God Has a Daily Budget for You What the Bible really says about abundance, contentment and asking with the right motive When Jesus stood up in the synagogue in Nazareth and read from the scroll of Isaiah, He said something I keep coming back to: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor" (Luke 4:18). The gospel, the good tidings, preached to the poor. I've often asked myself, what would be good news to a poor person, if not abundance? If...
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"According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue" (2 Peter 1:3, KJV). Notice the tense. Hath given. Not "will give if you pray hard enough." Not "might give if you are good enough." God has already given us everything that pertains to life and godliness, and all of it comes to us through the eternal life we received in Christ Jesus. In my last teaching I said that inside that...
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Jesus made us a promise that is hard to misunderstand: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" (Matthew 7:7, KJV). And we know that God never lies. Whatever He says, He brings to pass. So why is it that sometimes we pray and we don't see the result? I want to be honest with you about this, because many believers quietly carry this question. Some have even walked away from God over it. But I believe that once you settle a few things in...
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Have you ever wondered how something that happened over 2,000 years ago can forgive a sin you committed this morning? Or how Jesus could tell people "your sins are forgiven" before He had even gone to the cross? To answer that, I want to show you a simple picture. When I taught this, I drew it on my whiteboard, and I believe it will help you understand what kind of life you've received as a Christian and how you can walk in it. Picture Eternity as a Line Imagine a long line with no beginning...
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A lot of people carry a quiet worry about purpose. They wonder if they've missed it. They wonder why God hasn't spoken. Some are waiting for a dramatic moment, the heavens opening and a voice announcing, "This is why I made you." I want to take that pressure off you today. Discovering your purpose is not complicated. You don't have to force it, and you don't have to be anxious about it. There is a very simple way, and it's the same way you began your walk with God in the first place. It's...
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In my last teaching, I talked about why every one of us needs to discover our purpose. Today I want to give you practical tips on how to actually discover it. But first, let me take some pressure off you. Finding your purpose is not as difficult as many people make it sound. You don't have to force it. You don't have to worry about it or get agitated. You just start. And when you start in the right place, you will naturally find yourself walking in it. Two Things We Must Settle First Before...
9 days ago • 6 min read
There is one very important question every human being needs to answer: why am I here on earth? Not what job you should take. Not who you should marry. Why are you here at all? I discovered my own purpose many years ago. It came through conversations with God, being curious, asking Him questions. I have been walking in that path ever since, and I can tell you this: knowing your purpose literally changes the direction of your life. Your Purpose Existed Before You Did God spoke to Jeremiah and...
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When you go for a one-hour event, do you know that there are other time costs beyond that one hour? They are unspoken. Nobody dictates them. Nobody mentions them. But they exist, and if you don't see them, they will quietly eat into your days. Let me show you what I mean. The Math Nobody Tells You Say you're going for a one-hour event. Before you even start preparing, you will have spent at least an hour thinking about it. How you're going to appear. What you're going to do. Imagining what...
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You can literally change the course of your life in seven days. Not by struggling harder. Struggle is not what brings change. Truth is. Before I show you the three laws that make this work, there are a few steps you need to take. Step One: Write Down the Expected End The first step is to clearly state your goal. At the end of these seven days, what do you expect to see? No assumptions. Pick up a pen and paper and write it down clearly. Then understand that this process is like a fast. You...
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