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    Hear Me Lord, Finding Intimacy Again with God by Greg Gordon

    “Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy” – Psalm 86:1 As days go by in our life here on earth so many times our focus gets fixed on something transient and passing. Daily cares of life, all the needs and desires of others in our lives, even our own ambitions, and goals sometimes...
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    Uttering No Slander Towards Others by Greg Gordon

    Whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbour, and casts no slur on others. - Psalm 15:3 The psalmist David speaks of the type of person who can dwell near the Lord. When we speak against someone's reputation this is never a light thing. One who God dwells near should have...
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    Having The Right Berean Attitude - Greg Gordon

    Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. – Acts 17:11 In modern evangelical circles the Bereans are esteemed as model believers that...
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    Having No Mercy For Others, Only For Ourselves

    Because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. – James 2:13 We all have been shown great mercy in our lives. God has shown great compassion and forgiveness towards us in not counting our sins against us. We were in a place were God was ready to punish us and...
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    The Problem of Judgmentalism And The Solution To Freedom

    Sister, thank you for your encouragement. I think some of these writings came out of a season where God taught me these things after counselling and being involved in the lives of many hurt people who were unforgiving and had critical spirits.
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    The Problem of Judgmentalism And The Solution To Freedom

    Because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. – James 2:13 We all have been shown great mercy in our lives. God has shown great compassion and forgiveness towards us in not counting our sins against us. We were in a place were God was ready to punish us and...
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    Bishop Todd Atkinson on Being Delivered From A Life of Self-Focus

    When someone hears mention of the Anglican Church, the first thoughts that come to mind are unlikely to be about the Holy Spirit or deliverance from bondage. Yet, there is a movement within the Anglican Church of North America that is called “Via Apostolica” (Way of the Apostles) that originated...
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    Having God’s Compassion And Mercy For Others - Greg Gordon

    ".I would not like to spend three days in the belly of a great fish for being haughty" Amen.
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    Having God’s Compassion And Mercy For Others - Greg Gordon

    I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. – Jonah 4:2 We all know the story of the prophet who was swallowed by the fish. Children are amused and enough the thought of it! Yet as adults when we take time...
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    Francis Chan Warns Against Division in the Church

    That is an absurd comment, please explain how you came to this conclusion.
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    Francis Chan Warns Against Division in the Church

    Over 3 years ago, God started to speak to me deeply on the great sin of division, slander, and gossip in the body of Christ. God started to have me in situations where great hurt was being done and I saw first hand the way the enemy used these tactics to destroy and hurt the testimony of Jesus...
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    An Identity Crisis in the Evangelical Church by Greg Gordon

    For many Christians in our day, the concept of Christianity begins with the reformation period of the 1500’s, often with little desired to be known about the church before that time. And so, like a vessel adrift in the sea of modern individualism, we have in many ways strayed from the original...
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    Humbling Yourselves and A Litany of Humility by Greg Gordon

    Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. - James 4:10 Humility is the way to heaven. Christ was humble, the prophets of God were men of humility. The Apostles Jesus choose ended up being men of great humility. Saints in church history are considered those who reached a place...
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    Disagreements in Christian Life

    If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. - Galatians 5:15 It is unbelievable at times to see how even believers can disagree. One side sticks their feet in and the other side does also. No one is budging or willing to say they are wrong, both are...