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holiness

  1. Preetcher

    Hello Brothers and Sisters

    My name is Don Zimmerman and I am living in Beaufort NC. I am a retired pastor with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. I born in Gloversville NY but came to NC in 1963 at the age of 17. I have been married to Dawn Zimmerman from Harkers Island NC for 56 years (Aug 2, 1965) We have 4...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    He's Able to Save

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Hebrews 7:23-27 ESV “The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    The Tested Genuiness of Your Faith

    I’m sharing this here with you from my quiet time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love 1 Peter 1:3-5 ESV “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Though He Sought it With Tears

    Hebrews 12:14-17 ESV “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; that no one is sexually immoral...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    That You May Abound in Hope

    Romans 15:13 ESV “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Our Hope What is our hope, as believers in Jesus Christ? Well, first off, the word means “expectation of what is sure (certain).” It has to do...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Urgings, Instructions, and Warnings

    1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 ESV “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.” We, as...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Adopted as His Children

    Ephesians 1:1-2 ESV “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Who are the saints? They are those of us who are set apart by (or for) God to...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    With Whom He is Pleased

    Luke 2:8-12 ESV “And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Serve Him Without Fear

    Luke 1:68-75 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from...
  10. G

    The role of the Holy Spirit, in mental health

    Hi there, So I just want to work something out for myself, with regard to the Holy Spirit, in mental health. I take myself as an example and question what it is that caused me to have a mental health condition. What the Spirit says to me, is that "I advised that you develop a mental health...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Shake Them All Off

    1 Peter 2:1-3 ESV “So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” The Scriptures are filled with such warnings...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    According to the Purpose of His Will

    Ephesians 1:11-14 ESV “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard...
  13. G

    A mature Christian, makes work a priority (selah). Discuss.

    Hi there, So there is a simple point here, that I think people have tried to nail for some time, but which is expressly easier to interpret with the help of the Holy Spirit. We are not saved by works, but once maturity is reached, the decision to make "works" a 'priority' is foreknown. This is...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    What's the Goal of Our Faith?

    2 Peter 1:1-2 ESV “Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, “To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: “May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” What is...
  15. JeffTheAmericanChristian

    Pray For Revival and Holiness in America

    Hi, everybody. I'm new to CF, so I'm sure I don't know how to use all of its features, but I want to ask all Christians everywhere to pray for revival in the U.S. Please pray that millions upon millions of people would be touched by the Holy Spirit and become believers. Please also pray that...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Leveling the Uneven Ground

    Isaiah 40:3-5 ESV “A voice cries: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    The Obedience of Faith

    By the Grace of God Romans 1:1-7 ESV “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    The Friendship of the Lord

    Lead Me in Your Truth Psalms 25:4-5 ESV “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” For us who have put our hope and trust in Jesus Christ, it is critical that we...
  19. Christsfreeservant

    Should our Desires Form our Beliefs?

    I read this on Twitter yesterday, posted by a fellow Christian: “When I let my desires form my beliefs, then essentially I begin talking to Scripture rather than it talking to me.” I believe the Lord Jesus led me to read this tweet, and so I inquired of the Lord what he wanted to teach me...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    After the Likeness of God

    Walk in a Manner Worthy Ephesians 4:1-3 ESV “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in...