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  1. Christsfreeservant

    Peace Like a River

    But Not in Truth Isaiah 48:1, 4, 8 ESV “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right… “Because I know that you are obstinate...
  2. H

    Looking for a book

    Hello brother and sister, I am Liang from Indonesia. I am here to tell you that i am living with insomnia for years and it torment me so much everyday that i end up becoming suicidal. Its because i am so young and i lose my Job and many other things like girlfriend and my life is destroyed. Now...
  3. Cshuffle777

    How Important Is It To Be Saved?

    (Note: See updated area.) I want to be saved. I want the pain and suffering to be over for everyone. And I want to see Jesus. But how much can a person want to be saved until they are (update)--->crossing over into selfish territory? Moses offered up his own soul for God to spare the children...
  4. HenSoma-OneBody

    Those Who Abide In Christ Have Nothing To Fear

    There is little doubt that you have already heard a message or two on why Christians should not be fearful during this pandemic. Truth be told, our minds are constantly challenged with thoughts that something could go wrong in times like this. Moreover, the many changes we are having to adjust...
  5. HenSoma-OneBody

    We Must Deny Ourselves Surrendering All To Have A Place In Heaven!

    Jesus said: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one very precious pearl, he went...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    My Heart's Desire and Prayer

    Romans 10:1-4 ESV “Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Down for the Long Haul

    An Original Work / April 15, 2020 When I last saw him He was hunkered down Down for the long haul Got nowhere to run Closed in his spaces Time is not his friend When will this be o’er? Will it ever end? Life is a changing Change from day to day Back and forth it goes In so many ways Fear and...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    Until You Let That Go!

    Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    A Divine Appointment

    Gift of God John 4:1-14 Summary Jesus had a divine appointment with a woman at a well one day. She was from Samaria. (Samaritans were not liked by the Jews). He asked the woman for some water. She was surprised that he, a Jew, would ask her, a Samaritan woman, for a drink of water. Jesus told...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Taking His Yoke Upon You

    “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Matthew...
  11. B

    I might be called but not chosen

    In Matthew 22: 1-14, Jesus gives the parable of the wedding feast, where one guy showed up without a wedding garment on and was cast out. In 14, Jesus says "many are called but few are chosen." In my David Jeremiah Study Bible notes on this passage, it says, "To participate in the great feast of...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Conquering Sinful Addictions

    But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Show Me Your Ways

    Psalm 25:4-7 ESV Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth and my...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Will We Sing a Duet?

    An Original Work / October 6, 2019 Will we sing a duet one day? Will you bow your knee? Will you pray? Will you commit your life to Christ? Will you stop striving; give your life? Will you open your arms to me? Stop your lying ‘bout your sin spree? Be ye faithful in all you do? You God honor...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Riverside Peace

    Philippians 2:1-2 ESV “So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.” In Christ Jesus So, for this to work...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Have This Mind

    Philippians 2:5-11 ESV Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    Holy and Acceptable

    Romans 12:1-2 ESV I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    Unless We Remain

    John 15:1-2 ESV “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” When we believe in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, scripture refers...
  19. Christsfreeservant

    He Saves the Humble

    Psalm 18:1-3, 6b ESV I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my...
  20. HenSoma-OneBody

    Surrender The Need To Be In Control And Place Others Above Oneself!

    How easy is it for us to fall into the trap of behaving in a way that drives us to feel the need to be in control? Yet, it is our human nature to live this way. This nature causes us to want to make everything fit within the framework of our own understanding, and when it does not it can effect...