Posts tagged with ‘spiritual formation’

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That’s Your Opinion!

by Steve

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaObvOYaTSA] Opinion n belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge Truth n the state of being the case : (2): the body of real things, events, and facts What you choose to believe about Jesus and what he shows us about life is the most important decision of your life.  When Jesus says, “I […]

Self-Esteem Equation

by Steve

You’ve heard of the formula E=MC2. It is the equation for the relationship between mass (physical stuff)and energy (spiritual stuff). This isn’t exactly how Albert Einstein described it, but it still suits for our discussion. But have you heard of E=MC3 ~ the Self-Esteem Equation?  If you have, it probably wasn’t in science class. Let […]

Prayer of Jabez ~ Blessed

by Steve

Who doesn’t want to be blessed and have God’s favor? Those who received the blessing of the Lord in the Bible seemed to have amazing lives and were able to touch other’s as a result. Where will we be if we just ask God every now and then for His blessing? I’m not talking about […]

Prayer of Jabez Part II

by Steve

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me […]

Prayer of Jabez Part 1

by Steve

The Prayer of Jabez Breaking Through to the Blessed Life, by Bruce Wilkinson (Multnomah, 2000) This simple little book caused quite a stir a few years ago. Anything popular does. Is it theologically based or driven by a desire to manipulate God into responding to a formula we say like a mantra? Well, like all […]