How To Enter More Rest

Christian Living, Encouragement & Hope, Faith & Teachings, Testimonies

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday – with people cheering and celebrating their own ideas of the coming Messiah. The whole picture of “your King coming to you on a donkey’s colt” is a symbol of humility and gentleness – the virtues of our LORD’s heart toward HIS people – the qualities our Bridegroom is …

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More Rest – Less Stressed

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Matthew 11:29 – Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me for I AM gentle and humble in heart. And you will find rest for your souls. A yoke is something that joins two animals together. The point of this verse is to be joined with CHRIST. Learn to do life HIS way. Why? …

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Trade in Self-Improvement for Real Transformation

Christian Living, Encouragement & Hope, Faith & Teachings

Matthew 4:4 – People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of GOD. This life is a journey of growth and understanding. The Word is what brings the growth AND the understanding. We are talking about a Word that is more than words on our pages or …

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Resisting Busyness for Real Purpose

Christian Living, Encouragement & Hope

Psalm 46:10a – Cease striving and know that I am GOD We are very distractable creatures living in a very distracting world. Learning to be attentive to GOD in the same way HE is attentive to us takes great intention and mindfulness. Often, the busyness of our lives robs us of the ability to be …

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Responsibility Vs. Respondability

Encouragement & Hope

Galatians 1:13-15 – By now you have heard stories of how severely I harassed and persecuted Christians and did my best to systematically destroy God’s church, all because of my radical devotion to the Jewish religion. My zeal and passion for the doctrines of Judaism distinguished me from my people, for I was far more …

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The Winning Spirit

Christian Living, Encouragement & Hope, Faith & Teachings

by Derin Carmack The Winning Spirit:1) Does not allow circumstances to dominate your attitude or spiritual mind set; doesn’t obsess on the problem but confesses the answer! “The mind set on the flesh is death, the mind set on the spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 2)  Takes on challenges as conquerable and temporary – a winner’s …

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What Pleases GOD…Blesses Me!

Faith & Teachings

by Derin Carmack I choose to love God with all my heart, my soul, and my mind, and my neighbor as myself!  Deuteronomy 6:4-9, “Hear, O Israel! The LORD our GOD, the LORD is One!  v.5 And you shall love the Lord your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with …

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You Can Experience True Rest – TODAY

Faith & Teachings

Hebrews 3:7-11 – Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, as in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, and saw My works for forty years. Therefore, I was angry with this generation, and said, ‘They always go astray …

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Are Your Prayers Effective?

Encouragement & Hope

by Derin Carmack Do you know how to pray? Do your prayers sound like – “LORD, I….”, “LORD, please….”, “LORD, I….”, or are they – “LORD, You….”, “LORD, Praise goes to You…”, “LORD, You….” Maybe a refresher of what GOD wants for you will help the prayer life. GOD’s Intent for you: A.    Good things – …

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Are You Running on a AAA Battery?

Faith & Teachings

Written by Derin Carmack      I look around in the Body of Christ and see levels of preparation and readiness.  But I don’t see the trained standing at attention for their assignments.  I see great potential but little training.  Others have a desire to serve but are not prepared.  You see, the servant of God …

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