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Isaiah 40:31. But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Search the Bible at BibleGateway. I decided to become an astrophysicist at the age of eight. I read all the physics and astronomy books in the children’s section of my library. My family supported my voracious appetite for knowledge. My teachers assigned me lots of extra-curricular projects in the social sciences, which eventually sparked my spiritual quest. In my last year of high school, I studied the Thirty Years’ War for one extra project. I wondered why the Catholics and Protestants shed so much blood over trivial doctrine. I posed tough questions to my teacher, who sent me off to the library to read books on comparative religions. Read More... The Goal Of My Life. It was a real struggle for me to become a Christian for a number of reasons. I had always prided myself in being a self-made man. I was used to being in control of my life. I was also afraid of what my friends would think. I looked at Christianity’s ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ and thought that it was so narrow. Read More... Tunnel Vision. In 1971, the troubles in Northern Ireland were increasingly becoming a danger to me and to my six children. We listened to horror stories of suffering every day on the radio. Our personal horror story came the night I was attacked by two gunmen. One beat me while asking me questions about someone’s whereabouts. Although I wasn’t a Christian, I silently prayed for God to help me. Read More...
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| God's Kingdom, A Powerful Kingdom |
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| Written by Associate Pastor Wayne Durden |
| Thursday, 21 August 2008 13:02 |
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Power, what a word, over the years, even to this day mankind continues to seek for power, may I add, power in itself is not evil, but we must ask ourselves the question, why are we seeking for power?
Our Lord preached a gospel of power, the Kingdom of God was established through the might and power of God. Jesus said, "For yours is the kingdom and the power" (Matthew. 6:13). Jesus healed those with diseases and various infirmities, He raised the dead, He cast out demons, He stilled storms, that's power. He spoke the word and miracles took place that's power (Matthew 26:64). John 1:12 a very powerful scripture, "For as many as received Him to them gave the power to become the sons of God." We can at times exercise power over people, but then there is power with people. Jesus founded the Kingdom of God on the power of love. He didn't assume the role of some kind of dictator with power over the people, cracking the whip so to speak, but He served us and became our Saviour, thus demonstrating by example His great power. Oh! the power and love of God. Remember! Jesus said, "Come unto me", are we taking advantage of this? Let's do it! In His Service, Pastor Durden |
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