by Bill Elliff
September 04, 2024
If God is God, then there are things He values. Some things are important to Him, while others have no meaning or can even be offensive.
God mentions prayer over 650 times in the Scriptures. So, how important are our prayers?
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by Bill Elliff
August 29, 2024
One of the great essentials is to begin each morning entering the presence of the Lord … drawing near. He wants us to come, inviting us repeatedly. If we are a true believer, we are one of His children, and He longs for us to get our day started right. The Great Adjustment comes from entering His presence, shutting the door, and praying to our Father.
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by Bill Elliff
August 15, 2024
The world is not worthy of men to whom passion for Jesus and others is not a passing fad but an enduring, growing lifestyle all the way to the end.
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by Bill Elliff
July 05, 2024
God has always been very clear about this: the greatest thing is LOVE. Not “phileo,” brotherly love. And not “eros,” self-seeking love, but “agape love, which is that God-quality that always responds in self-sacrifice. It is a love only found in God and is the essence of His nature. And it is a love we can experience as Christ comes to live in us. We can learn to let His love flow through us like rivers of living water, giving life to all.
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by Bill Elliff
June 24, 2024
How do we interpret the increasing evil around us? The depraved thinking that shouts wrong as right? The diabolical deception wrapping its tentacles around our children? The sexual depravity that is not only openly practiced but promoted, applauded, and exported? The rapid rise of violence and crime? Once beautiful and orderly cities spiraling into anarchy and chaos?
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by Bill Elliff
June 21, 2024
God will always empower us for the tasks He wants accomplished … if we will ask
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by Bill Elliff
June 07, 2024
We measure God by our own standards, in humanistic terms. "He couldn't possibly do that," we reason. Because WE can't do that, we assume HE can't do that. Sadly, we shrink God to our level.
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by Bill Elliff
June 05, 2024
Do you order your life to enter God’s presence and meet with Him daily? Personally? Early? Eagerly? Gratefully? Humbly? It will yield fruit you cannot imagine and a presence-centered life that prepares you for each day and all of eternity. And, it is a blessing to your Father that you come.
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by Bill Elliff
May 22, 2024
Remember this today: your humble worship and unceasing prayer not only accomplishes eternal activity but honors God. It pleases Him when you look to Him in faith-filled prayer. Each prayer ascends to Him, is heard by Him, and blesses Him. It is not just about you and your needs, but God and His glory.
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by Bill Elliff
April 23, 2024
I have three pastors that I have met with every year for an accountability retreat. It is one of the highlights of my year and other than my family, these brothers are my richest relational treasure. We talk every week, and our lives now are intricately intertwined. We will ride into the sunset together, by the grace of God.
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by Bill Elliff
April 18, 2024
Psalm 107 calls us to “consider the lovingkindness of the Lord” (Vs. 43). Each paragraph illustrates God’s lovingkindness to a different group of people, always people who did not deserve it. See if these describe you right now or have in the past.
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by Bill Elliff
April 03, 2024
Every reason He had for seclusion should be our reason. The man always available and even seeking the limelight is not the One we should follow. “Pay no attention,” Tozer said, “to a man who pays no attention to God.” Follow the man who often slips away to pray. This man will have something from God to say when the crowds appear.
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