2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray,
and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways;
then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.
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Pastor Tim 4/29/1948 - 1/2/2017
"Never Give Up - Don't Let Satan Win"
2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.
3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst,
4 they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?”
6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”
8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?”
11 She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” John 8:2-11 (NKJV)
I had all the things available that the world had to offer, but was never satisfied.
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One day he recognized himself as "lost—happy but unfulfilled." Something was missing in his life...until an unlikely friendship began, leading to a previously unthinkable change in his life. Now no longer unfulfilled, Junior's definition of success has a new meaning!
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Hear Brant share his story and ask yourself just what things are stopping you from living out your faith?
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With a basketball scholarship in hand, Cece Sims' college experience appeared to be secure. But when others saw Cece as a basketball player, that's not how she saw herself. She wanted to stop playing, to pursue music, but she couldn't figure out how to tell everyone. She wanted to quit, but didn't want people to see her as quitter.
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From happy childhood, to party animal, drug user, drug dealer, convicted felon, and drug addict, David McKenna's road was a fast track to the pit of hell. "To me, cocaine is the devil, " he says from experience. "I really think it's truly one of the most scary things in the world." There were many times that the craving, compulsion for drugs and alcohol became the God of his life.
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Christ must be first in his life for David to even exist. The consequences of not following Him are devastating. Nothing else matters in his life. He story seems to say "Be encouraged, you need not stay in the hell-pit of life." Christ has better things ahead for you.
“Physical abuse… that’s the way I grew up.” Imagine rationalizing something as unexplainable and indecent as physical or even emotional abuse at a young age. Perhaps you don’t have to imagine; perhaps it’s as simple as remembering a moment in your own life. Though Rod Bayron promised himself he’d never be like those who hurt him, he fell into abuse himself.
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For now, however, the junior at the University of Southern California has a platform in which the spotlight is shining on his every move, including his faith in Christ. A faith that has been keeping him at the school in the wake of a coaching change, NCAA sanctions against the school, and the temptations of the NFL. A growing faith that is making a difference at his school and in the lives of others.
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He is an author, conference, corporate, church, and camp speaker participating in gatherings around the world to ignite people young and old to live out their faith. He also systematically trains and develops leaders to make disciples in corporations and college campuses utilizing the live and tell strategy: Actively living out Truth and sharing with others the Word of God.
Former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate in 2008 Mike Huckabee speaks out about how his faith in Jesus Christ helps him through the most difficult times in his life and gives him proper perspective.
