israel) in response to his prayer. Read what Solomon prayed and then look at the issues God addresses in His response. […]
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If My people…Part 1
Politically minded Christians… are very aware of the promise of God in II Chron. 7:14. At least, they are familiar with part of it anyway. Quite honestly, I dove into this study for two reasons: Some of the people in my church asked me to teach on it. As a result of the prayers I have heard in Christian circles which relied upon this verse. It seemed to me that there were several problems with its use and certainly with the prayers in which it was referenced. Nearly all of these prayers were focused on changing […]
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Podcast: Download (47.4MB)Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Freedom from/Freedom to: Freed to Love VIII.mp3 Stir it up! – PDF Key Texts: Deut. 30:6 II Thess. 3:5 Luke 15:1-7 (lost sheep) Luke 15:8-10 (lost coin) Luke 15:11-32 (lost son – prodigal) Review: This week we simply reviewed and added to last week’s message. We are now on our 8th week of teaching on the love of God and we have not even begun to scratch the surface of what needs to be covered. In these examples we can see both ourselves and our Father God. The truths revealed in […]
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Podcast: Download (52.8MB)Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Freedom from/Freedom to: Freed to Love VII.mp3 Stir it up! – PDF Key Texts: Deut. 30:6 II Thess. 3:5 Luke 15:1-7 (lost sheep) Luke 15:8-10 (lost coin) Luke 15:11-32 (lost son – prodigal) Summary: We are beginning to take a serious look at our lives. In order to objectify this we drew our examples from the parables of Jesus in Luke 15. The parable of the lost sheep. The parable of the lost coin. The parable of the lost son (prodigal son) What we have discovered so far is: God is […]
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