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daily word - power of attorney

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Where do you keep your treasure? Do you lock it up in a secure place like a bank vault? Are you aware that you have the power to act in my name? I have given you a durable power of attorney. Have you seen other believers use this power casually or arrogantly? For it is also true that the sacrifices acceptable to me are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart. Do you find that you get better results invoking my name if you do it in humility? It is still my power that is manifested through you, not yours. Do you wonder where I keep my treasure? I keep it in earthen vessels. Like you.

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daily word - redeemed gifts

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Do you see your talents and abilities as gifts from me? Perhaps you could think of them as gift certificates. Gift certificates are only beneficial when they are redeemed, and this is also true of the gifts I give you. Have you met those who have the potential to be leaders if they could get over their control issues? Or those who are empathetic, but only to themselves? Your gifts and talents are raw material, and for them to be employed in my service is not automatic. Are you willing to go through the process of redeeming your gifts that they may be employed in serving me?

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daily word - fallen world?

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Have you ever said, or heard others say, that we live in a fallen world? You only hear this in church. Do you use this to explain all the evil in the world? Are you willing to write the world off without regret because of this explanation? If you go by the original account, what actually changed at this event? Men were required to put forth effort to earn a living, and women had to put forth effort for childbirth. When I made the world, I declared that it was good. Was it no longer so after the fall? I created the man and woman in my image. Was this no longer true?

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daily word - trials?

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How do you respond to trauma? Do you see it only as an affliction to be endured? Who would welcome it in the moment? Yet can you see the benefits you have obtained by the difficulties you have endured? I have not promised that you would be able to avoid trials, but that when they were over they would strengthen, establish, and settle you. Can you get these things any other way? Trials can devastate you or make you stronger depending on how you view and respond to them.

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daily word - home above

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Do you have a place that you think of as home? Everyone does, even if they don’t currently live there. For various reasons you may live elsewhere. Yet there is still a longing for home and you refer to this as homesickness. You have not been to heaven and the Bible does not give a precise description of what you will find there. You have heard the accounts of those who claim to have visited there and returned and there is a basis for being wary of these for there are things that eye has not seen nor ear heard, that are not possible to speak.

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Thanksgiving Greeting from the CWG Staff

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O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endureth forever!

No matter what is going on in the world or in our personal lives, God’s people will always:

              Make a joyful noise unto the LORD…!

Serve the LORD with gladness: come before His presence with singing!

Know ye that the LORD He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves;

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Christian Leadership University Is THE School People Experience God’s Transforming Touch

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 We have built the non-school, school. It focuses on transforming the heart and mind by bringing students into a direct ongoing encounter with the Holy Spirit through dreams, visions, God’s voice, healing, and miracles. Our instructors work one on one with thousands of students in 129 nations. Learn more about CLU by clicking here or check out our lighter version of these courses here. Below are a few testimonies. Does God want your name added to this list?

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daily word - joy guidance

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Do you call on me in times of trouble? Do you ask for my guidance in times of uncertainty? Only then? Have you seen me intervene to provide a way for you through difficulties, and provided direction in trying times? Do you think that it is only at these times that I should be involved in your life? I want to share your joys as well as your sorrows. Have you ever been faced with a multitude of pleasant alternatives and wondered which one was the best? Were you as eager to call on me then as you were in times of trouble? I can guide you to the best outcome for you in either case.

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daily word - second hand faith?

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Do you buy new stuff? You can save money by buying things second hand at garage sales or thrift stores but who doesn’t prefer new if money isn’t a consideration? What about your faith? Is it new or is it second hand? The founders of the faith had direct encounters with God. Can this be mass-produced? Churches make  a version of the original available to anyone who accepts their beliefs and teachings. This is not a bad thing and everyone needs a community. Yet who would argue that this is equivalent to the experience of the founder?

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News and Request for Some Stories from You

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Folks, I am rewriting our book from 40 years ago on the six foundation experiences of Hebrews 6:1,2. One of these is water baptism.

I believe water baptism is more than a symbol of the old man being buried and the new man coming alive.

I am looking for half a dozen short testimonies of people who went under the waters of baptism believing to be set free of some addiction, sin or infirmity who experienced an immediate miracle of deliverance and freedom when they came up from the waters.

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