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The Names of God EL SHADDAI

El Shaddai is another of God's names. God didn't reveal His names to the Patriarch's or His people all at the same time, but rather He revealed Himself and different aspects of His nature and character through His different names during different circumstances that they were experiencing and it was in these situations that they [...]

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Growing Through Discouragement

‘Lord, where do I put my hope?’ Psalms 39:7 NLT Here are four suggestions to help you survive and grow through upheavals such as an unexpected job loss, the death of a loved one, a failed marriage or a serious health issue: (1) Admit how you feel. That doesn’t mean sitting around wallowing in negativity; [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 16–18 35 “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he [...]

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The Names of God EL ROI

Genesis 16:13-14, 'Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees," for she said, "Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?" Therefore, the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.' This passage of Scripture is the partial account of Hagar [...]

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You’re Part Of The Family

‘In love He predestined us for adoption.’ Ephesians 1:4–5 NIV We all have a need to belong, to be part of a family. One pastor writes: ‘I know couples with hearts of love who yearn to focus it on some little one, but no little one arrives. When these couples find children to adopt, they [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 13–15 22 And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither [...]

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The Names of God ELOHIM

Genesis 1:1, 'In the beginning God - Elohim - created the heavens and the earth.' Elohim (Ello-heem) is the Hebrew word for God that appears in the very first sentence of the Bible. In fact, the name Elohim is a plural name in that the name ‘El’ (possibly ‘Eloah’) means God, and ‘him’ (heem) makes [...]

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Don’t Entertain Wrong Thoughts

‘Guard your heart above all else for it determines the course of your life.’ Proverbs 4:23 NLT When Satan sets out to destroy you, he starts by planting wrong thoughts in your mind. Jesus illustrated this when He said, ‘The laws of Moses said, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say: Anyone who even [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 10–12 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist [...]

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The Real Treasure On Mt Sinai Pt 2

In our previous program we began looking into the importance of the book of Leviticus, in spite of the fact that it’s quite confusing for us in our day and age. However, the rules and rituals of the Mosaic Law made perfect sense at that time as all cultures had codes of conduct and laws, [...]

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Get Better Acquainted With God

‘Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you.’ Job 22:21 ESV Here are two things that happen when you recognise God’s greatness: (1) You’re not tempted to analyse Him and reduce Him to manageable terms. (2) You’re less likely to try and manipulate Him and His will, or explain Him [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 7–9 12:1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. [...]

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The Holy Spirit—The Plus Factor

‘The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name.’ John 14:26 NIV Why would we describe the Holy Spirit as the ‘plus factor’? Three reasons: (1) The Holy Spirit determines the gifts and skills you receive. ‘It is the one and only [Holy] Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 20:4 6   Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel    and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:  “I am the first and I am the last;    besides me there is no god.7   Who is like me? Let him proclaim it.    Let him declare and set it before me,  since I appointed an ancient people.    Let them declare what is to come, and [...]

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Why is There Suffering?

It’s one of the most common questions non-Christians ask us. People often say that suffering is the reason why they don’t believe in God. The argument goes ‘if God’s so great, why does he let bad things happen to good people’? Even Christians sometimes struggle to understand the answer to this. So Alex recently asked [...]

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Be Secure In Who You Are

‘We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.’ Romans 12:6 NIV Insecure people often say yes, when in reality they’d like to say no. But people who succeed at being themselves don’t let others control them. They see themselves as God sees them; therefore they’re led by His Word instead of the fear [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 4–6 45 One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” 46 And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe to you! For you build the tombs [...]

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The Real Treasure On Mt Sinai Pt 1

If we were sitting in a room together and we found out we were going to begin a study of the book of Leviticus, we'd probably hear a collective groan ripple around the room and the reason would be because Leviticus is a pretty tough-to-read book let alone understand. It's a book loaded with restrictions, [...]

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End The Conflict Now!

‘Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.’ Proverbs 10:12 NKJV When you hold on to resentment it feels like there’s a war going on inside you. You’re in a battle with yourself, as well as others. And the more you fight, the more ground you lose. Arguing just drains you of energy and [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 1–3 29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this [...]

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How Can God Forget Our Sins? Pt 2

We asked the question in our previous program, “How can God forget our sins when God knows everything?” There are numerous places in the Bible that tell us that God will forget the sins of His people, Isaiah 43, Hebrews 8, Hebrews 10, Jeremiah 31, Psalm 103, but if God knows all things all the [...]

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How To Help People

‘What I do have I give you.’ Acts 3:6 NIV The Bible says, ‘Peter said, “Look at us… Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the [...]

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