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  1. Christsfreeservant

    I Am Not Running Away

    Jeremiah 17:15 ESV “Behold, they say to me, ‘Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come!’” Jeremiah was a prophet of God. He spoke the very words of God to the people. As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to speak the words of the Lord to the people from the Scriptures, and we are also...
  2. The Ancient Paths Blog

    Jia Jiang And The Power Of Asking

    Jia is well known for his "Rejection Therapy experiment" where for a 100 days he made a unique request of strangers each day and documented the results. He did it overcome a childhood fear of rejection that was holding him back in life. But in the process of trying to desensitize himself towards...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    Sing of His Steadfast Love

    Psalms 59:1-4 ESV “Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. “For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Created by God for a Purpose

    Psalms 23:1-3 ESV “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.” We all have needs. Some of them are emotional needs, some are...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Just Because They are Not Like Us

    James 2:1-4 ESV “My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Jesus Came to Bring Division

    Luke 12:49-53 ESV “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Just Keep Obeying Him

    The Body of Christ Probably most of what is called “church” today is not the church, i.e. it is not the body of Christ. For, most “churches,” at least here in America, are man-made institutions, which are businesses, marketed to the world just like any other business. They are physical...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    He Opens Prison Doors

    Many signs and wonders were being done by the apostles. More than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women. And many people were being healed of their sicknesses and their afflictions. Acts 5:17-18 ESV “But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    The Church in Persecution

    1 Corinthians 12 ESV (the whole chapter) For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Hold To The Truth

    1 John 3:1-3 ESV See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Winning the Battle

    Philippians 4:10-12a ESV I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Why Say "Yes"?

    Luke 1:26-38 ESV In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    The Mistress

    Psalm 40:1-3 NASB I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    It's Just the Beginning

    Proverbs 1:7 NASB The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Are you a seeker of knowledge? Do you desire truth? Do you hope to gain understanding? Are you asking for wisdom? Then, you must walk in the fear of the Lord. You must revere him as the...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    He Noticed a Man

    A Parable Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. “Then he sent some more servants and...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Body Life

    Sunday, October 29, 2017, 10:22 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Zeal for Your House.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read several scriptures on the subject of the Body of Christ. Different Functions (Romans 12:3-8) For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    Sincere Faith

    Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 9:58 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Will Lift My Eyes.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (NASB). Recalling Your Tears (vv. 1-7) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    As He Chose

    Sunday, January 1, 2017, 9:37 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “He Keeps Me Singing.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 12 (Select vv. ESV). Spiritual Gifts (vv. 1, 4-7, 11) Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed… Now...
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    Extremely Unloved

    It seems like everyone I'm close to, including God, doesn't really care about me. They want to spend time with everyone else but me. It's like I'm the last priority in their lives and I feel extremely unloved. I know God says He loves me, but it seems like He doesn't care about my needs anymore...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Our Helper

    Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Forever With Us.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Mark 14:1-11 (ESV). By Stealth (vv. 1-2) It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes...